The Great Depression
This was the event that marked the beginning of the Great Depression.
What was the stock market crash of 1929?
This event is considered the spark that started World War I.
What is the assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand?
During WWII, these business endeavors gave Texas an economic boost.
What are new military facilities, aircraft and naval manufacturing centers, munition plants, and assembly factories?
The oil industry began at this Texas site.
What is Spindletop?
A large population of scientists, the development of astroturf, and the aerospace industry are most attributable to this large Texas city.
What is Houston?
The market in Texas became flooded in this important industry due to an offset supply and demand.
What is oil?
These are considered the four primary causes of World War I.
What are militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism
During WWII, Texans were impacted by food, shoes, and gasoline in this way.
What is rationing? (They had to ration these items.)
What is Women's Suffrage?
This industry became LESS in demand as Texas became more urban.
What is farming?
This president proposed a "New Deal" involving several building projects to help pull the U.S. out of the Great Depression.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
These are three reasons that Texas became a major site for military aircraft pilot training.
What are wide open spaces, good weather, and centrally located transportation centers?
This is evidence that Texas was an important state for military training during World War II.
What is, Texas had the most military bases during World War II?
This Progressive Movement reform was based on the belief that an educated populace would improve the work environment and lead to a better economy.
What is mandatory school attendance?
She was the first African American woman from Texas to serve in Congress.
Who is Barbara Jordan?
He was president at the beginning of the Great Depression and largely blamed for the state of the country.
Who was Herbert Hoover?
During World War I, this country promised to give the Southwestern United States to Mexico if they agreed to attack the U.S.
What is Germany?
Following World War II, Texas moved from agricultural towards this type of economy.
What is industrial?
This historical trend influenced the Progressive Movement, leading to many societal reforms.
What is urbanization?
This future president who was born in Texas had leadership qualities that included experience as a military general during WWII.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
Crops were destroyed and farms were lost to banks due to this event during the Great Depression.
What is the Dust Bowl?
Advances in technology led to improvements in industry, which then led to local advancements in the oil industry after this event.
What is World War I?
Industrial opportunities increased for women in Texas during World War II as a direct result of this type of manufacturing corporations.
What is aircraft manufacturing?
A human modification of the natural environment for safety purposes is exemplified by this structure built after the Galveston hurricane.
What is the Galveston seawall?
A rapidly growing population due to plentiful manufacturing jobs during the war is indicative of these two events.
What is the end of the Great Depression leading into WWII?