Oil and Reform Vocab Quiz

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

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_____

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___

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?

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

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 _____ ______

______ 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.

the right to vote is known as ______

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

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