2. Unit 5 War and Development
A Cimarron County father and his two sons take shelter from a dust storm.

3. World War II Woody Guthrie The Marland Administration
Chapter 20
World War II
Woody Guthrie
The Marland Administration
Governor Leon Phillips
The 45th Infantry Division
Willie and Joe
Oklahoma’s War Effort
Governor Robert S. Kerr

4. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Discuss the accomplishments of Robert S. Kerr as governor and as the United States Senator from Oklahoma.
Why was Woody Guthrie’s work significant?
Discuss the controversy between Leon Phillips and Ernest Marland.
What roles did women play in World War ll?
Identify Woody Guthrie, E.W. Marland, Code talkers, “Willie and Joe,” Charles Chibitty, Robert S. Kerr

5. This Land Was Made for You and Me,
a portrait of Woody Guthrie hangs in the Oklahoma Capitol.

6. Governor E. W. Marland

7. Governor Leon “Red” Phillips

8. Sergeant Major Art Peters tries out Hitler’s bed after the capture of Munich.

9. Many women who normally did not work outside the home joined the work force during World War II. “Rosie The Riveter” was the symbol for them.

10. Governor (and Senator)
Robert S. Kerr

11. The original insignia of the 45th Division resembled a gold swastika on a red background. It was changed to the “Thunderbird” on the right when the swastika became a famous Nazi symbol.

12. Scaffold Burial by Woody Crumbo
Scaffold Burial by Woody Crumbo. This work depicts the burial ceremony of the Plains Indians. Crumbo dedicated the work to all Indian participants in America’s conflicts in honor of Private First Class Clarence Spotted Wolf who was killed in World War II.