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Growth of Viginia's Cities:
Why did people move from rural to urban areas? |
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| For more economic opportunities |
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Growth of Virginia's cities:
What were some of the technological developments in transportaiont that helped cities grow? |
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| Roads, railroads, and streetcars |
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| Why did Virginia Agriculture change during the early twentieth century |
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Old systems of farming were no longer effective.
Crop prices were low |
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Growth of Virginia's cities:
The mining of this resource spurred the growth of Virginia towns and cities as people moved from the countryside to find jobs. |
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| Why did Northern Virginia experience drowth during the twentieth century? |
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| There was an increase in the number of federal government jobs in the region. |
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| What two regions of Virginia grew in th elate twentieth and early twenty-first century due to computer technology? |
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| Northern Virginia and the Coastal Plain or Tidewater region. |
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| From what areas have people come from who have moved to Virginia. |
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| People have moved to Virginia from many other states and countries. |
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What was Woodrow Wilson an important national and international leader. |
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| He wrote a plan for world peace that included the League of Nations after World War I. |
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How did George C. Marshall's actions impact America's role with other world nations? |
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| George C. Marshall was a military leader who created an economic plan to ensure world peace. It helped to rebuild Europe after World War II. |
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| The separation of people usually based on race or religion. |
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| Abolishment of racial segregation. |
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| Full equality of people of all races in the use of public facilities and services. |
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| After World War II what did African Americans demand? |
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| Equal treatment and the recognition of their rights as American citizens. |
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| What were some of the results of the Civil Rights movement? |
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| Laws were passed that made racial discrimination illegal. |
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| What did the US Supreme Court say in 1954 about the case Brown v. Board of Education? |
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| That "separate but equal" public schools were illegal, or unconstitutional (against the constitution) |
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| After Brown v. Board of Education what were all Virginia schools ordered to do? |
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| What did Virginia's government do when they were ordered to desegregate their schools? |
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| Virginia's government established a policy of "Massive Resistance, which fought to resist the integration of public schools. |
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| What did some schools do to avoid integration. |
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| Did Massive Resistance succeed? |
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| No, the policy of Massive Resistance failed and Virginia's public schools were integrated. |
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| What Virginia man led the Massive Resistance Movement against the desegregation of public schools? |
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What contributions did Maggie Walker make to life in Virginia? |
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| Maggie L. Walker was the first African American woman in the United States to open a bank and become a bank president. |
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What contributions did Harry F. Byrd make to Virginia. |
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| As governor of Virginia, he led a Massive Resistance against the integration of public schools, even closing some in order to keep them segregated. He also began the "pay-as-you-go" program to tax gasoline in order to fund improvements for public roads. |
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What contributions did Oliver W. Hill make to Virginia? |
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| He was a lawyer and civil rights leader who worled for equal rights for African Americans. He plaed a key role in the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. |
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What contributions did Arthus R. Ashe, Jr make to Virginia? |
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| He was the first African American winner of a major men's tennis singles championship. He was also an author and eloquent spokesperson for social change. |
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What contributions did Linwood Holton, Jr make to Virginia. |
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| As governor of Virginia he promoted racial equality and appointed more African Americans and women to positions in state government than previous governors. |
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What contributions did L. Douglas Wilder make to Virginia? |
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| L. Douglas Wilder was the first African American to be elected a state governor in the United States. |
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