7.1A identify the major eras in Texas history, describe their defining characteristics, and explain the purpose of dividing the past into eras, including Texas in the Great Depression and World War II
7.7B define and trace the impact of "boom-and-bust" cycles of leading Texas industries throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries such as farming, oil and gas production, cotton, ranching, real estate, banking, and computer technology
7.7D describe and compare the civil rights and equal rights movements of various groups in Texas in the 20th century and identify key leaders in these movements such as James L. Farmer Jr., Hector P. Garcia, Oveta Culp Hobby, Lyndon B. Johnson, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Jane McCallum, and Lulu Belle Madison White
7.7E analyze the political, economic, and social impact of World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, and significant issues in the latter half of the 20th and early 21st centuries such as political and economic controversies, immigration, and migration on the history of Texa
7.8C analyze the effects of physical and human factors such as climate, weather, landforms, irrigation, transportation and communication on major events in Texas
7.9A identify ways in which Texans have adapted to and modified the environment and explain the positive and negative consequences of the modifications
7.9B explain ways in which geographic factors such as the Dust Bowl affected the political, economic, and social development of Texas
7.12B analyze the impact of economic concepts within the free enterprise system such as supply and demand, profit, and world competition on the economy of Texas
Essential Questions
How do economic and environmental changes in the 20th Century impact Texas?
Do the benefits of technology outweigh the cost?
How do world events impact Texas, socially and economically?
How was Texas affected by WWII?
How do race, class and gender impact citizens’ experiences during WWII?
Academic Vocabulary:
depression: a period of low economic activity and rising unemployment
drought: a long period of time without rainfall
Dust Bowl: a series of dust storms creating an environmental disaster in the western parts of the United States in the 1930s
free enterprise: an economic system in which individuals and businesses regulate the economy with limited government involvement
military base: an area or location in which military people live and work
profit: money left after all expenses have been paid