Which of the following terms is used to describe towns or areas undergoing rapid growth due to sudden prosperity?(1 point)
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speculator
speculator
metroplex
metroplex
Spindletop
Spindletop
boomtown
boomtown
boomtown
airplanes
Ranchers sold excess livestock to meatpacking plants.
People moved to the city to get jobs.
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boomtown
airplanes
Ranchers sold excess livestock to meatpacking plants.
People moved to the city to get jobs.
Irrigation changed the Winter Garden Region to allow for year-round farming.
Which of the following was manufactured in Texas during the Second World War?(1 point)
Responses
lumber
lumber
meatpacking
meatpacking
airplanes
airplanes
textiles
Which of these statements explains how barbed wire helped lead to growth in the Texas economy?(1 point)
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Factories in Texas were reconfigured to make planes and ships.
Factories in Texas were reconfigured to make planes and ships.
Ranchers sold excess livestock to meatpacking plants.
Ranchers sold excess livestock to meatpacking plants.
Investors from outside of Texas looked at investment opportunities.
Investors from outside of Texas looked at investment opportunities.
Businesses such as textile factories opened up across Texas.
Which of the following explains how the manufacturing industry changed Texas's economy?(1 point)
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Pilots trained at Love Field in Dallas.
Pilots trained at Love Field in Dallas.
People moved to the city to get jobs.
People moved to the city to get jobs.
Speculators bought land to look for oil.
Speculators bought land to look for oil.
People built highways across Texas.
Which statement best describes how the changes to the Texas agricultural industry benefited the Texas economy?(1 point)
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The decreased demand for Texan products caused people to move to cities to look for jobs.
The decreased demand for Texan products caused people to move to cities to look for jobs.
People moved to towns and cities looking for jobs during the Great Depression.
People moved to towns and cities looking for jobs during the Great Depression.
After World War I, the prices and demand for farm goods went up.
After World War I, the prices and demand for farm goods went up.
Irrigation changed the Winter Garden Region to allow for year-round farming.