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20th Century Virginia (VS 9a-c)

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Virginia changed from a ____________, agricultural society to a more urban, industrial society.

a)

rural

b)

farming

c)

recreational

d)

country

2.

Improvements in transportation changed farming, and crop prices were _________.

a)

high

b)

low

c)

the same

d)

increasing

3.

People moved to urban areas for more ________________ opportunities

a)

shipbuilding

b)

expensive

c)

economic

d)

advanced

4.

Changes in transportation, including roads, streetcars, and ______________ helped cities grow.

a)

railroads

b)

buses

c)

trucks

d)

airplanes

5.

_________ ______________ also helped towns and cities grow. This was discovered in Tazewell County.

a)

Hunting animals

b)

dairy farms

c)

Ice fishing

d)

Coal mining

6.

The number of federal jobs helped _________________ Virginia grow.

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

7.

Computer technology has helped northern Virginia and the _______________ ______________ region grow.

a)

Piedmont

b)

Appalachian Plateau

c)

Blue Ridge

d)

Coastal Plain

8.

Who was a 20th century president that wrote a plan to achieve world peace?

a)

Ulysses Grant

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

9.

Who was a military leader that created an economic plan to help restore Europe after World War II?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

George Marshall

c)

Ben Franklin

d)

Thomas Jackson

10.

The separation of people, usually based on race or religion is called:

a)

desegregation

b)

discrimination

c)

segregation

d)

integration

11.

___________________________ means to abolish segregation.

a)

integration

b)

non-segregation

c)

separation

d)

desegregation

12.

Full equality of all races in the use of public facilities (bring everyone together) is known as:

a)

integration

b)

discrimination

c)

congregation

d)

none of the above

13.

In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court (Brown vs. Board of Education) ruled that "separate but equal" schools were _________________________.

a)

crowded

b)

dirty

c)

unconstitutional

d)

only in southern states

14.

Who led the Massive Resistance movement against desegregation of schools?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Harry F. Byrd

c)

Oliver Hill

d)

Woodrow Wilson

15.

Some schools closed to avoid __________________.

a)

resistance

b)

integration

c)

separation

d)

all of the above

16.

The policy of Massive Resistance ________________, and all schools were ordered to integrate.

a)

passed

b)

stayed the same

c)

decreased

d)

failed