CUA Review- Oil, Great Depression, and WW2

Which of the following would be a good title for this diagram?

• Industrialization Leads to Urbanization

• Rural Population of Texas Increases

• Texans Adapt and Modify Their Environment

• World War I Changes Texas Politically

Based on the map, which of the following generalizations about early Texas oil fields is accurate?

• Numerous oil wells were located within a few miles of the town of Corpus Christi

• Most of Texas’s earliest oil wells were drilled in the area of Abilene.

• As of 1920, no oil fields had been established in the Mountain and Basins region and

  There were oil fields established in Texas before 1900.

• Numerous oil wells were located along the Texas-Mexico border

The diagram above is an example of ?

• Sharecropping

• Tenant Farming

• Boom and Bust

• Urbanization

Which of the following titles best completes the middle bubble of the diagram above?

• Mexican immigration’s impact on Texas

• Great Depression’s impact on Texas

• Reconstruction’s impact on Texas

• Dust Bowl’s impact on Texas

How did World War I have a social impact in Texas?

• Oil production was increased for machinery

• Women entered the workforce to replace the men fighting in the war.

• Cotton demand rose for the production of uniforms

• Texas’s climate led to military bases being constructed.

Using the map, which statement is the MOST accurate about the Dust Bowl?

• All of Texas was devastated from the effects of the Dust Bowl

• The Coastal Plains was the region most affected by the Dust Bowl.

• Texas was largely unaffected by the Dust Bowl.

• The Dust Bowl affected the entire Texas panhandle during the Great Depression.

Which TWO of the following were effects of the Galveston Hurricane of 1900?

• Galveston became the fourth largest city in the state and The city of Galveston never fully recovered from the storm.

• The city of Galveston never fully recovered from the storm and Galveston island was raised, and a seawall built to protect the island.

• Galveston island was raised, and a seawall built to protect the island and The city of Galveston moved further inland to avoid future hurricanes.

• The city of Galveston moved further inland to avoid future hurricanes and Galveston replaced Houston as the most important financial center in the region.

How did the development of the oil industry lead to the urbanization in the chart?

• The city of Houston had the highest percent increase in population between 1900 and 1930.

• Amarillo’s population in 1930 was exactly double the population in 1900.

• The population of Beaumont increased from 9,000 people to 50,000 people after oil was discovered at Spindletop.

• Wichita Falls population did not change according to this chart

Which group of terms and names is related to the era in Texas history known as “Age of Oil”?

• Top Left

• Bottom Left

• Top Right

• Bottom Right

Drought caused the ground to dry out and crops to die

• Physical Factor

• Human Factor