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Which of these statements is MOST true of Texas after the oil boom of the late 1800s and early 1900s?

A: new corporations formed and new infrastructures were built to keep pace with the booming oil business

B: most Texans were unhappy with the oil boom as outsiders moved into Texas looking for a way to gain wealth quickly

C: the Texas economy did not truly feel the effects of the oil boom until 1942, when global war caused a new demand for oil

D: the discovery of oil hurt education in Texas as lands once dedicated to schools were excavated in the hopes of finding oil

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C the taxes economy did not truly feel the effects of the oil boom until 1942 when global war caused a new demand for oil
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