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VS9 VA in the 20th & 21st Century Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Northern Virginia and the Coastal Plain have grown due to ____.

a)

coal mining

b)

computer technology

c)

tobacco farming

d)

fabric manufacturing

2.

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

a)

urban and industrialized

b)

hunting and gathering

c)

farming and country

d)

gardening and ranching

3.

Great Depression Issues: Unemployment, Abandoned Farms, Lost Homes, Closed Businesses

What was a solution to the hardships Virginians faced during the Great Depression?

a)

Massive Resistance

b)

Women's Suffrage

c)

New Deal Programs

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

4.

What was the period of harsh economic conditions during the 1930s called?

a)

New Deal

b)

Civil Rights Movement

c)

Great Depression

d)

Massive Resistance

5.

Lawyer, Civil Rights Leader, Worked for equal rights for African Americans, Played a key role in the Brown v. Board of Education court case

Who is described in this list?

a)

Oliver W. Hill Sr.

b)

Harry F. Byrd Sr.

c)

A. Linwood Holton Jr.

d)

L. Douglas Wilder

6.

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

a)

desegregation

b)

Civil Rights Movement

c)

equality

d)

Massive Resistance

7.

Which statements replace the question marks to complete the graphic organizer? Select ALL that apply.

a)

Shortage of mechanization for farming

b)

Technological developments for farming

c)

High crop prices

d)

Coal mining

8.

Who was the first African American to be elected to serve as a governor in the United States?

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

L. Douglas Wilder

c)

Arthur Ashe

d)

A. Linwood Holton

9.

With the New Deal, the _____ began to take on a much larger role in the daily lives of Virginians.

a)

the Constitution

b)

suffrage

c)

the Federal government

d)

urbanization

10.

In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that "separate but equal" schools were _______.

a)

legal

b)

constitutional

c)

unconstitutional

d)

able to be determined by the states

11.

Which African American author, tennis player, and spokesperson for social change is depicted in this monument?

a)

Oliver W. Hill, Sr

b)

Maggie L. Walker

c)

L. Douglas Wilder

d)

Arthur Ashe Jr

12.

One result of the Civil Rights Movement was that laws were passed that made ______ illegal.

a)

racial discrimination

b)

racial integration

c)

school integration

d)

school desegregation

13.

Who was a 16 year old student from Farmville, VA who led a student strike against segregation in 1951?

a)

Maggie L. Walker

b)

Arthur Ashe Jr.

c)

Barbara Johns

d)

L. Douglas Wilder

14.

After African Americans served in the military and fought outside of the country in ______, they demanded equal treatment as American citizens.

a)

the Revolutionary War

b)

the Civil War

c)

World War II

d)

French & Indian War

15.

During the 20th century, Northern Virginia experienced growth due to an increase in the number of _____ jobs located in the region.

a)

farming

b)

foresting

c)

manufacturing

d)

federal

16.

In 1920, a Constitutional amendment was added that _____.

a)

gave women the right to vote

b)

protected the right to free speech

c)

ruled school segregation illegal

d)

established crop prices

17.

Who was the first African American woman in the United States to establish a bank and become a bank president?

a)

Barbara Johns

b)

A. Linwood Holton Jr

c)

Maggie L Walker

d)

Mary Bowser