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