Show:
Six Weeks Test 1
Six Weeks Test 2
Six Weeks Test 3
Six Weeks Test 4
Six Weeks Test 5
100
He was celebrated as a movie star and the most highly decorated soldier in WWII.
Audie Murphy
100
How did the Dust Bowl affect the society of Texas?
North Texas farmers moved to California.
100
How did Texas benefit from the U.S. being involved in the Vietnam War?
Natural resources were needed in Texas to support the war.
100
How did the New Deal Programs change the lives of Texans?
Thousands found employment building roads and bridges.
100
The Texas economy was affected by the overproduction of oil, gas and agricultural products in what way?
Prices dropped and the economy slowed.
200
This event was the first to begin during the 1930's.
Great Depression
200
Were any of the states outside of Texas affected by the Dust Bowl?
Yes
200
What did new military facilities, naval and aircraft production, ammunition plants, and petroleum plants result in?
International conflict
200
Why were military bases built in Texas?
Moderate climate and wide, open land space.
200
How did the Dust Bowl affect the economy of Texas?
Many farms were taken by banks.
300
Did the Dust Bowl affect a large part of Texas at all?
Yes
300
Why was the agriculture sector affected during this time period?
Severe Drought
300
Who was John Nance Garner?
Speaker of the House of Representatives and Vice President during Roosevelt's term.
300
How did Texans handle the rising problems of the Dust Bowl?
Planted more trees and vegetation.
300
How did cotton production in Texas during the 1930s and 1940s change?
Fewer acres were planted for cotton.
400
How did supply and demand affect the economy of Texas?
Overproduction led to price drops.
400
He was our next President after John F. Kennedy's assassination.
Lyndon B. Johnson
400
He implemented (put in place) the Great Society programs.
Lyndon B. Johnson
400
She was the widow of John F. Kennedy.
Jaqueline Kennedy
400
He was the accused killer of John F. Kennedy.
Lee Harvey Oswald
500
He was the killer of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Jack Ruby
500
This is the number of times Lee Harvey Oswald supposedly shot his rifle.
3
500
Where Lee Harvey Oswald shot at John F. Kennedy.
Dealey Plaza
500
This is the city where the assassination of JFK happened.
Dallas, Texas
500
The month, day and year of John F. Kennedy's assassination.
November 22, 1963