WA State History Unit 1 Review

How is the current population of the United States connected to World War II and the postwar era?

• Today the population of the United States is stagnant because of the large number of causalities suffered during World War II.

• Today’s population is fueled by the children and grandchildren of 77 million people born after World War II in a “baby boom.”

• Today women outnumber men two to one in the United States due to the high number of deaths among young men during World War II.

• A population decline has occurred in the United States because many soldiers decided to remain in and live in Europe after World War II.

How is the term “sawdust empire,” which is used today to describe the Northwest region during the 1950s and 1960s, connected to the GI Bill?

• The timber industry was required to cooperate with veterans concerning employment conditions as part of the GI Bill.

• A suggested therapeutic remedy for veterans suffering from postwar trauma was to train as cabinet and furniture craftsmen.

• A great rush for timber occurred because of a building boom as veterans purchased houses as part of the GI Bill.

• Sawdust was provided to veterans by lumber companies as a low-cost fuel source negotiated through the GI Bill.

How was life in Washington State impacted by the Red Scare?

• Three professors suspected of being communists were fired by the University of Washington.

• The coast was identified as vulnerable to communist attack, so the fishing industry was heavily regulated.

• Los Angeles became the new headquarters of the United States film industry after it moved from Seattle.

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    Multiple members of the state legislature were removed from office because of suspected ties to communism.

Why there was concern that Washington State could be attacked during the arms race?

• because of the state’s location on the west coast of the United States

• because of the numerous anti-Soviet protests in the state capital

• due to the state’s large Boeing plant and the Hanford nuclear facility

• due to the high percentage of military personnel from the state

How did Bonnie Dunbar help shape Washington State history?

• She became the first female governor in Washington State history.

• She was a Washington native who became the fourth woman in space.

• She led an effort to clean up waste material from the Hanford Nuclear Site.

• She represented African Americans in the struggle against the state’s Jim Crow laws.

How was Washington State impacted by the Civil Rights movement?

• There were legal challenges to the state’s unfair housing practices.

• Court cases led to the end of the state’s Jim Crow laws.

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    African Americans were subjected to new laws limiting their rights.

• Businesses in Seattle prohibited African Americans from shopping in the area.

Which term is defined as the refusal to buy products or use services to protest some injustice?

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    a sit in

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    a boycott

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    a march

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    an assembly

Which statement best describes the goals and methods of the United Farm Workers?

• They challenged unfair housing laws with demonstrations.

• They organized a boycott to protest low wages for fruit pickers.

• They filed lawsuits in court for the right to join unions.

• They marched to Washington, DC to end discrimination in education.

How was Washington State impacted by Native Americans’ efforts to protect promises made to them through treaties?

• Its reservations were expanded in 1969, making them more economically sound.

• Its national parks grew after the reservation system was abandoned through negotiations.

• It combined reservations and various tribes began to share the same land and receive federal funds.

• It was impacted by the Boldt Decision, which restored off-reservation fishing rights to the American Indians of the state in 1974.

How did Gary Locke shape Washington State history?

• He was elected to the state legislature as the first American of Asian descent.

• He was the first Asian American governor to be elected in the United States.

• He brought attention to the difficulties Asian Americans faced through his many novels.

• He organized and led groups that protested the unfair housing practices in the state.