True or False: The New Deal was made because it addressed only the problems of unemployment after The Great Depression.
False: It addressed several problems face after the Great Depression.
Why was Tazewell County important to the growth of Virginia?
coal deposits were mined
The New Deal was a program to help the country recover from hard times implemented between 1933 and 1939 by WHO?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oliver W. Hill
Harry F. Byrd Sr.
L. Douglas Wilder
_________________ was a civil rights activist who, as a teenager, led a student strike at Robert Russa Moton High School against school segregation in 1951.
Barbara Johns
Which of these describes a significant change in Virginia's society during the 1900s?
Return to farming
Decline in education
Increase in urbanization
Decrease in population
What type of transportations helped Virginia business agriculture and industry grow during the 20th century?
streetcars
railroads
roads
cars
Complete the sentence: In Norfolk, VA the Norfolk 17 were the first seventeen students integrate....
public schools
Who led the Massive Resistance movement and refused to support or cooperate with school desegregation?
L. Douglas Wilder
Oliver W. Hill
Arthur R. Ashe
Harry F. Byrd Sr.
In 1920, what amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution that granted women suffrage?
18th
19th
14th
13th
What Virginia region was Tazewell County in?
Tidewater
Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountain
Valley & Ridge
What was the period of difficult economic conditions during the 1930s called?
The Great Depression
______________ and improvements in transportation changed farming. An example would be a tractor.
Segregation
Industrialization
Urbanization
Mechanization
How did Virginia's population change during the 20th century?
It became more urban and industrial
It decreased significantly
It stayed the same
It became more rural
What was Massive Resistance in Virginia during the 1950s?
A movement to support the desegregation of public schools
A federal program promoting school integration
A policy to resist the desegregation of public schools
What impact did World War II have on Virginia's economy?
It decreased population growth
It had no effect
It led to more farming
It increased industrial production and federal jobs
What did Brown v. Board of Education decide?
Segregation in schools was fair
Schools could not be segregated anymore
Schools could stay segregated
The case had no effect on schools
Who was L. Douglas Wilder?
A civil rights activist
The first African American governor of Virginia
A famous inventor
A business leader
True or False. It was easy to borrow money from the bank in the 1920s.
True
During the Great Depression people did not have _________ or enough _______.
shelter or enough food
What was significant about the Brown v. Board of Education decision in Virginia?
It increased school funding
It created new schools
It required school desegregation
It shortened the school year
Who was Oliver W. Hill Sr.?
A civil rights lawyer who fought for desegregation of schoo
A teacher who led protests against school integration
A politician who supported school segregation
How did the Great Depression affect Virginia?
It only affected northern Virginia
It had no impact on Virginia
It improved Virginia's economy
It created widespread unemployment and economic hardship
Arthur R. Ashe Jr. was the first African American man to win a major men's championship in which sport?
Tennis
Football
Basketball
Baseball
What significant right did women gain in 1920?
The right to own property
The right to work
The right to drive
The right to vote
What effect did the women's suffrage movement have in Virginia?
It led to women gaining voting rights
It had no impact
It decreased women's rights
It only affected northern Virginia
What was Linwood Holton Jr. known for?
Building railroads
Leading segregation efforts
Supporting school integration as governor
Being a sports star
What happened to Virginia's agricultural communities during the 20th century?
They remained the same
Many became smaller as people moved to cities
They all disappeared
They grew larger
Who was the first African American woman to establish and become president of a bank?
Maggie L. Walker
Rosa Parks
Barbara Johns
Patricia Turner