Which statement about Texas during World War II is false? a. Texas A&M provided more officers than the U.S. military academies combined. b. More people enlisted in the military from Texas than from any other state. c. No other state had more POW camps than Texas. d. During the war, the largest Texas industry was shipbuilding.
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Answer:
The Corps of Cadets is a student-led, military-style organization at Texas A&M. It is the oldest student organization on campus and was established with the university in 1876. While participation in the Corps of Cadets was at one time mandatory for all who attended Texas A&M, participation in the Corps became voluntary in 1965. However, the Corps of Cadets is a large, visible part of the university and continues to play an important part in Texas A&M’s traditions and history.
The men and women of the Corps of Cadets form the largest uniformed body of students outside of the United States service academies. While Texas A&M’s Corps of Cadets consistently commissions more officers into the country’s military than any other school in the nation except the three service academies, membership in the Corps carries no military obligation
d. During the war, the largest Texas industry was shipbuilding.
Explanation:
- During WWII Texas A&M provided for the US war 20229 troops, sailors and marines, 14,123 of whom were officers, more than the overall number of the U.S. military academies.
- More people from Texas than any other state had enlisted in the military (almost 44 per cent). Texas had almost twice as many POW camps than any other state (almost 70 POW camps), first because of land available and then because of the climate
- By the beginning of WWII, US companies (majorly from Texas) had accounted for almost 40 per cent of oil production outside the US and the USSR