VS 9: 20th Century and Beyond

During the 20th century, Virginia changed from a rural and agricultural society to a more _____ society.

• gardening and ranching

• urban and industrialized

• farming and country

• hunting and gathering

Virginia's lawmakers fought against integration by closing schools. This policy was called ______.

• desegregation

• Civil Rights Movement

• equality

• Massive Resistance

Who was a governor of Virginia who appointed many African Americans and women to positions in state government?

• Oliver W. Hill, Sr.

• A. Linwood Holton, Jr.

• L. Douglass Wilder

Who was the first African American governor to be elected a state govenor of the United States

• Oliver W. Hill, Sr.

• A. Linwood Holton, Jr.

• L. Douglass Wilder

Who was a lawyer and civil rights leader who worked for equal rights for African Americans and played a key role in the Brown v. Board decision.

• Oliver W. Hill, Sr.

• A. Linwood Holton, Jr.

• L. Douglass Wilder

The Medal of Honor is awarded for _____

• participiating in school integration

• voting in elections

• bravery behond what is expected in combat

• growing crops

In Brown v. Board of Education, the United States Supreme Court ruled that "seperate but equal schools" were _____.

• legal

• constituional

• able to be determined by states

• unconstitutional

Who was an African American author, tennis player, and spokesperson for social change?

• Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.

• Oliver W. Hill, Sr.

• Maggie L. walker

• L. Douglass Wilder

During World War II, how did people on the home front help support the war effort?

• Families planted Victory Gardens to grow their own food.

• The government limited how much certain goods people could buy

• communities recycled materials like rubber and metal

• Most citizens contineud life exactly the same way as before the war.

• People bought U.S. savings bonds to support the government.

As Virginia grew following the Civil War, the need for more and better _______ increased.

• roads

• farms

• harbors

• tobacco