The ___________ was created to work for equality of African Americans.
A ________ was built after 1900 to protect Galveston from hurricanes.
NAACP, seawall
100
A gusher at __________ marked the beginning of the oil boom in Texas.
After Galveston was rebuilt, it resumed its role as a ______ of entry for immigrants.
Spindletop, port
100
The motto of the city of ____________ was "Where 17 Railroad Meet the Sea"
The _________ Amendment to the US Constitution barred the manufacture, sale and transporting of alcohol.
Houston, 18th
100
Many African American Texans were kept from voting in the early 1900's by a ______________.
The Humble Oil Company of Texas eventually became ____.
poll tax, Exxon-Mobil
100
The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 changed the economic development of Texas because many major industries in Galveston moved ________ to Houston.
Many North Texas farmers moved west to ___________ during the Dust Bowl.
inland, California
200
The urbanization of Texas led to a growth of _________ jobs.
The Dust Bowl caused many _______ to be lost to banks.
service industry, farms
200
In order to manage problems arising from the Dust Bowl, Texans planted new trees and vegetation to prevent _____.
erosion
200
A slogan on posters seen in Texas during WWI was _______.
Texas women helped during WWI by becoming ______ workers.
The chief target of the Ku Klux Klan was ___________.
"Do your bit", factory, African Americans
200
____________ was President of the United States during WWII.
The word _________ refers to country life or agriculture.
Woodrow Wilson, rural
200
The Texas Equal Suffrage Association was created to demand the _________________ for women.
right to wote
300
The League of United Latin American citizens supported the rights of ___________-speaking people.
Spanish
300
During World War I, some school discontinued ___________ classes because people had anti-_________ feelings.
A "boom and bust" cycle is a period of great profits followed by a ____________ trend in industry.
German, German, downward
300
Supply and demand affected the economy of Texas during the 1930's because ____________ led to prices _______.
overproduction, decreasing
300
The __________ programs employed thousands of Texans to build _____________ and ____________ during the great Depression.
New Deal, roads, bridges
300
___________ submarines sinking ships carrying American passengers caused President ___________ to bring the United States into the "Great War."
German, Woodrow Wilson
400
These innovations contributed to the expansion of the petroleum industry:
Put these events in chronological order:
the outbreak of the revolution in Mexico
the United States enters WWI
new Ku Klux Klan founded in Georgia
first commercial radio broadcasts in Texas
war breaks out in Europe
1,4,3,5,2
400
All of the following occurred in the 1920's:
_________ taking part in politics
the end of the ____________________ era
growth of Texas urban ________________
women, "horse and buggy", population
400
War efforts on the home front during WWI:
giving to the ___________
________________ food
buying ___________
Red Cross, rationing, bonds
400
All resulted from the widespread use of cars and trucks by 1926:
setting ________________
enforcing new _____________ laws
better __________ were demanded
speed limits, traffic, roads
500
The Progressive Movement supported:
women ______________
commission form of _______________
changes in _______________ laws
suffrage, government, election
500
Examples of segregation:
separate water fountains, back of the bus and balcony of the theater
500
These industries contributed to the urbanization in Texas during the early 20th century:
transportation, manufacturing, oil and gas production
500
Characteristics of Texas during the Age of Oil:
growth of ____________ areas
________________ movement
Texas _______________ Commission
urban, temperance, Railroad
500
The growth of the oil industry led to:
increased _______________ opportunities
over ________ companies being formed
improved ___________________________