Unit 9: Modernizing Texas in an Age of Oil

Urbanization in Dallas and Houston in the 20th century was encouraged by

• railroad expansion

• women as railroad conductors
• cattle ranching
• Transportation

Which industry was affected the most due to urbanization

• oil Industry
• cattle industry
• railroad industry
• service industry

Who created the rotary drill bit and influenced the Petroleum (Oil) Industry?

• James Hogg
• Women of World War I
• Howard Hughes Sr.
• LULAC

When did the discovery of oil in Spindletop occur?

• 1900
• 1901
• 1914
• 1920

What caused rural Texas to urbanize and have boomtowns pop up all over Texas?

• discovery of oil

• discovery of railroads

• cattle industry

• Windmills

What did James Hogg create to address or regulate the oil industry?

• Texas Farmers' Alliance
• The Grange
• The Texas Railroad Commission
• LULAC

Which movement addressed or wanted reform for agricultural workers in Texas?

• LULAC

• Women Suffrage

• Populist movement

• Child Labor Laws

Place the events in order: A. First World War begins B. Women Suffrage amendment C. Hurricane of Galveston D. Prohibition Ends

• C,A,B,D

• D,A,B,C

• A,B,C,D

• C,A,D,B

Which word means: A period of great profits followed by downward trend in an industry.

• Industrialization
• Urbanization
• Boom and Bust Cycle

Which previous governor of Texas was considered a hero to the Grange, Farmers' Alliance and Texas Farmers' Union?

• Howard Hughes Sr.

• James Hogg
• Dan Moody
• Abraham Lincoln