Industrial Production
President FDR knew WWII could be won with military ______ _______ ________ ___________
_TANKS SHIPS AIRPLANES GASOLINE____,
______ was needed for the war and _______________ were built to produce rubber for _____, fan BELTS and other war materials
_RUBBER_ SYNTHETIC RUBBER PLANTS_ _TIRES
What are some rationed goods?
Sugar, meat, gasoline, tires.
_______end of WWII.
1945
The military relied on Texas to produce_______ of the oil needed for WWII.
_80%_
the city of Freeport was home to ?
MAGNESIUM PROCESSING PLANT
Texans planted,_________ collected scrap iron, gave to the Red Cross and cities conducted blackouts at night to prevent enemy attack.
“victory gardens”
Many Jews were killed in ______________ in the event known as the Holocaust
_concentration camps
The military needed _____ and ________ the most for the war.
_AIRPLANES_ _SHIPS
Texas City had the largest?
tin smelter in the world.
__________________ and __________ = provided news and information about WWII.
_Newspapers_ Radios
What was the effect of the war on Europe?
left in ruins and millions were homeless and starving
Two towns with shipyards = ?
Port Arthur, Orange, Beaumont, Houston, Brownsville, and Rockport.
Underground _____________ were installed to transport gases and liquids safely during the war.
_pipelines
Farmers harvested more ____________, factories were built to supply the _______________, and many ___ ____________ came to Texas for jobs in farming and industry.
_crops military Hispanics_
name the three cities who were the axis powers
germany italy and japan
Texas specialized in producing gasoline, aviation fuel, and
PETROCHEMICALS___
wildcard
gain 500 points and lose the board
wildcard
lose 500 points
name the nations who were the allies