1. What Are the Defining Characteristics of the Age of Oil?

Unit 10 Test Review

1.  What are the defining characteristics of the Age of Oil?

Growth of Urban Areas, Hurricane of 1900, Spindletop, Reform Movement, World War I

2.  Know the following dates and what happened. Know the order.

a.  1880-1920 Progressive Era

b.  1900 Galveston Hurricane of 1900

c.  1901 Spindletop

d.  1917-1918 World War I

e.  1918-1931 Prohibition

f.  1920 Ratification of the 19th Ammendment (Women’s Suffrage)

3.  Know the following people and events:

a.  Spindletop 1st major oil discovery near Beaumont, TX

b.  Howard Hughes Sr developed the rotary drill bit for the oil industry

c.  James Hogg governor of Texas who supported the TX Farmer’s Union, The Farmer’s Alliance, and the Grange

d.  Galveston Hurricane Nearly destroyed the city of Galveston in 1900-Had lasting effects on the economy of Galveston-resulted in many changes to prevent further damage

e.  Boom and Bust Cycle A period of great profit followed by a downward trend in an industry

f.  Texas Equal Suffrage Association supported and campaigned for the right to vote for women-fought to win ratification of the 19th amendment

g.  League of United Latin American Citizens formed to support the rights of Spanish-speaking people

h.  Camp Bowie was a military fort established in Ft. Worth during WWI-there is now a street in Ft. Worth named after the fort

4.  Know how the growth of the Oil Industry impacted Texas resulted in the industrialization of Texas

5.  How did the physical landscape change in rural Texas after the discovery of oil? resulted in the growth of cities and a rise in “boom” towns

6.  Who supported groups like the Texas Farmers’ Union, the Farmers’ Alliance, and the Grange? Gov. James Hogg

7.  What was the goal of groups like the Texas Equal Suffrage Association? To win ratification of the 19th amendment

8.  Know the major metropolitan areas in Texas. Dallas, Ft. Worth. Houston, San Antonio, El Paso—Know theie basic locations on the map

9.  Know the affects of WWI on women in Texas. Women had to join the workforce and take care of the work at home

10.  What was the lasting effect of the hurricane on Galveston.

a.  Economic, Social, and Political affects

E-Industries moved to Houston; S-6,000 to 8,000 people killed; P-New type of city government, island raised 13 ft., built a seawall to protect the island

11.  Discuss the population distribution of Texas during industrial urbanization rapid expansion caused city populations to expand rapidly

12.  Know how technological innovations helped expand the oil industry innovations like the rotary drill bit, directional drilling etc. made producing oil much faster and more efficient.

13.  What industries lead to the urbanization in Texas

14.  What are the service industry jobs? Food service, customer service, cleaning service, etc.

15.  Know the 3 innovations that contributed to the expansion of the petroleum industry rotary drill bit, directional drilling, deep sea drilling