Texas History for Teachers - Texas in World War II

The video discusses Texas's crucial role in World War II, with 750,000 Texans serving in the armed forces and the state becoming a significant military training hub. Texas also contributed to the war effort by providing essential oil resources, building ships and planes, and supporting military efforts through rationing and other sacrifices on the home front. The war transformed Texas economically and demographically, with the state's population shifting from rural to urban, but racial discrimination against African-Americans and Mexican-Americans persisted despite their contributions to the war effort.
This video is part of our Age of Contact Unit education.texa..., from UNT's Texas History for Teachers website education.texa....
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Closed captioning is available in English.
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