The Great Depression
What was the Great Depression?
A period of harsh economic conditions. Many people lost their jobs,farms, business, and homes.
What is the Brown v. Board of Education?
It was a case that claimed that separate but equal public schools were unconstitutional.
Who was the first African-American in the U.S to established a bank?
Maggie L. Walker
What was the Women's Suffrage Movement?
It was a movement that women fought for to get to the right to vote.
What does segregation mean?
Who established the New Deal?
Federal Government.
What was the effect of the Brown v. Board of Education?
Schools were closed to avoid desegregation.
What policy was Harry F. Byrd known for?
The "pay- as -you- go" policy.
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment.
What does desegregation mean?
A legal end of racial segregation.
True or False: Were stock markets getting higher?
False: Stock markets were crashing.
Which governor led the Massive Resistance policy?
Harry F. Byrd
Who was the first African-American winner of a major men's event tennis singles championship.
Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.
What decade did suffragettes start meeting to lead protests and marches?
What is a suffragette?
A woman who fought for the right to vote.
What were some causes of Great Depression began?
People kept on loaning money from the banks and eventually the banks had to close.
Which lawyer played a key role in the Brown v. Board Of Education?
Oliver W. Hill
Which governor promoted racial equality and appointed more African Americans and women to position in government jobs?
Linwood Holton, Jr.
What did women do before World War 1?
They could only work in their house and the couldnt get jobs, vote, or own property.
What does agriculture mean?
The science of farming.
True or False: Did the Great Depression have some good benefits?
True: One benefit was that African-American musicians (mostly jazz) got more popular.
Which court did the Brown v. Board of Education case go to?
Supreme Court.
Fill in the blank: _ _______ ______ was the first African-American to be elected a state governor.
L. Douglas Wilder.
Fill in the blank: For many years, _____________ led protests and marches.
Suffragettes.
Full equality of people from all races in the use of public facilities and services.