2. Chapter 15
What changes came to
Oklahoma in the 1950s?

3. Who was Governor Johnston Murray?
Oklahoma Historical Society
Willie and Johnston Murray greet visitors to the Oklahoma Governor’s Mansion.
Oklahoma Historical Society

4. What was the Korean Conflict?

5. What was the Cold War?

6. Who was Governor Raymond Gary? Oklahoma Historical Society

7. Governor Gary integrated drinking fountains and restrooms in the State Capitol in the 1950s.

8. How did highways change
towns and cities?

9. When did Jim Crowism begin
to depart Oklahoma?

10. What was the Oklahoma Semi-Centennial Celebration?

11. What changes did the Gary Administration institute in Oklahoma?

12. Oklahoma Historical Society
Who was
Dean A. McGee?
Dean A. McGee
Oklahoma Historical Society

13. How did parenting change in the 1950s?

14. What kinds of changes in science
and in business happened in the 1950s?
Vacuum Tubes
Older televisions used vacuum tubes which
required extensive repair.
Older televisions used vacuum tubes which required extensive repair.

15. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
What were major accomplishments of Raymond Gary’s administration?
How was Johnston Murray related to William H. Murray?
Compare and contrast the two Murrays.
What was the Better Schools Amendment?

16. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
New laws recognized rights of more than one group. Give examples.
How was Governor Gary a leader both in practical ways and in ideas?
How did the Federal-Aid Highway Act affect Oklahoma?

17. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Identify Dean A. McGee. Identify his career and lifetime achievements.
What types of technology changed American life in this decade?
What were some of the trends in American life?