Great Dep
What is October 29, 1929 also known as?
Black Tuesday
Who were the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan
Who led the army at Operation Overlord/D Day and later became president of the US?
Dwight Eisenhower
How many flags have flown over Texas?
6
What happened on Black Tuesday?
The stock market crashed and started the Great Depression
Describe what the Dust Bowl was in 1 sentence.
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What event caused the US to join WWII? Where did it happen?
Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii
Who worked his way up in different government roles and eventually became the first vice president of the US from Texas?
John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner
What does Tejas mean? (our state motto)
Friendship
Who was president of the US during the Great Depression and WWII?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
What weather conditions contributed to the start of the Dust Bowl?
Extreme drought and high winds
What ended WWII in the Pacific/Asia?
US dropping 2 atomic bombs on Japan
What is propaganda?
Communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda - propaganda posters were very common during WWII to get everyone contributing to the war effort
Name 1 NBA team in Texas.
(bonus points if you can name all 3)
Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs
Name 2 consequences/economic effects most people endured during the Great Depression.
Unemployment/no jobs, lost $ in stock market crash, unable to pay for living essentials (house, food, etc.), banks closed...
How did women impact WWII?
They had to go to work in factories mass producing war supplies, since most of the men were serving in the military.
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What Texas city was destroyed by the worst natural disaster in US history?
What was the natural disaster?
Galveston, hurricane
Where was Dr. Pepper invented?
Waco, TX
What was FDR's set of programs called to help create jobs and recover the economy? What did they do?
The New Deal - started big government funded projects that needed lots of workers, provided housing and food for the unemployed (ex soup kitchens)
How did WWII help the economy of TX and the US?
It created millions of jobs and essentially ended the Great Depression.
Dust Bowl, invention of barbed wire, stock market crash, Spindletop
invention of barbed wire, Spindletop, stock marker crash, Dust Bowl
Name 2 music artists that are from Texas.
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