Name: McCulley, Graham, Hall, Snead
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Subject: 7th Grade Texas History
Bigger Picture
Modern Texas in the 20th Century
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Unit 10: Texas during the Great Depression and
World War II – 1929-1950
is about…
Date: 03.20.16
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How the Great Depression and Dust Bowl
came about, how leaders from Texas
contributed on the national level during the
Great Depression, and how the Second
World War affected Texans by …
Grade
Describing
Examining
The Roaring 20’s and
the stock market crash
of 1929
Analyzing
The Great
Depression and the
New Deal
The impact WWII had
on the economic
recovery of Texas
Vocabulary: Isolationist, Alien, New Deal, Prohibition, rationing, dictator,
depression, blackout, stock, dustbowl, dust storms, foreclosure, migration,
pension, military installation, surplus, overproduction, supply and demand
Unit Self-Test Questions:
1. What were the causes of the Great Depression?
2. What lead to the Dustbowl?
3. How did the New Deal impact Texas?
4. How did Texas help during World War II?
5. Who were the famous Texas political leaders during World War II?
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Unit 10: Texas during the Great Depression
and World War II – 1929-1950
Is about
How the Great Depression and Dust Bowl came
about, how leaders from Texas contributed on
the national level during the Great Depression,
and how the Second World War affected Texans
by …
Political
Economic
FDR created the New Deal
programs in the first 100 days
of administration
The overspending during the
Roaring 20’s led to the stock
market crash on October 29,
1929 known as Black Tuesday
that led to the Great
Depression
The Civilian Conservation
Corps (CCC) helped to
manage the effects of the
Dust Bowl in Texas by
planting new trees and
vegetation to prevent further
erosion of soil
The Public works
Administration (PWA)
employed thousands of
workers in Texas to build
roads, bridges, sewage, etc.
John Nance Garner, 2 time
vice president under FDR,
supported the location of
military installation in Texas
Extended drought and over
plowing in the Midwest
including N. Texas created a
Dust Bowl that affected
farmer’s ability in Texas to
grow crops. This failure led to
banks foreclosing on farms.
Overproduction of agriculture,
cotton and oil led to a surplus
in these industries that
dropped prices and slowed
economic growth in Texas.
Texas benefitted from WW II
because of the Natural
resources Texas provided to
the war effort
Geography
The dust Bowl in Texas
forced many Texans to
migrate to California in
search of work.
Farm foreclosures led to
more people leaving
rural areas and moving to
large cities to find work.
Social
WW II forced many to ration
food and other resources
needed for the war effort
The war effort created
opportunities for women to
enter the workforce
Desire of minorities to be
integrated because of their
contribution during the war
The dust storms spread
outside Texas to many
states outside of the Dust
Bowl on the east coast
Many Texans were very
important during the war:
Dwight D. Eisenhower was the
Supreme Allied Commander
during WW II and later
President of the United States.
The dust Bowl spread
from Texas to North
Dakota
Audie Murphy was the most
decorated soldier during the war
earning the Medal of Honor