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5th 6wks
Term | Definition |
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Dwight Eisenhower | Important military leader during WW2 |
Rosie the Riveter | imaginary female person that represented all women who went to work in the factories during WW2 while the men were at war |
Hector P. Garcia | founded American G.I Forum and fought discrimination against Hispanics |
Zimmerman Telegram | sent by Arthur Zimmerman to Mexico trying to get them to join them in WW1. Germany promised to help the Mexicans get back the southwestern U.S. |
Texas oil and entire world | Texas thrust into world market because of the global demand for oil |
Economic effect of WW2 on Texas | caused us to move toward industrialization, and most people became employed |
Oveta Culp Hobby | Colonel in the Women’s Army Corps during WW2 |
Urban Texas | grew in Texas because industrial jobs near cities grew and people moved to town! |
Texas “Black Migration | oil industry gave them economic opportunities and better jobs… so they moved! |
Germany’s promise to Mexico | If Mexico would join WW1, Germany would help them get back southwestern U.S. |
Urban- city life | |
Rural- farm life | |
Effect of Texas oil production during WW2 | helped the allies win WW2 |