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What is the title of Unit 9?
Age of Oil
Who is the inventor who created the rotary drill bit, making it easier to reach petroleum deep underground?
Howard Hughes Sr.
During World War I, racial violence broke out in the _____________ after Black soldiers clashed with local police over discrimination.
Fill in the blank
Houston Riot
Another name for Oil
Petroleum
Urbanization refers to the rapid expansion of cities like Houston and Dallas due to the oil and _________industries.
Fill in the blank
Railroad
Who is the govenor that was elected with the support of groups like the Texas Farmers Union and the Grange.
Oil Prices ______ → 2. Oil Companies ________ more → 3. Oil companies _______ more workers → 4. Workers buy ________ near their jobs
Other Industries boom, providing goods and services to support the economic growth created by the _______industry
Fill in the blanks
1. Rise
2. Drill
3. Hire
4. Homes
Bonus: Oil
The right to vote
Suffrage
Before WWI, women were not allowed to vote or join the military.
TRUE or FALSE
True
The Populist movement was supported by WHAT group of people?
Farmers
On January 10, 1901, a massive gusher at ___________near Beaumont launches a rush to drill that transforms small towns into oil centers.
Spindletop
Boom and Bust Cycle
Big profits followed by a decreased trend in an industry( ex: oil industry)
Permian, Barnett, Haynesville, and Eagleford are geographical areas in Texas that are known for oil and gas deposits. These area make up most of Texas meaning:
A) Most geographical areas of Texas have oil and gas deposits
B) Most oil and gas come form the coast
C) Gas and Oil are nowhere to be found in Texas
A) Most geographical areas of Texas have oil and gas deposits
Who took over men's jobs when they had to go off to fight in WWI?
Women
Name 2 ways Galveston was affected by the hurricane on September 8, 1900 using PEGS.
Politically
Economically
Geopgraphically
Socially
On September 8, 1900, a hurricane strikes Galveston, killing thousands and making it the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history.
City officials respond by building a seawall and address the exposed failures in city government by replacing the mayor-council system with a commission government system.
State officials decide to move the port inland to Houston. In 1914, Buffalo Bayou is made deeper to create the Houston Ship Channel
Populist Movement
Originally people thought that the government should help big businesses but the Populist Movement made people think that the government should help ordinary people.
What issue did the temperance issue discuss?
Alcoholism
What Industry did Howard Hughes Sr. work in?
A) Railroad Industry
B) Oil/Petroleum Industry
C) City Industry
B) Oil/Petroleum Industry
The Texas Daily News: The first successful well erupts following the persistence of Beaumont resident Patillo Higgins
What year would this headline have most likely came out?
A)2025
B) 1857
C)1901
D) 1 BC
C)1901
Supply and Demand is when:
A) Overproduction led to price going down
B) Underproduction led to prices going up
C) Supply of product goes down, prices go up
A) Overproduction led to price going down