Unit 8 - Age of Oil

Reorder the following

• 18th Amendment

  [prohibition started]

• Discovery of oil at Spindletop

• 21st Amendment

  [prohibition ended]

• 19th Amendment

  [women's suffrage]

The discovery of petroleum reserve caused the US to be the leading ​ (a)   in the world.

• oil
• cotton
• corn

Which two (2) show the importance of transportation in Dallas?

• Dallas became a major city

• Population grew quickly

• Dallas became a "blue-collar" city

• Insurance business declined

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Characteristics of "boom"

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(b) Characteristics of "bust"

• Stable prices

• Low Prices

• Low unemployment

• Rapid increase of business increased quickly

• Low production

• Prosperity

• High unemployment

• Decrease in business activity

• High prduction

The Hurricane of 1900 led to the construction of the ____ in Galveston.

Match the environmental modification with the possible negative consequence.

• Contamination of beaches

• Drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico

• Dried up some natural aquifers

• Irrigation of the plains

• Health hazards for local residents

• Industrial pollution in major cities

Where is the Gulf of Mexico located?

The Zimmerman Telegram was an attempt from ​ (a)   to get ​ (b)   to attack the ​ (c)   .

• Germany
• Mexico
• United States
• France
• Spain

Prices for farm production decreased

Railroad prices were "unfair" according to farmers

Farmers deemed taxes were unfair

The above led to the creation of...

• ...the Populist Party, a political party for "the people" not just the wealthy.

• ...the 15th Amendment, giving Freedmen the right to vote.

• ... 21st Amendment, overturning of prohibition.

• ...women's suffrage; women gaining the right to vote.

At the end of the 20th century, Texas' economy was a mixture of ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   .

Your answer choices should be in alphabetical order!

• investments
• research
• agriculture
• industrialization