WWII
In Texas, oil prices fell and companies were forced to lay off their workers, leading to record what?
Unemployment
Who is the long term speaker of the house, promoted the new deal, and sponsored laws to reform how stocks were traded?
Sam Rayburn
How did Texans on the home front make sure there was enough food for American soldiers overseas?
Give me one
Some items were rationed by the federal government
Families were encouraged to plant victory gardens.
The event that sparked the beginning of World War I?
the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What year did the stock market crash?
1929
In December of 1941, Japan launched an attack on the United States.
What was this called?
Pearl Harbor
Who is from Killeen and organized and led the Women's Army Corps (WAC), helping women serve in non-combat roles?
Oveta Culp Hobby
Who were the allied powers?
US
France
Britian
Soviet Union
What were Americans outrage about that did not lead to WWI?
The Sinking Of The Lusitania
The Grapes Of Wrath is a book written about what?
a social impact of the Great Depression
in 1929 the stock market crashed leading to what?
The Great Depression
Why is Audie Murphy is a famous Texan?
He was the most decorated soldier of World War II
WHo ere the Axis powers?
Germany
Japan
World War I and World War II are similar in that they both used what strategy?
Isolationism
Who is this?
Vice President
Helped New Deal
Voted Prickly Pear as State Flower
John Nance Garner
Pearl Harbor contributed to what starting that lasted from 1941-1945?
WWII
Who was from Fredericksburg, Texas, commanded the U.S. Pacific Fleet and played a key role in naval battles against Japan. On the home front?
Chester Nimitz
How did Texans on the home front make sure there was enough food for American soldiers overseas?
Give me one
Families were encouraged to plant victory gardens.
Some items were rationed by the federal government
Why were Texans particularly angry after the Zimmermann Telegram was published?
They learned that Germany wanted to help Mexico reconquer land that had been lost in the U.S.-Mexican War.
What was the greatest impact of The Dust Bowl?
Crops were destroyed and farms were lost.
In the Panhandle, farmers struggled from the long period of drought which caused the what?
The Dust Bowl
Who was born in Denison, Texas, served as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe and led the D-Day invasion of Normandy?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
What was a result of World War II in Texas out of these three?
Voters elected only Democratic candidates.
African Americans became the largest minority group.
The economy of the state moved more toward industrialization.
The economy of the state moved more toward industrialization.
What brought the US into WWI?
The Zimmerman Telegram
What causes a dust storm?
Drought, overproduction, and poor farming techniques