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Question | Answer |
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a symbol the rancher burned on the cattle to show who owned them | brand |
twisted wire with sharp points called barbs | barbed wire |
the moving of people and goods from place to place | transportation |
a vehicle that pulls railroad care | locomotive |
a special committee | commission |
a time period | era |
a factory in which oil is made into products | refinery |
a person who plans, builds and rums machines or structures | engineer |
a time of fast growth in the oil industry | boom |
towers that supported the well-drilling equipment | derricks |
towns that quickly grew | boomtowns |
oil | petroleum |
poeple who organize and rum businesses | entrepreneurs |
relying on others for goods and services | interdependent |
fighting | combat |
the right to vote | suffrage |
a time with few jobs and little money after the war | depression |
the dead or wounded | casualty |
when there is not enough of something | shortage |
to limit | ration |