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    The Texas oil boom, sometimes called the gusher age, was a period of dramatic change and economic growth in the U.S. state of Texas during the early 20th...
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  • important oil booms around the world include: Mexican oil boom (Mexico, 1977–1981) Pennsylvanian oil rush (United States, 1859) Texas oil boom (United States...
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    industry in the United States Ohio Oil Rush Texas Oil Boom North Dakota oil boom "Development of the Pennsylvania Oil Industry". American Chemical Society...
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    Houston (redirect from Houston texas)
    Galveston as Texas's primary port following a devastating 1900 hurricane, the subsequent construction of the Houston Ship Channel, and the Texas oil boom. In the...
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    feasible. The frenzy of oil exploration and the economic development it generated in the state became known as the Texas oil boom. The United States soon...
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    "West Texas oil boom". Pumpjacks, like this one south of Midland, are a common sight in West Texas oil fields. Irrigated agriculture in West Texas The Brazos...
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    Dot-com bubble (redirect from Dot-com boom)
    The dot-com bubble (or dot-com boom) was a stock market bubble that ballooned during the late-1990s and peaked on Friday, March 10, 2000. This period of...
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  • The 2020s commodities boom refers to the rise of many commodity prices in the early 2020s following the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 recession initially...
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    The 1970s commodities boom refers to the rise of many commodity prices in the 1970s. Excess demand was created with money supply increasing too much and...
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    when the speculation collapsed. The boom-and-bust cycle of early-industrial Britain was still in effect, and the boom that had created the conditions for...
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