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20th century time line
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Galveston Storm
The storm hit on Sept.8. Many people drowned.6000-8000 people lost their lives -
Spindletop
Near Beaumont.Patillo Higgins struck oil on Jan 10 1901.The Spindletop strike marked the begginning of the Texas oil Boom. -
WW1
The U.S. declared war on Germany on April 6 1917.More than 2 million Americans, including 200,000 Texans went to fight. The base camps were located in Texas. -
18 Amendment
Won the support of the State Legislature. The manufacture and sale of alcohol became illegal throughout the nation. It was rarified in 1919. -
19 Amendment
Granted women’s suffrage. Gave American women the right to vote. It was ratified by the Texas legislature in 1919. -
First women Governor of Texas
Mariam “Ma “Ferguson was the second female governor in U.S. history. Took actions against the KKK.Her husband was governor from 1915-1917. -
Great Depression and Dust Bowl
Stock market crashed. Wasn't as severe as other places than it was in Texas.Dust Bowl killed people from starvation -
WW2
1000’s of Texans served in WW2.Adolf Hitler led the Germans. General Dwight D. Eisenhower served as all allied forces in Europe. -
Sweat vs. Painter
- Heman Sweatt wanted to get to UT, but they wouldn’t let him because of his race. He filed a lawsuit against the school. painter was defending the school.
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Brown vs. board or education of Topeka
the sweat decision led to this. It was a lawsuit that that challenged the segregation of public schools. The decision was that separate schools were unequal. -
President election
president JFK got elected in 1960. His goal was for people to move west. JFK wanted to cut taxes. -
Hennery B. Gonzales elected to U.S. congress
hennery was a democrat. He was the first Mexican-American elected to congress. He Served 37 years in the house in the House of Representatives. -
Assassination in Dallas - Texan in D.C.
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Civil rights act and voting act
President Johnson urged passage of a Civil Rights law. Johnson wanted to ensure the rights of citizens. The act banned segregation in public areas. -
Vietnam War
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Barbra Jordan elected to U.S. congress
she got elected in 1966. She was Houston state senator. She was African American. -
1st republican governor of TX since 1970
his name was William Clements. He won by nearly 17,000 votes. People talked about him wrongly. -
VP George bush in Reagan administration
George bush served as Reagan’s VP for 8 years. George bush became president in 1988. He was a republican. -
George bush as president
brought several Texans into his administration. He promised to provide steady experienced leadership bush increased support on the war on drugs. -
Operation Desert Storm
aircraft and navy ships missles bombarded iraq. the bombings lasted 6 weeks. they attacked by the ground also.
