1. Unit 9 Vocabulary: Modernizing Texas in An Age of Oil – 1900-1929

2. Boom and Bust Cycle –
an economic pattern characterized by periods of economic growth and periods of economic decline

3. Petroleum –
a thick, oily substance found deep in the Earth, used as a fuel

4. petroleum
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5. Refinery -
an establishment for refining something, as metal, sugar, or petroleum

6. Drill Bit -
cutting tools used to remove material to create holes, almost always of circular cross-section

7. Industrialization –
industrialization – the economic development of manufacturing products from natural resources

8. Reform -
make changes in (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it 

9. reform
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10. Progressives – those who advocate reforms and legislative
programs to improve
society

11. Rural -
in, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town

12. Urban -
in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town

13. Temperance -
temperance - abstinence from alcoholic drink

14. Suffrage - The right to vote http://video.disney.com/watch/
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15. suffrage
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16. Standard of Living -
the level of wealth, comfort, material goods and necessities available to a certain socioeconomic class or a certain geographic area

17. 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.