Galveston
year that the hurricane hit Galveston
What was 1900?
the location of Spindletop Field
Where is Beaumont, Texas?
people that tried to solve social and/or political problems
What were progressives?
What was created in Texas to aid with WW1?
What is "Military Camps?
jobs that do not require much physical labor
What are "white collar" jobs?
number of people killed during this hurricane in Galveston
What was 6,000-12,000?
How much oil was being produced during this time compared to the country
What was more than all of the oil wells in the entire country put together?
the right to vote is referred to as ____________
What is suffrage?
the name of the ship that was sunk by Germany that led the U.S. to side with the Allied Powers
What is the Lusitania?
the major city in North Central Texas by 1900
What was Dallas?
The highest flood levels of the hurricane
What was 9-12 feet
The reason the town near Spindletop Field was referred to as "boomtown"
What was the rapid population growth/largest oil discovery in Texas?
Longest serving Texas Secretary of State
Who is Jane McCallum?
The countries that make up the Allied Powers in 1914
What is Great Britain, France, and Russia?
the year the 18th amendment was repealed (removed)
What was 1933?
Was the most important _____________ in Texas
What was port?
the center of the oil industry in texas
What was Houston?
organized strikes to demand better working conditions and fair wages
What were Labor Reformers?
The countries that made up the Central Powers
What were Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire?
reason immigrants were coming to Texas in the 1920's
What was cheap farmland?
City Commission implemented this new system due to the hurricane of 1900
What was a warning system?
The month and year oil was discovered on Spindletop field
When was January 1901?
the year and the amendment that gave women the right to vote
What was 1920 and the 19th amendment?
the group that won WW1 and the year that they won
What was the Allied Powers and 1918?
the industries that boomed in the 1920's in Texas
What were the oil, cotton, and cattle industries?