Vocabulary
People
Changes after WWII
Equal Rights
Decades of change
100
An economy based on many kinds of industries.
What is diverse economy.
100
She refused to move to the back of the bus to fight segregation.
What is Rosa Parks.
100
human-made fabrics, such as rayon and nylon
What is synthetic.
100
the rights of citizens to equal treatment.
What is civil rights.
100
made up of businesses that provide services rather than produce or sell goods.
What is service industry.
200
the selling of goods and services to tourist.
What is tourism.
200
He became the first African American to play for the US in the Davis Cup, a national tennis tournament.
What is Arthur Ashe.
200
The headquarters of the US department of Defense
What is the Pentagon.
200
The name of the court case ruling that Linda Brown had the right to attend public school in Kansas.
What is Brown Vs. Board of Education
200
where is the birthplace of NASA?
What is Langley Research Center.
300
the rights of citizens to equal treatment
What is civil rights.
300
The first women to become elected to Virginia's senate.
What is Eva F. Scott
300
A large city with its suburbs.
What is metropolitan area.
300
This law made segregation in public schools legal.
What is Civil Rights Act of 1964.
300
What type of developments attracted more people to come to Virginia?
What is advancements in transportation, communication and technology.
400
the science that deals with Earth's atmosphere and the space beyond it.
What is aerospace.
400
Which Virginia senator fought integration known as massive resistance.
What is Senator Harry Flood Byrd.
400
One reason why cities in Northern Virginia were quickly growing.
What is military and national government jobs brought new people.
400
A minister who fought during the Civil Rights movement to gain equal rights for African Americans.
What is Martin Luther King Jr.
400
Why did the government set aside money to advertise to tourists?
to encourage younger people to visit the state
500
the ending of segregation.
What is desegregation.
500
The first African American to become governor of a state.
What is L Douglas Wilder
500
Why was having a diverse economy good for Virginia?
People did not need to depend on only one kind of business.
500
Made poll taxes and literacy tests illegal.
What is Voting Rights act.
500
The fastest growing areas formed along an X at which two interstates?
What is interstate 64 and 95.
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