Postwar Change Answers

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How was military housing commonly reused after World War II in Oklahoma?

A
as college student housing
B
as halfway housing for released prisoners
C
as military storage facilities
D
as manufacturing storehouses
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What was one way Governor Roy Turner lured businesses to Oklahoma markets during the late 1940s?

A
He funded a nationwide television advertising campaign encouraging big businesses to invest in Oklahoma franchises.
B
He commissioned a survey to reveal what business stereotypes national consumers held about Oklahoma products.
C
He oversaw a national industrial tour that promoted Oklahoma’s major businesses and products.
D
He established an annual trade fair to advertise Oklahoma’s major businesses and products.
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The major goal of Governor J. Howard Edmondson’s brief term in office was __________.

A
economic diversification
B
urban revitalization
C
educational desegregation
D
government reform
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Governor J. Howard Edmondson attempted to reform the __________ system of postwar Oklahoma.

A
county treasury
B
county commissioner
C
county court clerk
D
county assessor
7

World War II veterans replaced wartime female workers, who were instructed to __________.

A
either apply for executive jobs within a company or take lower-paying jobs
B
either apply for federal government assistance or apply for executive jobs
C
either return to their domestic work or apply for executive jobs within a company
D
either take lower-paying jobs or return to their domestic work
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Because more and more baby boomer children required __________, Oklahoma provided more funds for __________ during the 1950s and 1960s.

A
schooling . . . education
B
food . . . restaurants
C
protection . . . police
D
transportation . . . trains
9

Legislative districts needed reapportionment in the years following World War II because __________.

A
more people had abandoned rural areas for cities, but voting districts had not been redrawn to reflect that shift
B
women had been granted the right to vote decades earlier, but the state’s districts had not accounted for these additional voters
C
Oklahoma had received so many additional residents from postwar migration that a census was called
D
county governments had mismanaged voting district records all over the state
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In 1950, _____ percent of Oklahoma residents were farmers; just 20 years later, only _____ percent of residents were farmers.

A
30 . . . 12
B
20 . . . 5
C
40 . . . 15
D
50 . . . 9
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The 1944 law that is commonly called the GI Bill provided federal funds to give veterans access to __________.

A
public housing
B
business loans
C
secondary education
D
free legal representation

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