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World War 2 to Modern Oklahoma
World War 2 to Modern Oklahoma
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Oklahoma from 1940-present day
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Between 1963 and 1991, this governor turned senator, ran for governor a second time
Roy J. Turner
Henry Bellmon
Dewey Barlett
George Nigh
2
This Chickasha native challenged the segregation in one of our state’s universities
Clara Luper
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher
Rosa Parks
Roscoe Dunjee
3
This civil rights leader lead teenagers to protest with sit‑ins in Oklahoma City.
Clara Luper
Roscoe Dunjee
George McLaurin
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher
4
One of the country’s leading institute in eye research is named after
Gordon Cooper
Marc “Pete” Mitscher
Dean McGee
Robert S. Kerr
5
This Oklahoman became an Admiral and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Admiral William J. Crowe
Admiral Joseph “Jocko” Clark
General Patrick Hurley
General Clarence Tinker
6
Raymond Gary campaigned on issues about
the Red Scare
jury duty
road-building
a little police action
7
The Oklahoma National Guard was called what?
45th Special Division
NASA
45th Infantry
54th Infantry
8
The historic event in May 3, 1999 was a
Tornado
bombing
plane crash
earthquake
9
The man who left a rented truck at the Murrah Building was
Timothy McVeigh
Brad Henry
Terry Nichols
Frank Keating
10
What Afrika Corps soldiers were held in prison camps throughout Oklahoma?
Japanese
Code Talkers
Russians
Italians and Germans
11
Who was the first Oklahoma governor of Indian descent?
Johnston Murray
David Boren
Frank Keating
Roy J. Turner
12
The Better Schools Amendment, which integrated Oklahoma schools, was passed by this Governor
George Nigh
J. Howard Edmondson
Henry Bellmon
Raymond Gary
13
Major accomplishments in Roy J. Turner’s term as governor were
ways to attract new industry
all of these
a building program
highway development
14
The Oklahoma National Guard changed its original symbol because it looked like the symbol of
British
Germans
Italians
Russians
15
Who sued the Board of Regents of ou for denying them entrance to graduate school?
Ada Lois Sipuel
George McLaurin
Maurice Ahearn
Martha T. Ahearn
16
The historic event of April 19, 1995 was a
bombing
earthquake
Tornado
plane crash
17
Raymond Gary campaigned on issues about
jury duty
the Red Scare
a little police action
road-building
18
This governor improved the state’s image nationwide by envisioning a series of dams and canals?
Robert S. Kerr
Mary Fallin
Roy J. Turner
Alfalfa Bill Murray
19
A little over a thousand Oklahomans died in this Southeast Asian conflict
Boxer Rebellion
Vietnam
Korea
Panama
20
This Oklahoman General of the Hawaiian Air Force was killed at the Battle of Midway
Clarence Tinker
Patrick Hurley
Ira Eaker
Lucian Truscott
21
This mail carrier murdered his co-workers in Edmond creating the term “Going Postal”
Patrick Sherrill
Bobby Thompson
Timothy McVeigh
David Hall
22
The Tulsa Redevelopment Program and the MAPS plan were both part of
Indian gaming
prison reform
urban renewal
centennial
23
Governor Raymond Gary refused to attend meetings where there was what?
All of these
Racial discrimination
Communism
Sexism
24
Who was the first governor of Indian descent?
Raymond Gary
Johnston Murray
Leon Phillips
Dean A. McGee
25
This Oklahoma City Mayor was the first woman mayor of a large city to date
Alice Mary Robertson
Patience Latting
Jeri Askins
Kate Barnard
26
Important issues in Oklahoma in the 1960s were
education
Discrimination
all of these
Court scandals
27
Which Governor helped organize the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association?
Raymond Gary
Roy J. Turner
Robert S. Kerr
Johnston Murray
28
The worker who complained about Kerr-McGee’s nuclear plant was
Patience Latting
Boone Pickens
Karen Silkwood
Idabel Bank
29
This disease, known as infantile paralysis, spread throughout the US in the 1940’s
Polio
AIDS
Spanish Influenza
Smallpox
30
The state’s first Republican governor was
Henry Bellmon
J. Howard Edmondson
David Boren
David L. Walters
31
Bill Mauldin drew cartoons who helped make the 45th famous, What were their names?
Beavis and Butthead
Gayla and Matilda
Willie and Joe
Winnie and Piglet
32
What abolished separate funding systems for African-American and white schools?
15th Amendment
Title I Act
Better Schools Amendment
No Child Left Behind Act
33
The Korean Conflict
lasted about 40 years
pushed 601 Oklahomans to lose their lives
was in China
all the above
34
What State Bank affected the state and national economy
Edmond State Bank
Penn Square State Bank
Medford State Bank
Quail Springs State Bank
35
Who invented the polio vaccine?
James Salk
John Salk
Jonas Salk
Johnson Salk
36
Senator Robert Kerr chaired a committee to oversee
an inter-state system
uranium
the centennial
NASA
37
Who commanded the Air Force of the Mediterranean?
Patrick Hurley
Ira Eaker
George Patton
Clarence Tinker
38
One of the country’s leading institute in eye research is named after who?
Raymond Gary
Leon Phillips
Dean A. McGee
Johnston Murray
39
The youngest elected governor of Oklahoma was
Roy J. Turner
Henry Bellmon
George Nigh
J. Howard Edmondson