Vocabulary
Lack of water on land and low rainfall
Drought
What played a big role that caused the land to be stripped
Straight rows
What event created the Great Depression
Stock Market Crash
Who created the New Deal?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Where did they place Japanese, German, and Italian descent who could be considered a potential threat
Internment Camps
Period of economic decline causing high unemployment, high prices, and lack of production
Economic Depression
How did the Dust Bowl affect economic development in Texas?
Farmers lost their farms to the banks
What happened when investors tried to sell their stocks?
Prices drop even faster
What did FDR want to address in his plan of the New Deal??
High Unemployment
What was the date that Pearl Harbor was attacked?
December 7, 1941
Confined as a prisoner
Internment Camp
What caused the Dust Bowl?
Extremely high temperatures and severe droughts
What date did the Stock Market crash? What is the day known as?
October 29, 1929. Black Tuesday
How did the New Deal affect the lives of Texans?
Found employment building roads and bridges
What were three natural resources Texas had that contributed to World War II?
Cotton, Cattle, and Oil
A government that defines a system of beliefs and dictates how all resources are distributed or used
Fascism
What event led farmers to lose their farms to the banks
Dust Bowl
Why couldn't people take out their money from the banks?
The banks did not have any money
What are the three R's? What did they do?
Relief- Help the poor
Recovery- Created Jobs
Reform- Prevent future economic problems
How did Texas benefit and provide supplies during the U.S involvement in World War II?
Natural Resources
Fast and unanticipated drop in prices
Stock Market Crash
How did planting in straight rows caused water to not soak
Water rushes over the crops and does not soak in
Why were the banks making risky loans to the farmers?
Banks were not insured
Name one Program of the New Deal? what did it do?
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC):
Employed young, single men on outdoor conservation projects.
Public Works Administration (WPA):
Built dams, roads, bridges, hospitals, and schools.
What was the result that created the arrival of military facilities, petroleum plants, and naval and aircraft production?
International Conflict