Postwar Change Answers

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Why is Robert S. Kerr remembered as one of Oklahoma’s greatest governors?

A
Kerr’s service as Harry S Truman’s vice president gave Oklahoma national publicity as a state that could provide powerful leaders.
B
As a popular Republican governor, Kerr represented a shift in Oklahoma politics, which moved away from Democratic roots.
C
Kerr established Oklahoma’s postwar prosperity, and his powerful service in the US Senate highlighted Oklahoman values and priorities.
D
Kerr created a productive hydroelectric dam, which was named after him and which created an unprecedented number of jobs for Oklahomans.
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Nearly _____ Oklahomans were born during the “baby boom” years.

A
20,000
B
400,000
C
1,000,000
D
3,000,000
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In the 1950s, Oklahoma became the first state in the nation to pass a law providing a statewide __________.

A
emergency alert system
B
educational television network
C
system of highways
D
public transit system
4

Reflective of the intense productivity of manufacturers like the Tulsa Douglas Plant, __________ manufacturing became a tremendous new industry for Oklahomans during and after World War II.

A
explosives
B
textile
C
aerospace
D
agribusiness
5

Which Republican governor helped develop Oklahoma’s first retirement system?

A
Robert S. Kerr
B
J. Howard Edmondson
C
Roy Turner
D
Henry Bellmon
6

Governor __________ succeeded in bringing the statewide repeal of alcohol prohibition by public vote in 1959.

A
J. Howard Edmondson
B
Henry Bellmon
C
Robert S. Kerr
D
Roy Turner
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Which statement does not describe a reason why more Oklahomans migrated to urban areas after World War II?

A
Cities offered steadier hours and income.
B
Urban work did not rely on the weather.
C
Oklahoma’s rural governors caused several political scandals in the 1950s, reducing interest in rural customs.
D
Some modern conveniences were not available in rural areas.
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New York Yankee __________, one of the most famous baseball players of the 1950s and 1960s, came from Commerce, Oklahoma.

A
Joe DiMaggio
B
Mickey Mantle
C
Hank Aaron
D
Babe Ruth
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__________, a major telecommunications equipment plant, opened in Oklahoma City in 1961.

A
AT&T
B
Western Electric
C
Telecom Corporation
D
Great Plains Electronics
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After World War II, family farming systems were increasingly replaced by __________.

A
agricorporate farming
B
corpoagriculture
C
business farming
D
agribusiness

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