Unit 4 – World War II and Its Aftermath Unit Review – Describe the main ideas under each topic AND subtopic of the
module (and answer any questions asked). You will turn these notes in at the end of the Unit for your TGA Unit
Review. For full credit, be sure to have something for every topic and subtopic. Include the most important
information (dates, people, places, events, etc.)
4.01 – Texas and a World at War, Part 1 – pages 607-613
Place & Time: World War II
1. Where in Texas were warships built?
2. What part of the state had the greatest concentration of aircraft facilities?
3. Why do you think so much manufacturing was concentrated along the Gulf Coast?
World War Comes to Texas:
Axis Powers:
Allies:
• Texans Answer the Call
• Texas Trains the Troops
• Texas Women Step Forward
4.02 – Texas and a World at War, Part 2 – pages 614-619
Texans Fight in Europe and Asia
• Texas War Heroes
o Dorie Miller
o Leonard Roy Harmon
o Audie Murphy
o James Earl Rudder
o Samuel Dealey
• Macario Garcia
• The Lost Batallion
• Discrimination in the Armed Services
4.03 & 4.04 – The Home Front, Parts 1 & 2 – pages 484-491
Daily Life in Wartime:
• Texans Make Sacrifices
• Supporting the Troops
• Wartime Prison Camps
Texas Industry and Agriculture During the War:
• Increased Industrial Production
• New Methods of Production
• Workers on the Home Front
• Texas Farmers Do Their Part
Victory at Last:
4.09 – Civil Rights and Equal Rights, Part 1 – pages 631-638
Place and Time: Texas After World War II
1. Where in Texas were the first highways in the interstate system built?
2. By 1980, interstate highways had connected Texas to which states?
3. How do you think interstate highways affected the growth of cities in Texas?
African Americans Challenge Segregation:
• Lulu Belle Madison White
• Integrating Schools
• African American Groups Take Action
• The Government Acts to Guarantee Rights
4.10 – Civil Rights and Equal Rights, Part 2 – pages 638-642
Mexican Americans Seek Fair Treatment:
• Mexican Americans Organize for Their Rights
• Mexican American and Politics
Women Seek Equal Rights:
• Women Push for Change
• Women in Work and Politics
4.11 – Politics and Growing Conservatism, Part 1 – pages 643-646
The Cold War:
• The Cold War Begins
• The Red Scare
• The Cold War in Texas
4.12 – Politics and Growing Conservatism, Part 2 – pages 646-652
Changes in Party Politics:
• Divisions Among Democrats • Changes to Texas Government
The Johnson Presidency:
• Building the Great Society • Impact of the Great Society
• The War in Vietnam
Conservative State Politics in the 1970s:
4.13 – Social and Economic Change, Part 1 – pages 653-658
Growth and Changes:
• Interstate Highways Cross Texas
• Suburbs Grow, Cities Decline
• A Water Crisis Spurs Action
• New Construction Projects
Agricultural Productivity Increases:
• Changes in Texas Farming: 1940s to 1980
• Reasons for Growth
• Changes in the Livestock Industry
4.14 – Social and Economic Change, Part 2 – pages 658-663
Texas and the World Oil Market:
Advances in Science and Technology:
• The Space Race
• Advances in Electronics
• Advances in Health and Medicine
Environmental Concerns: