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Chapter 23
WWII
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7th Grade
05/03/2010

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All of these countries had dictatorships in the 1930s...
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Italy, Germany, and Japan
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The United States declared war against Japan in 1941 because of...
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the attack on Pearl Habor
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All are ways that Texans sacrificed during World War II...
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rationing sugar, planting victory gardens, and conducting blackouts
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In the 1940s, the number of people of Mexican ancestry living in Texas was..
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more than 800,000
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The group of people who were the chief victims of the Holocaust was the..
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Jews
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Texas cities conducted blackouts during World War II to..
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protect against air attacks
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Education for GIs returning from World War II was aided by..
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the GI Bill of Rights
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In 1944,the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that..
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all-white Texas primaries were not legal
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Olivia Rawlston was a member of the ...
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International Ladies Garment Workers Union.
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The war presented new employment opportunities for all of the following groups of people..
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women, African Americans, Mexican Americans.
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The Axis Powers agreed by treaty to ...
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not attack each other.
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A political theory that included eliminating private property is called
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communism.
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What three statements characterized the period after WWII in Texas...
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Texas experienced population growth, economic growth, federal government set up programs to help veterans.
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The U.S. needed to make synthetic rubber for use in WWII because...
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the Japanese had cut off the supply from Southeast Asia.
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During WWII, parts of Texas experienced population growth because of ...
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wartime employment opportunities.
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Texas was an ideal location for military bases for the following 3 reasons...
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mild climate, wide open spaces, it is located between two coasts.
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"A date which will live in infamy" was the day...
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the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
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To prevent German subs from attacking tankers in the Gulf of Mexico...
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scientist constructed underground pipelines.
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American military women could join all 3 of these groups ...
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WASPs, WAVES, WACs.
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After WWII, the United States was committed to stopping the spread of...
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communism.
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Texan who commanded the Pacific fleet was...
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Chester W. Nimitz.
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The commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II....
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Dwight Eisenhower.
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The most decorated soldier of World War II...
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Audie Murphy.
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Who was the Commander of the WAC....
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Oveta Culp Hobby.
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U.S. president during World War II...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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