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The state was an excellent choice for housing prisoners, as the climate was mild, there were few cities, and POWs could be kept busy working on farms and ranches. Oklahoma Ordnance Works, located between Chouteau and Pryor, was one of several plants that produced powders for explosives and bombs, such as TNT. 10,000 employees worked at the facility. The Tulsa Bomber Plant built several types of bombers, was run by the Douglas Aircraft Company, and employed 23,000 people during the war’s peak. The US Naval Ammunition Depot at McAlester opened in 1943. Citizens petitioned the government to build an ammunitions plant there, and the contracts were awarded because it was located inland and at intersections of highways and railroads. On April 8, 1941, Oklahoma City got a contract for a supply and maintenance depot and opened Tinker Field in 1942. It was the largest air material depot in world, and it specialized in repairing bombers. The base was named after Clarence L. Tinker, the first American Indian in US Army to reach the rank of major general. Thirty thousand people worked at Tinker, half of which were women.
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The Pequot War tipped the balance of power in the New World to the English instead of the Dutch.
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The significance of the Pequot War in history was that it tipped the balance of military power to the English, instead of the Dutch, opening the way to New England's settlement. The penalties of fighting in the Pequot War brought the wrath of the English and their allies on to the Pequot people.
Seward’s Folly refers to the "<span>(C) United States’ purchase of Alaska," since this deal was made by William Seward, and was seen by many at the time as being a waste of money. </span>
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There is no hard-and-fast land requirement. However, the farmers I spoke with said that someone would need at least 500 owned acres and 1,000 leased acres to make a living. The quality of the land certainly affects those numbers.
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