Name: __________________ #:____ 20th & 21st Century Study Guide 1. During the 20th century, VA changed from a ____________, agricultural society into a more _______________, industrialized society. 2. The reason for these changes were: a. __________________________________________________________________ b. __________________________________________________________________ 3. What was wrong with the old fashioned ways of farming? ___________________________ 4. Improvements in ___________________________ (as well as people leaving the farms) caused Virginia’s cities to grow. 5. What area of VA has experienced much growth due to the large number of government jobs nearby? _______________________________ 6. Woodrow Wilson helped create the _________________________________, which helped inspire the ___________________________. The purpose was to maintain ________________ ______________________ . 7. George C. Marshall developed the __________________________________, which offered ___________________________________________________________________________________. 8. Out of Wilson and Marshall, which man was president? ______________________________ 9. Out of Wilson and Marshall, which man lived in Leesburg? ___________________________ 10. Out of Wilson and Marshall, which man helped after WWI? _________________________ 11. Out of Wilson and Marshall, which man helped after WWII? _________________________ 12. When African Americans began to demand equal treatment and their rights as American citizens, we called this the ___________________________________ Movement. 13. What were some things African Americans were forced to do (how were they segregated)? _____________________________________________________________________ 14. What was the “Brown v. Board of Education” court case, and WHY is it so very important? ________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ (hmm… that seems like it might be a good short answer question…) 15. Did everyone agree with the laws to end segregation? __________ 16. What was “Massive Resistance” (and what were they resisting?!) ____________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 17. What law did Harry F. Byrd Sr have passed? ________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 18. What did Maggie L. Walker do? ___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 19. What (positive thing) did Harry F. Byrd Sr do? _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 20. Who was Oliver Hill, Sr? ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 21. Who was Arthur R. Ashe, Jr? _______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 22. What did Linwood Holton Jr do? ___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 23. Who is L. Douglas Wilder? _________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Define… Segregation: ___________________________________________________________________ Desegregation: _________________________________________________________________ Integration: _____________________________________________________________________ Be able to put events like this in order on a timeline … Remember, I’m going to keep adapting/building on to this timeline on every test! I HIGHLY suggest you use the flashcards we made in class to help you study. Shuffle them up and lay them out in order. Make sure you add any new events (marked with a *star*) to those flashcards!! 1. Native Americans lived in Virginia. 2. Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement. (1607) 3. John Smith started a trading relationship with the Powhatan Indians. 4. Africans arrived in Jamestown. (1619) 5. Women arrived in Jamestown. (1620) 6. The French & Indian War began (and ended). 7. The Declaration of Independence was written. (1776) 8. The Revolutionary War ended. (1781) 9. A new government was created at the Constitutional Convention. (1787) 10. George Washington became our first President. (1788) 11. The “Underground Railroad” helps lead slaves to freedom in the North. 12. Abraham Lincoln is elected President/SC leaves the Union 13. The Civil War ends (1861) 14. Congress created the Freedman’s Bureau to help former slaves 15. “Jim Crow” laws were passed in some southern states 16. Woodrow Wilson created the League of Nations after WWI* 17. George C. Marshall created the Marshall Plan & helped Europe after WWII.* 18. Brown v. Board of Education – Separate but equal is NOT equal! (1954)* 19. You were born.