Oklahoma History Oklahoma Economy & Natural Resources 3

Question 1

How did the Dust Bowl of the 1930s primarily damage Oklahoma's economy?

Accepted Answer

It destroyed farmland and triggered mass migration of agricultural workers

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It collapsed the oil industry statewide

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It dried up river transportation routes

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It caused urban businesses to permanently close

Question 2

What major federal infrastructure project, completed in 1971, created a navigable waterway connecting Oklahoma's interior to the Gulf of Mexico?

Accepted Answer

McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System

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Grand River Navigation Project

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Verdigris River Canal System

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Lake Eufaula Shipping Canal

Question 3

Which military installation established near Oklahoma City during World War II became a major long-term employer and economic anchor for the region?

Accepted Answer

Tinker Air Force Base

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Fort Sill

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Vance Air Force Base

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Altus Air Force Base

Question 4

Route 66, which passed through Oklahoma, was economically significant primarily because it:

Accepted Answer

Enabled cross-country automobile travel and tourism through Oklahoma towns

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Served as a cattle driving route to Kansas markets

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Connected Oklahoma oil fields directly to Texas refineries

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Was the primary wheat shipping highway to Midwest mills

Question 5

Oklahoma's natural gas industry grew dramatically in the mid-20th century primarily due to the expansion of what infrastructure?

Accepted Answer

Long-distance pipeline networks

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Liquefied natural gas terminals

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Ocean shipping routes

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Railroad tank cars

Question 6

The Oklahoma oil bust of the 1980s devastated the state's economy when oil prices collapsed. What was a major consequence for Oklahoma's banking system?

Accepted Answer

Numerous banks failed, requiring federal intervention

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Banks became more profitable due to loan repayments

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Oklahoma banks diversified profitably into manufacturing

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The state banned new energy-sector loans

Question 7

By the late 20th century, which Oklahoma city emerged as the state's largest and most economically diverse metropolitan area?

Accepted Answer

Oklahoma City

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Tulsa

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Lawton

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Norman