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Worksheets20th Century Virginia (VS 9a-c)
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Virginia changed from a ____________, agricultural society to a more urban, industrial society.
rural
farming
recreational
country
Improvements in transportation changed farming, and crop prices were _________.
high
low
the same
increasing
People moved to urban areas for more ________________ opportunities
shipbuilding
expensive
economic
advanced
Changes in transportation, including roads, streetcars, and ______________ helped cities grow.
railroads
buses
trucks
airplanes
_________ ______________ also helped towns and cities grow. This was discovered in Tazewell County.
Hunting animals
dairy farms
Ice fishing
Coal mining
The number of federal jobs helped _________________ Virginia grow.
Northern
Southern
Eastern
Western
Computer technology has helped northern Virginia and the _______________ ______________ region grow.
Piedmont
Appalachian Plateau
Blue Ridge
Coastal Plain
Who was a 20th century president that wrote a plan to achieve world peace?
Ulysses Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
Who was a military leader that created an economic plan to help restore Europe after World War II?
Robert E. Lee
George Marshall
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jackson
The separation of people, usually based on race or religion is called:
desegregation
discrimination
segregation
integration
___________________________ means to abolish segregation.
integration
non-segregation
separation
desegregation
Full equality of all races in the use of public facilities (bring everyone together) is known as:
integration
discrimination
congregation
none of the above
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court (Brown vs. Board of Education) ruled that "separate but equal" schools were _________________________.
crowded
dirty
unconstitutional
only in southern states
Who led the Massive Resistance movement against desegregation of schools?
Rosa Parks
Harry F. Byrd
Oliver Hill
Woodrow Wilson
Some schools closed to avoid __________________.
resistance
integration
separation
all of the above
The policy of Massive Resistance ________________, and all schools were ordered to integrate.
passed
stayed the same
decreased
failed
