Old West & New South
Insect that devastated the cotton industry by causing massive, multi-decade economic losses
What is the boll weevil?
1901 discovery that changed the economic landscape of Texas forever
What is Spindletop?
Event that marked the beginning of the Great Depression
What is the 1929 Stock Market Crash?
This dude claimed communists were secretly taking over the government
Who is Jospeh McCarthy?
This political figure is known for his resignation following the Watergate Scandal
Who is Richard Nixon?
This 1886 refreshment was originally marked as a “medicine” that helped exhaustion
What is Coca-Cola?
Inspired by the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation, this controversial racist group became mainstream
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
Roosevelt’s program that created new jobs during the Great Depression
What is the New Deal?
Weapon developed that eventually ended the war with Japan
What are atomic bombs?
This space achievement by the Soviet Union in 1957 started the space race
What is Sputnik?
Law enforcement agency designed to quell outlaws and bandits
Who are the Texas Rangers?
The most devastating natural disaster in North American history
What is the Galveston Hurricane?
Families were forced to wear masks and uproot their lives because of this natural disaster
What is the Dust Bowl?
Cook who earned the Navy cross for his service during Pearl Harbor
Who is Doris Miller?
On the operating table, this man uttered the words,
"I hope you're all Republicans"
Who is Ronald Reagan?
Controversial outlaw and gun fighter, responsible for killing 42 men
Who is John Wesley Hardin?
State and local statutes that enforced racial segregation and limitations
What is Jim Crow?
Texas’s main role during WWI
What is a military training hub?
This WWII warfare tactic was a creative way to destroy German boilers
What are rat bombs?
This Bush act legalized the wiretapping of phone calls
What is the Patriot Act?
Also known as agrarian socialism, this political party aimed to help poor farmers across the country
What is the Populist party?
This era deemed alcohol the cause of crime and poverty and sought to have it banned
What is the Prohibition Era?
Telegram concerning Texas territory that sent the U.S. into WWI
This Red Scare Era couple was executed for passing atomic secrets to Russians
Who are the Rosenburgs?
This Civil Rights-era tactic was used at a diner in Greensboro
What is a sit-in?