Vocabulary
What is a time of abnormally low rainfall leading to a shortage of water called?
A drought.
Who was Audie Murphy?
He was the most decorated soldier in the war and became a movie star afterward.
What happened to the population of Texas as a result of the Dust storms?
What were the countries in the Axis Powers?
Germany, Japan, and Italy.
Who created the New Deal?
FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt)
What does POW stand for?
Prisoner of War.
Who was the supreme commander in the allied forces in Europe?
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
What was the Dust Bowl?
The area that was hit the hardest by the Dust storms.
Why were military bases built in Texas?
Mild climate and large areas of open land.
Who was the president of the U.S.A when the Great Depression started?
President Hoover.
What is the Stock Market?
The buying and selling of stocks as shares in companies.
Who was the leader of the Third German Reich during WWll?
Adolf Hitler.
Where in Texas was the most damage?
The panhandle/near Oklahoma.
When did WWll start?
September of 1939.
What did the New Deal do?
Helped create jobs, like building roads or bridges.
What is a period of economic decline characterized by high unemployment, high prices, and a lack of economic production?
An economic depression.
Who was the Japanese dictator during WW||?
Emperor Hirohito.
True or False- Areas outside of the Dust Bowl were not affected by the Dust storms.
False. They WERE affected.
When was The Attack on Pearl Harbor?
December 7, 1941
What were camps of homeless people living in shacks called?
Hoovervilles.
What is another word for confinement?
internment
Who was John Nance Garner?
Roosevelt's Vice President from 1932-1940
How many states were in the Dust Bowl?
5.
Who were the 3 dictators of WWll?
Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Emperor Hirohito.
What day did the stock market crash?
October 29, 1929. (Black Tuesday)