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