Age of Oil
What year was the first big discovery of oil in Texas?
1901
What does the term 'urbanization' mean?
The process of an area growing rapidly (such as Houston and Dallas).
What year did the US join WWI?
Why did the US/Texas not want to join the war?
Texas/US was going through a time of economic boom and did not want to engage in conflict
In what year did the Hurricane of Galveston take place?
In 1900
The age of oil made Texas shift its economy from agriculture to what?
Industrialization
This woman was an advocate for Women's suffrage and took on an activist role -
Jane McCallum
What role did women play in WWI?
Women joined the workforce and worked in factories and as nurses
How did Texas respond to the threat of Mexico with Germany?
Texas stationed troops along the border to protect against any threats.
Why did Galveston never fully recover from the Hurricane?
Expensive, loss of 1/3 of population, people migrated to other cities
What did Howard Hughes invent during the Age of Oil?
The rotary drill bit which allowed them to drill further than capable of at one time.
As a result of the Age of Oil, what happened in Texas? (think migration)
There was a growth of urban areas
What was the zimmerman telegram?
A decoded message that the germans sent to Mexico to gain an alliance in the war and threaten the US
This military camp was during WWI and at Fort Worth
Camp Bowie
How did the Hurricane of Galveston impact the economic development of Texas?
The major companies and industries moved away towards Dallas and Houston
Which industry did the contributions of Howard Hughes impact?
The petroleum industry
What kind of jobs did urbanization create for Texas?
What were two reasons the US joined WWI?
The sinking of the Lusitania and the zimmerman telegram
What happened to the population of Texas with involvement in World War I?
It grew because of the military preparation
What has been created to avoid a disaster as big as the Hurricane of Galveston?
Seawalls, city commission, and warning systems
What was the boom and bust cyle?
It was a period of growth followed by a period of decline.
How did the Railroad System impact Texas' population distribution?
There was a growth in urban areas such as Dallas and Houston
What did Germany promise Mexico if they won the war?
Southwestern states of the US (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas)
What was the role of the Texas Equal Suffrage Association?
It was to win ratification of the 19th amendment to the US constitution.
What unit does the Hurricane of Galveston fall under?
Unit 9