The New 20th Century Quiz

What group of people poured into Texas during the beginning of the 20th century?

• immigrants from the U.S. and all over the world
• immigrants only from Mexico
• immigrants only from the North
• Tejanos that once lived on the Texas-Mexico border

Which is NOT an impact of World War I on Texas?

• women worked in factories and on farm fields
• German ships bombed Texas
• The Spanish Flu spread quickly
• Food shortage

What caused Houston's economy to grow faster than Galveston's?

• Galveston was focused on tourism
• Houston was the capital of Texas
• Houston had bigger shipping lanes
• 1900 Hurricane hit Galveston

What was the cause of the growth of Texas towns?

• The new sound of jazz
• Immigrants came to Texas looking for jobs
• Factory owners moved factories to Texas
• Plantation owners turned their lands into oil fields

What did Bessie Coleman do?

• She was the Cattle Queen of Texas
• She was the creator of jazz and ragtime music in the South.
• She was the first African American woman to become a pilot in the U.S.
• She was the first African American woman who fought in World War I

Who was the Ku Klux Klan?

• hate group against persons of color
• political party against the female governor of Texas
• Jazz Band
• Flying Pilots Stunt Act

What's the 19th Amendment?

• Amendment that gave African Americans the right to vote
• Amendment that gave women the right to vote
• Amendment that made women citizens of the United States
• Amendment that made Mexican Americans the right to vote

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.

How did World War One impact the economy of Texas?

• It caused a severe recession in Texas.

• It had little to no impact on Texas's economy.

• It boosted the economy, especially in agriculture and oil.

• It led to a major decline in the cattle industry.

What was the impact of World War One on Texas's oil industry?

• It led to a decline in oil production.

• It had no significant impact on oil production.

• It significantly increased demand and production.

• It caused the oil industry to collapse temporarily.