1. Great Depression to WWII
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Great Depression to WWII

2. The Dust Bowl affected economic (businesses, jobs, money) development in Texas as many ______ were lost to banks.
The Dust Bowl affected economic (businesses, jobs, money) development in Texas as many ______ were lost to banks.
1. **The Dust Bowl affected economic (businesses, jobs, money) development in Texas as many ______ were lost to banks. ?

3. 1. ** farms –lost to banks

4. 2. ** The Dust Bowl will impact Texas society as some North Texas farmers will move to __________. ?

5. 2. moved
to California

6. 3. ** A review of the Dust Bowl throughout the Great Plains and the damages caused to the Dust Bowl area itself and surrounding areas indicates the Dust Storms affected a ________ part of Texas. ?

7. 3. large part of Texas affected .

8. 4. During the Great Depression ___________ of oil, gas, and agricultural products will impact the Texas economy as prices declined and growth slowed. ?

9. 4. overproduction- leads to price declines
and growth slowing.

10. 5. **Result of Dust Storms will damage areas ________ of the Dust Bowl area itself. ?

11. 5. states outside of the Dust Bowl were affected-- dust to the East Coast, WDC

12. 6. **Cotton production in Texas changes during the 1930s and 1940s as ___________ acres were planted for cotton. .

13. 6. fewer acres (land area planted declines)

14. 7. **Texas will try to manage problems from the 1930s Dust Bowl by planting new trees and vegetation to prevent ____________. ?

15. 7. prevent erosion

16. 8. Supply and demand forces affected the 1930s Texas economy as overproduction led to price __________. ?

17. 8. overproduction leads to price decreases

18. 9. **This Texan served:
*in the Texas House of Representatives
*as the Speaker of the House (US House of Representatives)
*as Vice-President during Franklin Roosevelt’s first two terms ?

19. 9. John Nance Garner

20. 10. Great Depression
Dust Bowl
New Deal
World War II ?

21. 10. Great Depression starts first World War II last
The Great Depression in the United States began on October 29, 1929, a day known forever after as “Black Tuesday,” when the American stock market–which had been roaring steadily upward for almost a decade–crashed, plunging the country into its most severe economic downturn yet.

22. 11. **The Great Depression was especially damaging to the agricultural sector (farms) due to a severe _________. ?

23. 11. severe
drought
Damages ag
Sector (farms).

24. 12. ** The New Deal will help change the lives of many Texans during the Great Depression as thousands found ____________ (jobs) building roads and bridges. ? Hint: CCC Company 879 developed Garner between 1935 and 1941.

25. 12. employment – build bridges , roads and parks CCC Civilian Cons.
Corp. workers built Garner St. Pk.

26. 13. **Economic Benefits & WWII-- Texas will provide many of the __________ resources and other resources used during the WWII (Second World War) and thus benefit the Texas economy. ?

27. 13. natural– takes a lot resources to maintain and supply the Battleship Texas—and the many other WWII groups and armed forces

28. 14. ** Many __________ bases were built in Texas due to having large expanses of land and a moderate climate. ?
.WWII will need many pilots and planes. Texas will help train pilots and build many planes and other war fighting machines.

29. 14. military

30. 15. **The arriving industries of: new military bases and facilities, naval and aircraft production, ammunition and petroleum plants in Texas in the 1940s are a direct result of _______________ conflict.

31. 15. international--conflict

32. 16. **This Texan was a highly decorated soldier (received many medals for his work and courage) during WWII World War II and will go on later to become a movie star. .

33. 16. Audie Murphy

34. 17. Americans, Brits, and the French mark the date of the Allied Victory in _______ (V-E Day) on May 8; 1945, Russians celebrate the occasion on May 9. ? ??

35. 17. Europe –victory in Europe VE Day

36. 18. The name, V-J Day, had been selected by the Allies after they named V-E Day for the victory in Europe. On September 2, 1945, a formal surrender ceremony was performed in Tokyo Bay, ___________, aboard the battleship USS Missouri.? ?

37. 18. V-J Japan
Victory in Japan

38. 19. Island Battle? Ordered to the Pacific, the Battleship Texas sailed in November and touched in California before reaching Pearl Harbor the following month. Pressing on to Ulithi, the battleship joined Allied forces and took part in the Battle of _____ _____ in February ?

39. 19. Island Battle: Iwo Jima: Leaving Iwo Jima on March 7, Texas returned to Ulithi to prepare for the invasion of Okinawa. Attacking Okinawa on March 26, the battleship pounded targets for six days before the landings on April 1. Once the troops were ashore, Texas stayed in the area until mid-May providing fire support.

40. 20. The Governor of Texas during part of the Great Depression ?

41. 20.

42. 21. The Governor of Texas during WWII? ?

43. Governor
21. Coke Stevenson

44. Austin—the capital city of Texas

45. The State Capitol Building
22. inside view

46. FDRoosevelt- US President Great Depression and WWII

47. Seawolf Park is located on Galveston’s Pelican Island on a former immigration station site. The park offers one of the island’s most popular fishing piers, picnic sites and a playground. The park is also home to tourist attractions, including the WWII submarine the USS Cavalla and one of only three destroyer escorts in the world, the USS Stewart. The remains of the WWI tanker S.S. Selma, the largest concrete ship constructed, can be seen northwest of the park's fishing pier. Slide image follows: includes inside photo of torpedo room in the Cavalla

50. Battleship Texas convoy escort duties remained unchanged until she took part in Operation Overlord, the invasion of France and provided gunfire support to Rangers at Point du Hoc and soldiers on Omaha Beach. Closing to within 3000 yards of the beach Texas guns provided direct support to troops on the beach and interdiction fire on German troop concentrations further inland. She continued this following D-Day and while engaged in a duel with heavy German guns near Cherbourg was struck by two 280mm (11.2 inch) shells, one of which struck her on the navigation bridge killing the helmsman and wounding nearly everyone else.   She then sailed into the Mediterranean where she again supported troops ashore lending her weight to the invasion of south France. With that mission completed Texas returned to New York for repairs and to have her main battery guns replaced. Image follows

52. Reassigned to the Pacific Texas would support the invasion of Iwo Jima and Okinawa where she would remain in action for almost two months.  She finished the war in the Philippines and like so many other ships took part in Operation Magic Carpet. She arrived at Norfolk on February 13th 1946 to prepare for inactivation, but unlike so many other ships was spared the ignominious fate of the scrap yard or that of the New York and Arkansas. She was towed to Texas to serve as a permanent memorial at the San Jacinto battlefield and decommissioned there on April 21st 1948.  She was dry-docked and received a major overhaul in from which restored her to her 1945 appearance and in which major structural repairs were made. Continual restoration is conducted on the ship and there are plans for another major overhaul.  She is the last surviving “Dreadnaught” battleship in the world, a singular example of the great ships that once dominated the seas.

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