1. CHAPTER 21 – 24 Braindump TEST Friday, May 6, 2016

2. 1  A governing body of a city or area that has local decision making power.  Ex: Galveston after Great Storm of 1900, they set up a 5 member commission

3. 2  Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. It brought the United States into WWII.

4. 3  It was the push for exterminating the Jewish people and others deemed unworthy or undesirable

5. 4  Segregation: To keep the races separate form one another  Discrimination: the treatment of a person based on the color of their skin

6. 5  It allowed large modern ships to maneuver to and from Houston, because the bayous were too narrow.

7. 6  It brought jobs, boosted the population Texas, increased economic growth, and created other oil related industries

8. 7  6,000 to 8,000 people died  5 Member Commission created to rebuild Galveston  No Longer the most modern city in Texas  September 8, 1900

9. 8  New Seawall built to protect Galveston  Raised the island elevation to 15 feet

10. 9  League of United Latin American Citizens: A group that supported Mexican Americans and their fight for equality

11. 10  Created the Women’s (Auxiliary) Army Corps. (WAAC/WAC)

12. 11  The systematic killing of the Jewish people and others

13. 12  Allied Commander of the forces in Europe

14. 13  Outlawed the manufacturing, distribution and sale of alcohol

15. 14  Gave all women the right to vote

16. 15  England, France, China, Russia and U.S.  Germany, Italy and Japan

17. 16  Poll Tax  Literacy Tests  Ku Klux Klan  Harassed  Threatened  Jim Crow Laws

18. 17  Many people could not afford food  Loss of Jobs and Income  Loss of homes and farms  Bank Failures  Unemployment  Items were scarce

19. 18  Created by the New Deal they created jobs for the unemployed

20. 19  To improve the road system of Texas for cars and transportation of goods

21. 20  Period of time when severe drought and high winds stripped the top layer of soil from the ground  Crops died  People lost their properties due to not making money

22. 21  African American from Waco, TX who fought at Pearl Harbor

23. 22  Most decorated U.S. soldier of WWII

24. 23  Commander of the Pacific Naval Fleet

25. 24  U.S. President who underestimated the Great Depression

26. 25  First female governor of Texas  Elected in 1924

27. 26  Relating to the country  Relating to the city

28. 27  Germany began to sink ships with American passengers aboard

29. 28  Automobiles becoming more common  Horse and Buggy use decreased  Women begin to gain more rights (suffrage)  Urban population increase  Overproduction of Cotton

30. 29  WWI:  Bought Liberty Bonds, Victory Bonds, War Savings Stamps, Red Cross, Rationed food and Liberty Loan Campaigns  WWII:  Rationed items, planted Victory gardens, Collected scrap iron, Red Cross and Blackouts at night

31. 30  Lower Wages for the same job  Minorities limited to low paying jobs  Legal Rights

32. 31  Civil Air Patrol (CAP)  Conducting blackouts & air raid drills  Created the Texas Guard

33. 32  Bought Liberty Bonds, Victory Bonds, War Savings Stamps, Red Cross, Rationed food and Liberty Loan Campaigns

34. 33  Overproduction of cotton was driving the price down

35. STUDY:  Braindump  Warm-ups  Read over chapter 21 – 24  Ch. 21 – 24 vocabulary ** Turn in the braindump before the test on Friday (only if complete and signed by a parent) **