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VS.9 Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Began to Change in the Early 20th Century?

a)

drawing

b)

cars

c)

land

d)

agriculture

2.

Why were crop prices now lower?

a)

they were able to produce more crops because of the new way of farming

b)

they had more rain to water the crops

c)

they were able to rebuild farms after reconstruction

d)

they were not lower

3.

What does urban mean?

a)

country

b)

city

c)

farmland

d)

agricultural

4.

What does rural mean?

a)

country

b)

city

c)

neighborhoods

d)

farms

5.

Why did people move from rural to urban communities?

a)

they had better farmland

b)

better economic opportunity (wanted to make more money)

c)

they no longer wanted to live in the country

d)

they did not move

6.

Old systems of farming were no longer _______________.

a)

used

b)

wanted

c)

effective

d)

needed

7.

Which of the following explains the new way of farming?

a)

tractors plow the fields

b)

use a seed spreader machine

c)

add fertilizer to the field so that the crops grow better

d)

load your crops in a wagon to take places to sell

8.

Which of the following explain the old way of farming?

a)

farmers lead horses with a plow on it

b)

crops were able to be shipped on railroads to go all over the united states

c)

grow plants in the bare soil

d)

plant all seeds by hand

9.

What technological advances helped cities grow?

a)

streetcars

b)

railroads

c)

smart cars

d)

more and better roads

10.
Suffrage means the right to _______________.
a)
own a firearm
b)
vote in political elections
c)
practice your religion
d)
free speech
11.
Which statement best represents the events in the picture?
a)
Women wanted the president to support equal rights and the right to vote for females.
b)
Women wanted the U.S. president to back labor unions.
c)
Women did not like the president’s approach to civil rights.
d)
Women protested for homeless women and demanded equal job opportunities.
12.

As a result of the suffrage movement

a)

slavery was abolished.

b)

the 19th Amendment was passed

c)

women achieved equal pay

d)

women were allowed to drive.

13.
Susan B. Anthony wanted....
a)
the colonists to be free from British rule.
b)
to be the first woman president
c)
to be a nurse
d)
all women to have the right to vote
14.
Susan B. Anthony was an abolonist.  What is an abolonist?
a)
someone who wants everyone to have the right to vote.
b)
someone who wants slavery to end.
c)
someone who wants to be free
d)
someone who wants to be a president
15.
What was the name of FDR's plan to reconstruct America following the Great Depression?
a)
No Deal
b)
New Deal
c)
Reconstruction
d)
FDR's Plan
16.
The Great Depression began in
a)
1925
b)
1929
c)
1932
d)
1940
17.
In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food.  These were normally run by charities.
a)
churches
b)
businesses
c)
soup kitchens
d)
work
18.
After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.
a)
banks closed
b)
banks gave away their money
c)
they couldn't remember where they put it
d)
someone stole it
19.

What is desegregation?

a)

treating people differently based on religion or race

b)

separating people based on religion or race

c)

abolishment of racial segregation

d)

massive resistance

20.

What is the U.S. Supreme Court?

a)

the court where you order supreme pizzas

b)

the highest and most powerful court in the state of Virginia

c)

the lowest court in our country

d)

the highest court in our country

21.

What was the significance of Brown v. Board of Education?

a)

"separate but equal" public schools were illegal

b)

"separate but equal" public schools were legal

c)

"separate but equal" public schools are not segregated

d)

the Board of Education was correct

22.

What was massive resistance?

a)

A movement in Virginia that increased everyone's rights

b)

A movement in Virginia that was opposed to segregation

c)

A movement in Virginia that wanted desegregation

d)

A movement in Virginia that was opposed to desegregation

23.

What is the difference between segregation and discrimination?

a)

One is fair and the other is not

b)

Segregation is when people are treated differently and discrimination is when people are separated

c)

Discrimination is when people are treated differently and segregation is when people are separated

d)

Segregation and discrimination are the same

24.

What was the result of Massive Resistance?

a)

It failed and all school finally had to integrate.

b)

It was a huge success!

c)

It didn't change anything.

d)

It eliminated all prejudices in our state

25.

Who was Harry F. Byrd?

a)

He was opposed to the Massive Resistance movement in Virginia

b)

He was the first African American governor in the United States

c)

He was a Supreme Court Justice

d)

He led the Massive Resistance movement in Virginia

26.

What is the definition of integration?

a)

When people of different races and religions are discriminated against

b)

When people of different races and religions attend different schools, churches, restaurants, etc)

c)

When people of different races and religions are together (ex: schools, churches, restaurants, etc)

d)

When people of different races and religions do not like each other

27.

If Massive Resistance had succeeded, how might our classroom look today?

a)

Students would all be of one race

b)

Students would not have equal access to education

c)

Students would not get the same quality of education

d)

All students and parents would be happy

28.

Who was Harry F. Byrd?

a)

He was opposed to the Massive Resistance movement in Virginia

b)

He was the first African American governor in the United States

c)

He was a Supreme Court Justice

d)

He led the Massive Resistance movement in Virginia

29.
The man in this picture established
a)
new laws for factory safety
b)
a plan for world peace
c)
schools for the blind
d)
a new capital for the Union
30.
Oliver W. Hill is best known for his work with
a)
enslaved African Americans
b)
disabled Americans
c)
the Plessy v Ferguson court case
d)
the Brown v Board of Education court case
31.
Who was the first African American to win a major men's tennis tournament?
a)
Oliver W. Hill
b)
L. Douglas Wilder
c)
James Lafayette
d)
Arthur Ashe
32.
Who was the lawyer who assisted in the Brown v Board of Education court case?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Oliver W. Hill
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
A. Linwood Holton
33.
Who was a spokesperson for social change after he experienced segregation on the tennis courts in Richmond?
a)
A. Linwood Holton
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Arthur Ashe
d)
Oliver W. Hill
34.
Who helped modernize Virginia state government while he was Governor of Virginia?
a)
Oliver W. Hill
b)
A. Linwood Holton
c)
Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
d)
Arthur Ashe
35.
Who was the first African American woman to be a bank president?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Maggie L. Walker
c)
Dolley Madison
d)
Susan B. Anthony
36.
Who of the following was not governor of Virginia?
a)
A. Linwood Holton
b)
Arthur Ashe
c)
L. Douglas Wilder
d)
Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
37.
Who is known for starting a "Pay as You Go" policy for road improvement?
a)
Oliver W. Hill
b)
Harry F. Byrd
c)
Arthur R. Ashe 
d)
A. Linwood Holton
38.
Which African America lawyer played a key role in the "Brown v. Board of Education" decision?
a)
Oliver W. Hill
b)
Arthur Ashe Jr.
c)
Harry F. Byrd
d)
A. Linwood Holton
39.
Which United States President wrote a plan for world peace after World War I?
a)
George C. Marshall
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Harry F. Byrd
40.
Which Virginia governor promoted racial equality by appointing African Americans and women to state government positions?
a)
A. Linwood Holton
b)
Harry F. Byrd
c)
L. Douglas Wilder
d)
Oliver W. Hill
41.
Who was a Virginia governor who was known for a “Pay as You Go” policy for road improvements and he modernized Virginia state government and led a massive resistance movement against the desegregation of public schools?
a)
Oliver W. Hill, Sr.
b)
A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
c)
Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
d)
Maggie L. Walker
42.
Oliver W. Hill was,
a)
A lawyer and a farmer
b)
A lawyer and a Revolutionary War leader
c)
A teacher and a taxi driver
d)
A lawyer and a Civil Rights Leader