TX Unit 9 Review

What caused the US to join World War I?

• Mexico offering Germany the Southwestern US

• Germany offering Mexico the Southwestern US

• Germany sinking ships from the US

• Germany bombing the US

Which of these is NOT a way World War I affected women in the US?

• They joined the workforce

• They had to ration supplies

• They had to fight in trenches

• They lost husbands and sons

Which of these was NOT an effect of the Galveston Hurricane?

• Galveston built a seawall

• Galveston lost industry when it moved to Houston

• Galveston created a council to govern the city

• Galveston installed electricity

Oil is another name for-

• Petroleum

• Natural Gas

• Coal

• Biofuel

The 19th Amendment granted Women __________.

• suffrage

• freedom

• jobs

• petroleum

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 18th

• 19th

• 20th

• 21st

When did Spindletop strike oil?

• 1900

• 1901

• 1902

• 1903

What started the oil boom in Texas?

• Spindletop

• Galveston Hurricane

• End of the Civil War

• End of WWI

Odessa is an example of a _____________. The city is dependent on oil and subjected to the boom-bust cycle.

• Boomtown

• Bustown

• Oil Town

• Petroleum Town

How did the economy of Texas change in the early 1900s?

• Discovery of oil led to economic growth

• Discovery of oil led to economic decline

• Railroads were built in Texas leading to economic growth

• Railroads were built in Texas leading to economic decline