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

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

President Roosevelt stated in his 1941 State of the Union address that all men were entitled to 4 Freedoms

• Freedom of religion, to work, to access the courts, and speech

• Freedom of speech, life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

• Freedom of speech, worship, from want, from fear

• Freedom of liberty, economic independence, speech, justice

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

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What was promised to Blacks by President Woodrow Wilson during WWI

• 40 acres and a mule

• improved economic status

• better jobs

• full citizenship rights

Who was Charles Hamilton Houston

• Dorothy Vaughn's immediate supervisor

• The top lawyer at the NAACP

• The top adviser to President Roosevelt

• The CEO of NACA

There was a rule in 1915 that required a photo with every job application

• True

• False

In the Souls of Black folk written by WEB Dubois what struggle did he indicate black people were struggling with as WWII begin.

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James Thompson was a 26 year old cafeteria worker who wrote a letter to the Pittsburgh Courier. What was the main point of his letter

• Blacks need to be given better jobs in the Defense Industry

• There needs to be better graduate school options for Blacks

• Question the wisdom of fighting a war abroad to protect other peoples rights, when the rights of blacks were being violated at home

• All of the above