LUOA Virginia History Quiz: Virginia in the Twentieth Century
In one or two sentences, explain the meaning of the term "New South."
"New South" was a term used by many as a way of saying that they believe the south should become more grounded in manufacturing, coal mining, and all the new industrial things coming up at the time. Henery Grady was an editor for a large paper that also referenced and supported this movement.
What key government actions expanded the number of people who could vote in all elections? (choose all that apply)
1966 Supreme Court decision declaring poll taxes unconstitutional Voting Rights Act of 1965 ratification of the 24th Amendment
How many Virginians received the Medal of Honor in World War II?
9
George Patton George Patton George Marshall George Marshall George Marshall Douglas McArthur
Attended VMI before transferring to West Point A significant portion of his career stationed at Fort Myer Attended VMI Retired to Leesburg Museum located Lexington Buried in Norfolk
Where is the National D-Day Memorial located?
Bedford
Who was the first African American Congressman from Virginia?
Bobby Scott
Who was the first African-American Congressman from Virginia?
Bobby scott
Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County (VA) was the court case that connected Virginia to which case heard by the Supreme Court in 1954?
Brown v. Toopeka Board of Education
Who was the first person of African descent to serve as Governor of Virginia?
Douglas Wilder
The election of __________________ __________ in 1885 was evidence of the growing Lost Cause mentality in Virginia.
Fitzhugh Lee
Issues with segregation in restaurants, hotels and gas stations led a group of students in which southern town to stage a sit-in at the Woolworth Department Store lunch counter?
Greensboro, NC
What two prominent Virginians were able to build a powerful political organization in the 1890s?
Hal Flood Thomas Staples Martin
Ten percent of US soldiers departing for Europe went through which port?
Hampton Roads
From 1920 to 1960, who was the most politically powerful Virginian?
Harry F. Byrd
How did Wilson propose to ensure world peace after the war?
He proposed the League of Nations.
Who was the editor of of the Atlanta Constitution and the leader of the "New South" movement?
Henry Grady
Who was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution and the leader of the "New South" movement?
Henry Grady
Which Virginia governor finally declared that Virginia schools must integrate?
J. Lindsay Almond
Who was the North Carolina businessman who was able to purchase Bonsack's machine and eventually form the American Tobacco Company?
James B. Duke
What prominent evangelical leader was a founder of the Moral Majority and Liberty University?
Jerry Falwell
Who was the first woman to serve in the Virginia House of Delegates?
Kathryn Stone
NASA headquarters was originally located at...
Langley
Who was the first Virginia woman to win a seat in Congress?
Leslie Byrne
What Readjuster argued that the New South movement was the only way for Virginia to gain prosperity?
Lewis Blair
The _____________ _________________ interprets the history of the Civil War and Reconstruction in a way that puts the Confederacy in a positive light and remembers the South before the Civil War as a peaceful, happy society.
Lost Cause
In which Southern state did the KKK kill over 1,000 people?
Louisiana
For most of the nineteenth century, what city was the largest in the western part of the state?
Lynchburg
Who was the first woman to win statewide political office in Virginia?
Mary Sue Terry
After the Brown v. Board of Education decision, Senator Harry Byrd advocated for a policy of ________________ _______________ to school integration.
Massive resistance
What Virginia governor broke with many of Byrd's policies and established a constitutional convention in 1971 to make a new frame of government?
Mills Goodwin
In one or two sentences, explain why NASA was formed.
NASA was formed to help America become more progressive in its knowledge and power over space and with the cold war.
Woodrow Wilson was governor of what U.S. state?
New Jersey
Woodrow Wilson was governor of what US State?
New Jersey
What kind of defense system was built in the Virginia countryside?
Nike Missile Silos
In the city of ______________, 10,000 students were unable to attend school for five years because of Massive Resistance.
Norfolk
In the most recent gubantorial election in Virginia, which districts helped carry Terry McAuliffe to victory?
Northern Virginia the Tidewater
Whose openly racist rhetoric in the 1889 gubernatorial election evidenced the acceptability of this position in the late nineteenth century?
Philip Watkins McKinney
How did racism kill the Populist Party in the South? (Answer in one or two sentences)
Racism killed the populist party by making both poor whites and freed blacks not what to join out of fear of starting reconstruction again or becoming overpowered by a white ran political party.
What Virginia court cases were important in ending segregation? (choose all that apply)
Randolph v. Virginia Johnston v. Virginia
Which political party claimed to represent Virginia's poor, no matter the race?
Readjusters
The Virginia city of __________________ installed a large electric trolley system in 1888, expanding the city outward.
Richmond
The Lost Cause interpretation deifies _______________.
Robert E. Lee
Who argued that the New South movement was a trick of the devil to corrupt Southern morals?
Robert Lewis Dabney
In a _____________ contract, a family rented land from a landowner and used part of the crop raised as payment.
Tenancy
What landmark film introduced the ideas that made emancipated African Americans in the South a threat to democracy?
The Birth of a Nation
What piece of legislation outlawed segregation and discrimination in all public accommodations?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Black travelers used what guide to find safe accommodations and non-segregated places to eat?
