Hidden Figures Ch. 4 Double V

Between 1940 and 1942, civilian and military populations exploded in the Hampton Roads area. What was the reason for this?

• World War I

• World War II

• Vietnam War

• Civil War

What unusual step did the War Department take in order to entice more woman to apply for war jobs? (page 28)

Answer explanation

They hired woman as mannequins and stand in the window at department stores

Between 1940 and 1942, the Hampton Roads region of VA saw an explosion of military personnel from 15,000 to more than

• 75,000

• 50,000

• 150,000

• 200,000

What was the name of the animated short produced by Walt Disney that extolled the virtues of airplanes as weapons in the war? page 29

To deal with the population explosion, a federally funded housing development was built in Newport News Virginia. What was the name of the neighborhood designated for Negroes

• Copeland Park

• Norfolk Village

• Newsome Park

• none of the above

What couple did Dorothy rent a room from when she started working for Langley

• Frederick and Annie Lucy

• Joshua and Joylette Coleman

• Katherine and Henry Goble

• Jimmy and Patrica Gordon

Why did the segregationist Jim Crow Laws in Virginia have the opposite effect for Negroes and whites as it related to the city buses in New Port News VA? page 30

Answer explanation

The law was meant for blacks and whites to remain seperate. Blacks were to enter the bus from the rear and sit in the back, and whites would enter through the front and sit in the front. Since most times there was no bus conductor at the back of the bus, negroes would have to enter the front of the bus with whites and push their way through to get to the back of the bus.

What were the 4 freedoms that President Roosevelt outlined in his State of the Union Address in 1941? page 31

Answer explanation

freedom from want, freedom from fear, freedom to worship, freedom of speech

What two legislative acts caused blacks to have optimism that this war would afford them opportunities that previous wars had not? page 32

Answer explanation

Executive Order 8802 and the Fair Employee Practices Committee

Why was the Negro conflicted about fighting in a war to protect other peoples rights?

Answer explanation

They were conflicted because they were not being treated fairly in the United States (Jim Crow, segregation, etc). So how were they going to fight in WWII and try to protect rights of Jews who were being persecuted by Hitler)