Oil and Reform Vocab Flashcard

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A period of great profits followed by a downward trend in an industry is known as a

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boom and bust cycle, boom bust cycle, boom and bust, boom bust cycle

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The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale. The process of industrialization takes societies from being agrarian/agricultural to industrial and modern is known as_____

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industrialization

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Adventuresome young men who experimented with ways to get oil out of the ground in Texas at the beginning of the oil boom were known as___

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wildcatters, wild catters

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Also known as crude oil and oil, is a naturally occurring, yellowish-black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface. It is commonly refined into various types of fuels. What is it called?

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petroleum

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Constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933 was known as_____

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prohibition

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Period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States of America that spanned the 1890s to the 1920s. This was known as the _____ ______

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progressive era

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______ tried to make the Texas government more efficient and responsive to the needs of its citizens, including the MOST important issue being women’s suffrage. _______ represented the urban classes of people.

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progressives

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the right to vote is known as ______

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suffrage

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Make changes in (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it. This is known as_______

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reform, reforming

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American businessman and inventor. He was the founder of Hughes Tool Company. He invented the "Sharp–Hughes'' rotary tricone rock drill

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Howard Hughes Senior, Howard Hughes Sr., Howard Hughes, Howard Hughes sr