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VA 20th Century Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____ means an agricultural community, usually out in the countryside.

a)

Urban

b)

Industrialized

c)

Mechanized

d)

Rural

2.

_________ means a busy city, where people live close to each other.

a)

Urban

b)

Industrialized

c)

Mechanized

d)

Rural

3.

20th Century Virginia shifted from a ________ to a _________ economy.

a)

Urban, rural

b)

Rural, urban

c)

Agricultural, industrialized

d)

Industrialized, agricultural

4.

__________________ lead to improvements in farming, such as the tractor.

a)

Jim Crow laws

b)

Mechanization

c)

Railroads

d)

Urban communities

5.

Which of the following is a reason someone would move from a rural community to an urban community in 20th century Virginia? (You may choose more than one)

a)

Job opportunities

b)

Technological developments

c)

Railroads

d)

Low crop prices

6.

Which transportation development completely changed the economy of 20th century Virginia?

a)

Tractors

b)

Factories

c)

Streetcars

d)

Railroads

7.

Northern Virginia experienced job growth in which area?

a)

Computer technology

b)

Federal or government jobs

c)

Farming

d)

Factory work

8.

Which industry in the Tidewater region expanded greatly in the 20th century?

a)

Federal or government jobs

b)

Wildlife exploration

c)

Computer technology

d)

Coal mining

9.

In 1920, the United States Constitution was amended for what reason?

a)

Abolishing slavery

b)

Giving Black men the right to vote

c)

Giving women the right to vote

d)

Making freed African Americans legal United States citizens

10.

________ _________ was a famous Virginian who promoted women's suffrage.

a)

Susan B Anthony

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

Belva Lockwood

d)

Maggie L. Walker

11.

The ________ _________ was a huge economic depression lasting from 1929-1939.

a)

New Deal

b)

Great Improvement

c)

Civil Rights Movement

d)

Great Depression

12.

During the Great Depression, many Virginians lost their..... (you may choose more than one!)

a)

Homes

b)

Jobs

c)

Farms

d)

Businesses

13.

Franklin D. Roosevelt established the ______ _______ to help bring the country out of the Great Depression.

a)

Civil Rights Movement

b)

United Nations

c)

New Deal

d)

22nd Amendment

14.

The New Deal provided _____ and ______ to help the economy recover from the Great Depression.

a)

jobs, programs

b)

employment, money

c)

education, housing

d)

medicine, shelter

15.

Which of these words means the full equality of people of all races in public facilities?

a)

Segregation

b)

Discrimination

c)

Integration

d)

Desegregation

16.

Which of these words means the legal end of racial segregation?

a)

Discrimination

b)

Desegregation

c)

Integration

d)

Industrialization

17.

Barbara Johns' student walkout in Farmville, Virginia, lead to which court case?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Davis v. Prince Edward

d)

Loving v. Virginia

18.

The United States Supreme Court ruled in 1954 in the case Brown v. Board of Education that....

a)

African Americans had the legal right to be United States citizens

b)

It was unconstitutional for public schools to be segregated

c)

Segregation in public places like restaurants was illegal

d)

Women had the right to vote

19.

Harry F. Byrd led a policy of _______ _______ against the desegregation of Virginia public schools.

a)

Civil Rights

b)

Separate but Equal

c)

integration

d)

Massive Resistance

20.

In order to avoid desegregation, some schools....

a)

Closed

b)

Built separate schools for African Americans

c)

Stayed open

d)

Sued the Supreme Court

21.

Which of the following Virginians was a lawyer who argued in Brown v. Board of Education?

a)

Maggie L. Walker

b)

Oliver W. Hill

c)

A. Linwood Holton

d)

Arthur Ashe

22.

Which of the following Virginians was the first African American to be elected as a state governor?

a)

Oliver W. Hill

b)

A. Linwood Holton

c)

Harry F. Byrd

d)

L. Douglas Wilder

23.

Which of the following Virginians was a spokesperson for social change, and the first African American to win a men's tennis championship?

a)

Arthur Ashe

b)

A. Linwood Holton

c)

L. Douglas Wilder

d)

Woodrow Wilson

24.

A. Linwood Holton was known for:

a)

A "Pay as You Go" policy to develop Virginia's roads

b)

Being the first African American elected to a state governor position

c)

promoting racial equality and appointing African Americans and women to state government positions

d)

Arguing as a lawyer in Brown v. Board of Education

25.

Who was the first African American woman to open and become president of a bank?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Mary Bowser

c)

Maggie L. Walker

d)

Clara Barton