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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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1
This Oklahoman became an Admiral and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
General Clarence Tinker
Admiral William J. Crowe
Admiral Joseph “Jocko” Clark
General Patrick Hurley
2
This civil rights leader lead teenagers to protest with sit‑ins in Oklahoma City.
George McLaurin
Clara Luper
Roscoe Dunjee
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher
3
Who was the first Oklahoma governor of Indian descent?
Roy J. Turner
Johnston Murray
Frank Keating
David Boren
4
Who sued the Board of Regents of ou for denying them entrance to graduate school?
George McLaurin
Martha T. Ahearn
Maurice Ahearn
Ada Lois Sipuel
5
Raymond Gary campaigned on issues about
a little police action
the Red Scare
jury duty
road-building
6
Governor Raymond Gary refused to attend meetings where there was what?
Racial discrimination
Communism
All of these
Sexism
7
A little over a thousand Oklahomans died in this Southeast Asian conflict
Korea
Panama
Vietnam
Boxer Rebellion
8
This Oklahoma City Mayor was the first woman mayor of a large city to date
Jeri Askins
Alice Mary Robertson
Patience Latting
Kate Barnard
9
This Chickasha native challenged the segregation in one of our state’s universities
Rosa Parks
Roscoe Dunjee
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher
Clara Luper
10
Bill Mauldin drew cartoons who helped make the 45th famous, What were their names?
Winnie and Piglet
Willie and Joe
Beavis and Butthead
Gayla and Matilda
11
This governor improved the state’s image nationwide by envisioning a series of dams and canals?
Roy J. Turner
Alfalfa Bill Murray
Mary Fallin
Robert S. Kerr
12
The Oklahoma National Guard was called what?
45th Infantry
45th Special Division
54th Infantry
NASA
13
Between 1963 and 1991, this governor turned senator, ran for governor a second time
George Nigh
Henry Bellmon
Dewey Barlett
Roy J. Turner
14
The Korean Conflict
lasted about 40 years
was in China
pushed 601 Oklahomans to lose their lives
all the above
15
Who invented the polio vaccine?
Jonas Salk
John Salk
James Salk
Johnson Salk
16
Major accomplishments in Roy J. Turner’s term as governor were
highway development
all of these
ways to attract new industry
a building program
17
Who was the first governor of Indian descent?
Raymond Gary
Johnston Murray
Leon Phillips
Dean A. McGee
18
The Oklahoma National Guard changed its original symbol because it looked like the symbol of
Germans
British
Italians
Russians
19
Which Governor helped organize the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association?
Robert S. Kerr
Johnston Murray
Raymond Gary
Roy J. Turner
20
The historic event in May 3, 1999 was a
plane crash
bombing
earthquake
Tornado
21
What abolished separate funding systems for African-American and white schools?
15th Amendment
Title I Act
No Child Left Behind Act
Better Schools Amendment
22
The man who left a rented truck at the Murrah Building was
Brad Henry
Terry Nichols
Timothy McVeigh
Frank Keating
23
Important issues in Oklahoma in the 1960s were
Discrimination
all of these
education
Court scandals
24
Who commanded the Air Force of the Mediterranean?
George Patton
Patrick Hurley
Clarence Tinker
Ira Eaker
25
Raymond Gary campaigned on issues about
the Red Scare
road-building
jury duty
a little police action
26
This disease, known as infantile paralysis, spread throughout the US in the 1940’s
Spanish Influenza
Smallpox
Polio
AIDS
27
The Better Schools Amendment, which integrated Oklahoma schools, was passed by this Governor
Raymond Gary
Henry Bellmon
J. Howard Edmondson
George Nigh
28
One of the country’s leading institute in eye research is named after who?
Johnston Murray
Dean A. McGee
Leon Phillips
Raymond Gary
29
The youngest elected governor of Oklahoma was
George Nigh
Roy J. Turner
J. Howard Edmondson
Henry Bellmon
30
What State Bank affected the state and national economy
Edmond State Bank
Quail Springs State Bank
Medford State Bank
Penn Square State Bank
31
The historic event of April 19, 1995 was a
plane crash
Tornado
earthquake
bombing
32
This mail carrier murdered his co-workers in Edmond creating the term “Going Postal”
Bobby Thompson
David Hall
Patrick Sherrill
Timothy McVeigh
33
The worker who complained about Kerr-McGee’s nuclear plant was
Patience Latting
Boone Pickens
Idabel Bank
Karen Silkwood
34
One of the country’s leading institute in eye research is named after
Gordon Cooper
Marc “Pete” Mitscher
Dean McGee
Robert S. Kerr
35
The Tulsa Redevelopment Program and the MAPS plan were both part of
Indian gaming
centennial
urban renewal
prison reform
36
What Afrika Corps soldiers were held in prison camps throughout Oklahoma?
Russians
Italians and Germans
Japanese
Code Talkers
37
Senator Robert Kerr chaired a committee to oversee
NASA
uranium
the centennial
an inter-state system
38
The state’s first Republican governor was
David L. Walters
Henry Bellmon
David Boren
J. Howard Edmondson
39
This Oklahoman General of the Hawaiian Air Force was killed at the Battle of Midway
Ira Eaker
Lucian Truscott
Patrick Hurley
Clarence Tinker