20th and 21st century review

In the early twentieth century, people moved from _____ to _______ areas looking for economic opportunities.

• rural / urban
• urban / rural
• eastern VA / western VA
• western VA / eastern VA

What industry spurred the growth of Virginia towns and cities as people moved from the countryside to find jobs?

• coal mining
• shipbuilding
• apple picking
• fishing

What areas in Virginia have grown due to advances in computer technology in the late 20th century and the early 21st century?

• Blue Ridge & Tidewater
• Northern Virginia & Tidewater
• Northern Virginia & Piedmont
• Blue Ridge & Valley and Ridge

Which area of Virginia has grown because of increases in the number of federal government jobs?

• Southwestern Virginia
• Tidewater Region
• Northern Virginia
• Valley and Ridge Region

Which court case ruled that "separate but equal" public schools were unconstitutional?

• Plessy vs. Ferguson
• Brown vs. Board of Education
• Dred Scott vs. Sandford
• King vs. Jefferson High School

___________ led a Massive Resistance movement against the desegregation of public schools.

• Woodrow Wilson
• Oliver W. Hill, Sr.
• Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
• Linwood Holton, Jr.

Which of the following have an impact on Virginia's economy?

• technology and communications industries
• federal government
• tourism
• all of the above

Segregation is --

• abolishment of racial segregation
• full equality of all races in public facilities
• the separation of people

Desegregation is --

• abolishment of racial segregation
• full equality of all races in public facilities
• the separation of people

Integration is --

• abolishment of racial segregation
• full equality of all races in public facilities
• the separation of people