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Trivia II
100
When a country takes out its weapons and shuts down?
Demobilazation
100
What did Hector P. Garcia do?
Health, Education, and Civil Rights of Hispanics.
100
What are the three major tribes who lived in the Coastal Plains region.
Karankawa, Coaluitecans, Atakapans
100
Texas agriculture changed from farming to ---?
mechanization
100
What organization became a voice for equal treatment?
American GI forum
200
What is Sweatt vs. Painter?
What is a postal worker is denied admittance to Texas Law School because of race?
200
What did Oveta Culp Hobby do?
She organized the Woman’s Auxilary Army Corps. Became the first women colonel.
200
What is the GI Bill of Rights?
Bill that says war veterans can go to school.
200
Which tribe used every part of the buffalo for survival?
Comanche
200
Population increase after the war was called what?
Baby boom
300
Why did Macario Garcia get in a fight?
Was refused service at a restraunt because of race.
300
Who is Harry Truman?
President after FDR.
300
What are the Armies of Occupation?
Army that stayed behind in war zone to ensure peace was maintained.
300
Which tribe was known for their beautiful crafts?
Kiowas
300
What two nations caused the U.S. to be at war again?
North and South Korea
400
What did Dr. Hector P. Garcia start?
Started the American GI forum.
400
Who is Herman Sweatt?
Postal worker who was turned out of Texas Law School because of race.
400
What are rights guaranteed by the U.S. constitution called?
Civil Rights
400
Mechanization requires more farmers. True or False?
False
400
Why were the Mexican and African Americans so angry when they came back from the War?
Felt it was unfair to die for their country when their country denied them their civil rights.
500
Why was Felix Longoria’s family mad?
Church wouldn’t let his family use chapel for funeral.
500
Who is Christia Adair?
Got the “Whites Only” signs removed from Houston airport. She fought for the rights of African American women to try on clothes in department stores.
500
What type of government is based upon an economic system where everything is owned by the government?
Communism
500
What kind of war did the United States and the Soviet Union become involved in?
The Cold War
500
What organization became more active during the war?
NAACP