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Growth of Urban Eras.
What is a Characteristic of the Age of Oil?
100
Natural disaster of 1900.
What is the hurricane of 1900?
100
The Texas Railroad Commission regulated the oil prices.
How did the growth of oil impact Texas government programs?
100
A period of great profits followed by a downward trend in an industry.
What is the Boom and Bust cycle?
100
Increased employment, over 500 new companies, and an improved standard of living for many Texans.
What is the growth of the oil industry responsible for?
200
A group who would like to improve the conditions in factories.
What are progressives?
200
The right to vote for women.
What is the goal of the Texas equal suffrage association?
200
Rural citizens who had not benefited from new industry.
Who are strong supporters of populism in the 1890's?
200
To support the rights of Spanish-speaking people.
What is the goal of LULAC?
200
Many women entered the workforce.
What is an effect of World War I?
300
These were found first in east Texas.
Where were the first oil and Natural gas producing areas?
300
The northern part of the state experienced this between 1900 and 1930.
What is a slow population growth?
300
A construction meant to protect an area from flooding or hurricanes.
What is a sea wall?
300
Industry business and shipping was moved to Houston after this natural disaster.
Where did business go when Galveston was devastated by a hurricane?
300
This will lead to the growth of the service industry.
How does the urbanization of cities create new jobs?
400
The population of cities expanded rapidly.
How did the rapid industrial expansion change the distribution of population within Texas during the early 20th century?
400
Petroleum was affected most by this person.
Which industry was affected by Howard Hughes?
400
Deep water drilling's contribution in the early 20th century.
Which drilling method contributed the least in the early 20th century?
400
Transportation, Manufacturing, Oil, and Gas production would do this to Texas.
What industries contributed the most to the urbanization of Texas?
400
This person was Governor, helped to start the railroad commission, supported farmers, ranchers, and small merchants.
Who was James Hogg?
500
This machine made it more efficient to produce crops with smaller amounts of people.
What is the tractor?
500
Camp Bowie
What is the name of a new camp made during WWI?
500
This group encompasses the Texas Farmers Union and Farmers' Alliance.
What is the Grange?
500
A new type of drill that can grind through rock and other hard materials.
What is the Rotary drill bit?
500
This invention needs the oil industry to run.
What are automobiles?