Oklahoma Academic Standard 5. The student will examine the Oklahoma’s political, social, cultural, and economic transformation during the early decades following statehood. |
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Objective 5.4 Examine how the economic cycles of boom and bust of the oil industry affected major sectors of employment, mining, and the subsequent development of communities, as well as the role of entrepreneurs, including J.J. McAlester, Frank Phillips, E.W. Marland and Robert S. Kerr, and the designation of Tulsa as the “Oil Capital of the World”. |
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Oklahoma is rich in available mineral resources and such resources have played a major role in shaping the state’s economy. Students should evaluate the role and contributions of entrepreneurs who have capitalized on Oklahoma’s underground wealth and accumulated vast fortunes. Students should also evaluate actions by entrepreneurs which sometimes led to exploitation of Indian lands and people. |
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