Progressives and Disasters

High winds, drought, overgrazing and over plowing are all

• Causes of the Galveston Storm

• Causes of the Dust Bowl

• Causes of the Texas City Explosion

• Causes of the Gilded Age

What chemical caused the explosion in Texas City?

• ammonium nitrate

• carbon dioxide

• kryptonite

• arsenic

Steps taken to help prevent major damage in Galveston include

• seawall, Cline fired

• no steps taken

• seawall, raised city

• products labeled

Texas City Explosion caused over $100 million in damage. This is considered a (an)

• social disaster

• political disaster

• economic disaster

• explosive disaster

Which disaster was a natural disaster?

• Dust Bowl

• Galveston Storm

• Texas City Disaster

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 16th

• 17th

• 18th

• 19th

The great era of change is called

• progressivism

• republicanism

• suffrage

• temperance

After the Galveston Storm, Galveston changed their government to a

• mayor council

• strong mayor

• weak mayor

• commission

A human hazard caused which disaster?

• Dust Bowl

• Galveston Storm

• Texas City Disaster

A period of drought, dust storms, and high winds on the plains is the

• Galveston Storm

• Texas City Disaster

• Dust Bowl