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Chapter 23: Texans and World War II Use Chapter 23 Section 1 to fill in the following chart and answer the questions that follow Name Significance 1. Born in Dennison, TX, he commanded all Allied forces in Europe during WWII. 2. Born in Killeen, TX; Commander of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC). Wrote policies, designed uniforms, and helped recruit women all over the country. 3. Born in Dallas, he was the “most decorated sailor” in the U.S. Navy 4. Born in Waco, he was an African-American sailor who distinguished himself during the attack on Pearl Harbor by manning an anti-aircraft gun aboard the USS West Virginia 5. Born in Fredericksburg, TX; the commander of the U.S. Forces in the Pacific 6. President of the United States at the beginning of World War II. He made military equipment available to the Allies before the U.S was involved in the war through the Lend-Lease Act 7. Why did dictators come to power in some European countries during the 1930s? 8. What countries made up the Allies during World War II? 9. What countries created the Axis Powers? What did the treaty they signed with each other say? 10. Why did they call themselves the Axis powers? 11. When did Japan attack Pear Harbor? What did it mean for the Americans? 12. In his speech to the joint session of Congress, President Roosevelt called December 7, 1941, a “day that will live in .” Use Chapter 23 Section 2 to fill in the following charts and answer the question that follows Cause Effect 13. U.S. scientists discover ways to make synthetic rubber from petroleum. Japan eliminates the U.S. supply of tin from Southeast Asia. 14. 15. U.S. engineers build underground pipelines for petroleum products. Area of Texas Wartime Production 16. Airplane production 17. Steel production Port Arthur, Orange Beaumont, Houston, Brownsville and Rockport. 18. Texas coast from the Brazos River to Sabine River 19. What are 5 ways in which Texans at home during the war made sacrifices for the war effort? 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Use Chapter 23 Section 2 to fill in the blanks in the following paragraph. In 25. the long war finally came to an end. As Allied forces entered 26. , they discovered horrors beyond imagination. Millions of innocent people, especially 27. , had been killed in 28. . These camps were established to advance the Nazi government's idea of a 29. race. The efforts to destroy these people is known as the 30. _________________. Many Texas Jews lost relatives during this time. Use Chapter 23 Section 3 to fill in the following chart. Describe what the topic is and what changes were brought about by the topic Topic 31. Plants that produced ships and airplanes began to produce consumer goods such as refrigerators and automobile; Female factory workers were fired; Agriculture became more mechanized and required fewer workers 32. Supreme Court Case: Smith vs. Allwright 33. Supreme Court Case: Herman Sweatt, an African-American applied to the University of Texas law school and was rejected because of his race. The supreme court ruled ________ vs _______ that university had to admit him. 34. GI Bill of Rights 35. After the war, many veterans return and got married and started raising families. Large numbers of babies were being born in the United States, leading to a growth in population 36. Communism and the Cold War Use any resources you can find in Chapter 23 from pgs 516-531 to fill in the timeline below 1930s 37. The _______________________ affects the U.S. European nations causing economic downturns. 1939 38. ________________________ invades Poland. 1941 39. December 7—Japan attached the U.S. at _________________________________. 1942 40. __________________________ organizes the Women’s Auxiliary Corps (WAC). 1943 41. The U.S. War Department announced that _______________________________ _________________________________________________________________________. 1944 1945 42. U.S. Congress passed __________________________________________________. 43. ___________________________________ ends. 1946 1950 44. The ______________________________ “heats up.” The Korean War begins and the United States is at War again.