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(7.7) History. The student understands how individuals, events, and issues shaped the history of Texas during the 20th century.
The student is expected to:Related Handbook of Texas Online articles:
A: define the impact of "boom and bust" and trace the boom-and-bust cycle of leading Texas industries throughout the 20th century, including farming, oil and gas, cotton, cattle ranching, real estate, and banking;
B: evaluate the Progressive and other reform movements in Texas in the 19th and 20th centuries;
C: trace the civil rights and equal rights movements of various groups in Texas in the 20th century and identify key leaders in these movements, including James Farmer, Hector P. García, Oveta Culp Hobby, and Lyndon B. Johnson;
D: analyze the political, economic, and social impact of major wars, including World War I and World War II, on the history of Texas;
E: trace the emergence of the two-party system in Texas during the second half of the 20th century.

Created by Michel Hinton, Hogg Middle School, Houston ISD, April 2002.

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