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5th 6wks
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |