Oil Boom in Texas Review-3.0

What is a boomtown?

• A town that rapidly grows due to economic opportunity

• A liquid fossil fuel used to power machines and vehicles

• A factory that processes crude oil into usable products

• A country that supports another in war

What is a refinery?

• A town that rapidly grows due to economic opportunity

• A liquid fossil fuel used to power machines and vehicles

• A factory that processes crude oil into usable products

• A country that supports another in war

What is mechanized warfare?

• A town that rapidly grows due to economic opportunity

• A liquid fossil fuel used to power machines and vehicles

• A factory that processes crude oil into usable products

• War that uses tanks, planes, and machines instead of horses

What is an ally?

• A town that rapidly grows due to economic opportunity

• A liquid fossil fuel used to power machines and vehicles

• A country that supports another in war

• A factory that processes crude oil into usable products

What is petroleum?

• A town that rapidly grows due to economic opportunity

• A liquid fossil fuel used to power machines and vehicles

• A factory that processes crude oil into usable products

• A country that supports another in war

Why was oil more useful than coal for naval ships during WWI?

• Oil was cheaper than coal.

• Oil allowed ships to travel faster and farther.

• Coal was more abundant than oil.

• Oil was easier to store than coal.

Which of the following was an economic effect of Texas oil during World War I?

• Texas exported oil to Allies.

• Navy ships switched to oil.

• Texas became a U.S. industrial leader.

• Cars and factories used more oil.

Which fact is a military effect of Texas oil during World War I?

• Texas exported oil to Allies.

• Cars and factories used more oil.

• Navy ships switched to oil.

• Texas became a U.S. industrial leader.

What was discovered in Beaumont, Texas, in 1901 that caused the first major Texas oil boom?

• Gold

• Coal

• Spindletop

• Natural Gas

Which towns became boomtowns in the early 1900s due to the oil industry?

• Austin, San Antonio, and El Paso

• Beaumont, Houston, and Dallas

• Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Amarillo

• Corpus Christi, Galveston, and Waco