Chapter 16 and 17

Prohibition as a political issue

James Ferguson

Miriam A. Ferguson

Texas Suffrage Association

Temple State Bank

William P. Hobby

Racial tension and World War I

Ku Klux Klan

Al Smith and Texas Democrats

League of United Latin American Citizens

New Deal

Bonnie Parker

Clyde Barrow

Emergency Relief Adm.

National Youth Adm.

Dad Joiner

A.A.A.

LCRA

J. Frank Dobie

Walter Prescott Webb

Bob Wills

Ross Sterling

W. Lee O'Daniel

John Nance Garner

Sam Rayburn

Maury Maverick

James Allred

Essay Questions

Between 1910 and 1930 Texas became more urban. What were the major cities in Texas? What amenities appeared in the cities during this time. What happen to non-whites in the cities?

Why did Ma and Pa Ferguson appeal to the voters of Texas? How did Pa get into trouble? What was happening in south Texas during Jim Fergurson's term as governor?

How did Texas help elect Woodrow Wilson? What role did Texans play in his administration? How was Texas rewarded rewarded during Wilson's term in office?

How was Texas affected by the Depression? What did the New Deal do for Texas? What was the effect of the New Deal politically in Texas?

What was Pappy O'Daniel all about? How did he use the issue of state payments to the elderly to help himself get elected?

Who first developed the east Texas oil fields? What happened between the wildcatters of independents and the large national oil companies? How did Ross Sterling, the Railroad Commission, and the National Guard fit into east Texas oil?