The Travelers' Green Book
In one or two sentences, explain the results of the Constitution of 1902?
The constitution of 1902 primary concern was suffrage and many other progressive ideas at the time. These ideas also included more rights for women, more stable regulations for voting and business, as well as probation of alcohol.
Which of the following is NOT true of the Southern Farmer's Alliance?
They gave farmers subsidies when they did not grow crops.
As part of Massive Resistance in Virginia, this governor declared that any locality attempting to desegregate its schools would lose state funding.
Thomas B. Stanely
Why did African Americans launch the "Double-V campaign"?
To protest the lack of equality at home
Which of the following were among the first public colleges in Virginia created in the 1870s? [choose all that apply]
Virginia Tech Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute
How was Virginia connected to the Brown v. Board of Education decision?
Virginia was connected to the Brown v. Board of Education decision because school for blacks was meant for fewer students, but so many students attended that facilities weren't equal and protests followed.
Woodrow Wilson served as President during _____________.
WW1
Who was the first African American to serve in the Virginia House of Delegates since Reconstruction?
William Ferguson Reid
Which of the following was Virginia's first superintendent of public schools?
William Henry Ruffner
Who were the primary political candidates in the Election of 1896?
William McKinley William Jennings Bryan
Woodrow Wilson served as President during...
World War 1
What event opened the eyes of many people to the problem of racial segregation in America?
World War II
In an effort to address the needs of farmers, the state government created _______.
a Department of Agriculture
Sputnik was the world's first _________ satellite.
artificial
As a marketing technique, Allen & Ginter developed and popularized the ______________ __________ as we know it today.
baseball card
After the Norfolk and Western and Shenandoah Valley Railroads made this townhome, this city changed its name to Roanoke.
big lick
Other than education, what other major reforms did the 1902 Constitution promote? (choose all that apply)
building more efficient government building infrastructure
The phase-out of the ______ ______ resulted in an ongoing budget crisis in the early 2000s.
car tax
Who called the issue regarding minting silver a struggle between common people and the rich and powerful?
carter glass
James Albert Bonsack invented the first _________________.
cigarette rolling machine
With increased demand from the expansion of manufacturing and railroads, _____________ became a major part of Virginia's economy in the late 1800s.
coal
Women who joined the Women's Land Army of America were known as ______________.
farmerettes
By 1880, which of the following were the leading industries in Richmond? (choose all that apply)
flour milling ironworks cigarette manufacturing
Harry Byrd used his __________ _________ to steer voters to elect presidential candidates of his choice.
golden silence
In the 1870s farmers created an association, the Patrons of Husbandry, also known as the __________________.
grange
During the _____________ ________________, over 7 million African Americans moved away from the South to the economic opportunity and political freedom of Northern cities.
great migration
Which of the following was NOT an issue addressed by the Progressive reformers?
higher government wages
The Constitution of 1902 made integration of any kind ______________ in the state of Virginia.
illegal
The loss of slave labor in the South was the primary factor in the reduction of what after the Civil War?
land values and agricultural production
Virginia Governor James Lawson Kemper saw education as a __________________, not a necessity.
luxury
A _______ _________ was a fee required in order to be registered to vote.
poll tax
The Readjusters claimed to represent Virginia's _______, no matter the race.
poor
The period between the mid-1890s and 1920 is known as the ______________ _________.
progressive era
What other Progressive reform movements had an impact on Virginia? (choose all that apply)
prohibition of alcohol women's suffrage
What killed the People's Party in the South?
racism
The main focus of segregation in the 1890s concerned _________________.
railroads
What issue brought Byrd to political prominence?
road infrastructure
Virginia responded to the terrorist attacks with increased _______.
security
After the reforms enacted by the Constitution of 1902, schools in Virginia remained ______ but supposedly ________ .
separate equal
Military ___________ boosted Virginia's economy.
spending
The Southern Historical Society and the Southern Historical Society Papers began with the purpose of _______________.
supporting the Lost Cause interpretation
In the post-Civil War period, railroad companies rebuilt infrastructure by the benefit of ___________________.
tax breaks and government grants
After the Civil War, the ________________ industry expanded in the South, replacing the North as the largest producer in the nation.
textile
Which political party did Harry F. Byrd lead for four decades of Virginia politics?
the Democrat Party
Prior to joining the war, the United States supported the Allies through __________.
the Lend-Lease program
Collis Huntington expanded the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad with the creation of ______________.
the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
What economic crisis doomed many small Virginia towns?
the Panic of 1893
Which of the following is NOT a factor prompting Virginia's population to move to the cities?
the cities provided incentives to immigrants
Voting for one party on a state level and the opposite party on a national level is known as _______ - __________.
ticket-splitting
Voting for one party on a state level and the opposite party on a national level is known as ___________.
ticket-splitting
In Virginia, Progressives pushed for more concrete ___________ laws.
voting
Which of the following Progressive reforms had an impact on Virginia?
women's suffrage
What were some of the issues addressed by the Progressive reformers? (choose all that apply)
women's suffrage increased regulations on businesss efficiency in business and government prohibition of alcohol
