Second Semester
Exam Review
Texas History 2010-2011
1. What caused urban areas to
grow during World War II?
 Increases
in industrial jobs
2. Why was Spindletop significant
in Texas?
 The
Texas petroleum industry began
there
3. The Texas economy moved
more towards industrialization
during what era?
 World
War II
4. During World War I, what did
Germany promise Mexico if they
joined them in fighting the United
States?
 The
southwestern United States
5. How did the booming oil industry
affect Texas during the 1970’s?
 People
Texas
from all over immigrated to
6. Which part of Texas gets the
most precipitation?
 East
Texas
7. Which part of Texas gets the
least amount of precipitation?
 West
Texas
8. Who were the buffalo soldiers?
 African
American soldiers who
guarded the Texas frontier after the
Civil War
9. What did Galveston build to
prevent future damage from waves
caused by hurricanes?
A
seawall
10. Who was James Farmer?
 African
American civil rights leader
11. List economic resources that
Texas obtains from the Gulf Coast
region.
 Shellfish
 Crude
oil
 Natural gas
12. What would be the effect on the
oil industry in Texas if cars in the
future run on electricity?
 The
oil industry would suffer because
less oil would be needed
13. How would you describe
Dwight D. Eisenhower?
 He
was a military leader
14. What type of economy did
Texas change to just after the Civil
War?
 Sharecropping
based economy
15. What has Galveston done since
the Hurricane of 1900 to protect
themselves from future storms?
 They
built a seawall
16. During what period would the
following have occurred: southern
states pass the Black Codes, Texas
Constitution of 1866, Freedman’s
Bureau is created?
 Texas
Reconstruction
17. What types of items did Texans
ration during World War II to help
support American soldiers?
 Food,
shoes, gasoline
18. When there is military conflict in
an oil-exporting country the price of
oil usually goes up. Why?
 The
supply of the world’s oil is
reduced
19. What things would have caused
a bust in the farming cycle?
 Insects,
drought, higher crop prices
20. A political candidate who
supported the Progressive
Movement would look to improve
what kind of things?
 Work
to pass laws that would look to
improve working conditions in
factories
21. Why would someone who
owned land in Beaumont, Texas
want to sell it in January 1901?
 The
discovery of oil
22. Put these events in
chronological order: Dust Bowl,
invention of barbed wire, stock
market crash, discovery of oil at
Spindletop
 Invention
of barbed wire
 Discovery of oil at Spindletop
 Stock market crash
 Dust Bowl
23. How has the discovery of oil in
Texas led Texas communities and the
rest of the world to become dependant
on each other?
 Global
demand for petroleum
products continues to increase
24. Where were most German,
Czech, African American, and
Hispanic settlements established in
Texas?
 Along
Texas rivers
25. List some primary sources
 Diary
 Autobiography
 Letter
 Photograph
26. Who opposed the use of
barbed wire? Why did they oppose
barbed wire?
 Cowboys
range
because it limited the open
27. During what era did cattle
drives occur in Texas?
 Economic
Development (1860-1929)
28. Which part of Texas (region)
would have the longest growing
period to grow crops?
 Southeast
Texas (Coastal Plains)
29. What invention ended the open
range (cattle drives) in the late
1800’s?
 Barbed
wire
30. Who’s invention had the
greatest impact on the settlement
of West Texas?
 Joseph
Glidden’s barbed wire
31. How has the technology of the
windmill changed over the last
hundred years?
 Wind
is a renewable resource that is
still considered valuable
32. Why do state and local
governments collect sales tax?
 So
they can provide services to
citizens
33. The Texas Constitution reflects
the U.S. government’s concept of
checks and balances by doing
what?
 Splitting
the power among the three
branches of government
34. What are the three branches of
government in Texas?
 Legislative-power
to make laws,
Senate and House of Representatives
 Executive-power to execute the
laws, Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Attorney General
 Judicial-power to interpret the law,
Supreme Court