Unit 9 Vocabulary: Modernizing Texas in An Age of Oil – 1900-1929
Boom and Bust Cycle – an economic pattern characterized by periods of economic growth and periods of economic decline
Petroleum – a thick, oily substance found deep in the Earth, used as a fuel
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Refinery - an establishment for refining something, as metal, sugar, or petroleum
Drill Bit - cutting tools used to remove material to create holes, almost always of circular cross-section
Industrialization – industrialization – the economic development of manufacturing products from natural resources
Reform - make changes in (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it
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Progressives – those who advocate reforms and legislative programs to improve society
Rural - in, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town
Urban - in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town
Temperance - temperance - abstinence from alcoholic drink
Suffrage - The right to vote http://video.disney.com/watch/ sufferin-till-suffrage-4be36bc2b9451e5bc7f6b2d6
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Standard of Living - the level of wealth, comfort, material goods and necessities available to a certain socioeconomic class or a certain geographic area
Military Installation- A base, camp, post, station, yard, center, or other activity under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a Military Department or, in the case of an activity in a foreign country, under the operational control of the Secretary of a Military Department or the Secretary of Defense.