Highway Construction
________________ from Texas, supported creation of an _______ highway system to connect ______ with quality roads.
Eisenhower interstate states
1950-1960’s = Texans moved to the _________, outside the main________.
suburbs _cities
Human made water storage area
Reservoir
Who invented the integrated silicon circuit or “chip” used in computers, watches, and calculators =
Jack Kilby
Who creates first transistor radio
Texas Instruments
Motorists could drive safely at ______ speeds and could be used in times of crisis by the________ with the interstate.
high military
____, ______, __________ replaced old downtown facilities.
New__schools baseball fields, church’s swimming pools
1956 = ________ = Reservoirs dried up and animals had little water.
droughts
Hospitals and Medical Centers were created in ______, _____, _____ and ____________.
Galveston _Dallas San Antonio Houston
first satellite into space by the Soviet Union.
_Sputnik_
__ in Houston = first________ in Texas.
I-45 interstate
“White Flight” = ?
wealthy families moving to the suburbs
New reservoirs, stock _______, irrigation methods and _________ were created to combat the drought.
ponds dams
M.D. Anderson =
Best cancer Hospital in Texas for treatment and research
Space Center (NASA) built in
Houston
A group of vehicles that travel together = ?
Convoy
Who remained in Inner city areas
AA'S Hispanics
A residential community close to a city or large town.
Suburbs
Who were the two surgeons known for treating heart disease =
Debakey/ Cooley
orbited the earth three times.
John Glenn
wildcard
gain 500 points
A person who is not strict in observance of traditional or established forms, ways, or beliefs.
A Liberal
A person who holds views that are not extreme.
Moderate
The television becomes widespread in what year
1950
walk on the moon.
Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin