texas history chapter 18

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Texas women failed to make any significant gains in their effort to win elective office in Texas during the 1970s.

false

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In 1972, Dolph Briscoe became the first Texas governor to ____________________.

serve 4 years

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The U.S. became more reliant on Texas oil during the 1970s because of ____________.

an OPEC oil embargo

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Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ________________.

outlaws discrimination in education or any program receiving federal assistance on the basis of sex.

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By the beginning of the 1980s, Texas has major league professional franchises in baseball, basketball, and football.

true

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During the 1970s, La Raza Unida __________________.

sought to rally Hispanics into a third-party political force

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During the 1970s, professional sports in Texas ________________.

Greatly rose in popularity

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During the 1970s, the TV show ____________ was a major hit and influenced American and international perceptions about Texas.

Dallas

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Who became governor of Texas in 1972 in the first election after the Shapstown affair?

Dolph Briscoe

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The "Dirty Thirty" were a group of state lawmakers who lost their jobs as a result of the Sharpstown scandal.

false

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Which of the following musicians was not a Texas native?

Eric Clapton

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The Tejano "conjunto" sound is based on German and Eastern European polka music.

true

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In two elections during the 1970s, La Raza Unida gained a huge number of seats in legislature races and almost won the governor's office.

false

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Aviation is an important Texas industry, employing large numbers of Texans as the number of passengers enplaned in Texas has grown since the 1970s.

true

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Which of the following resulted from the efforts of the state constitutional convention of the mid-1970s?

a proposed new state constitution that never gathered enough support to be enacted

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Which of the following was not true about the Roe v. Wade case?

it was based on a challenge to a Texas state law allowing abortions in all cases

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Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot made his fortune from _____________.

data processing services

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Competing with the Dallas Cowboys for football fans in Texas during the 1970s were the former AFL ______________.

Houston Oilers

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The Sharpstown affair of the 1970s was a political scandal that ultimately ended the political career of Texas House Speaker Gus Mutscher.

true

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Which of the following has Larry McMurtry not used as a setting for his novels?

slave plantations