THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE DUST BOWL
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Texans became wealthy serving as soldiers in the war.
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Rationing consumer goods stimulated the growth of businesses.
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Natural resources in Texas were needed to supply the war effort.
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Locating internment camps in Texas brought consumers to the region.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did Texas economically benefit from U.S. involvement in the Second World War? Texans became wealthy serving as soldiers in the war. Rationing consumer goods stimulated the growth of businesses. Natural resources in Texas were needed to supply the war effort.
Detailed explanation-2: -Manufacturing increased fourfold, the permanent population increased, and the urbanization and modernization of Texas were well underway. Many military installations closed at the end of the war, and some wartime boomtowns were all but abandoned. Because of World War II, the face of Texas changed forever.
Detailed explanation-3: -VICTORY. The truth is – oil was the most indispensable product to the Allied campaigns around the world. From extraordinary pipeline builds to intense increase in pumping, American oil companies responded to the challenge without hesitation to provide all they could for the war effort.