Post WWI in Oklahoma

Economic unrest

War prosperity soon turned to cutbacks and shut downs

Several labor unions went on strike. In some areas martial law was declared to keep order.

Oil Industry . What happened in the case of the "Osage Reign of Terror? p 297

More oil was found in the 1920s
The Burbank field owned by the Osage Indians.
Oil was also found in OKC
Betsy Foster No. 1 roared Seminole to

Watch "The Creek Runs Red" Pitcher Oklahoma 7 min video

Oil had to be stored in huge containers
like these near Sapula

The Greatest Ranch of All: Miller 101 Ranch
Miller Brothers' 101 Ranch, from Bliss OK, was represented by cowboys, cowgirls, Indians and Mexicans, horses, buffaloes and steers. "Typical" western features included stage coach robberies, Indian raids, steer roping, sharpshooting and the Pony Express.

Name some of the actors of the
Wild West Show. p 301

Famous aviator Wiley Post died with Will Rogers in Alaska.

Watch 3min video on Tornadoes:

Photo Credits:

Coolidge and Osage : memory.loc.gov/.../immig/ images/osage.jpg

Skelley Oil Co. : OKGenWeb Project marti.rootsweb.com/.../shoebox/ skelleyoilco.gif

Oil Tankers : USGenWeb Archives www.rootsweb.com/.../creek/ postcards/oiltnk.jpg

Oil Fires: US Department of State: usinfo.state.gov/.../iraq/ focus/images/fires.jpg

Airplane: www.championaerospace.com/.../ timeline1.jpg

Post Rogers letter: www.explorenorth.com/.../ post-rogers-cover2.jpg / juneauempire.com/Images/081599/rogers.jpg

Miller Ranch: www.npl.lib.va.us/images/ 1997/james5l.jpg

Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms

6. Explain the significance of

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.