Unit 9 Age of Oil

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

Why did the population become more urban instead of relying on farms for money?

• oil boom

• discovery of railroads

• cattle industry

• Windmills

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

• LULAC
• Women Suffrage
• Populist movement
• Child Labor Laws

Place the events in order:

A. SpindleTop

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

How did women help during World War I in Texas?

• Women joined the infantry
• Women joined the workforce
• Buy bonds to support the war
• Women were paid equal as a men

What was LULAC main purpose as an organization?

• help central America immigrants
• advocate for the rights of Hispanic, Latin and Spanish Speaking people
• defend the rights of factory conditions

Which of the following was a modification made by Galveston to lessen the impact of storms?

• Put their houses underground

• Relocated their city to the other side of the island.

• Built a sea wall to protect buildings from large waves.

• Storm detection system installed to warn citizens of coming storms.

"Lips that touch liquor shall not touch ours," belongs to which reform movement?

• Education Reform

• Labor Unions

• Women's Suffrage

• Temperance Movement

Which amendment granted women suffrage?

• 21
• 15
• 18
• 19