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100
This word means country living.
What is rural
100
Northern Virginia and the Tidewater region grew greatly after WWII due to the increase in this.
What is Information/Computer Technology.
100
People moved from rural areas to these areas looking for jobs.
What is urban
100
This lawyer faught for equal rights for African Americans and played a large role in the Brown v. Board of Education court case.
Who is Oliver W. Hill.
100
This was the first woman and African American bank president.
Who was Maggie L. Walker.
200
This word means city living.
What is urban
200
The "Pay as You Go Plan" was a plan to improve these in Virginia.
What is roads.
200
Virginia moved from an agricultural to this type of society after WWII
What is industrial.
200
The movement of closing of schools to avoid integrating them was called this.
What is Massive Resistance.
200
This was the first African American Tennis Champion.
Who is Arthur R. Ashe.
300
To abolish Racial Segregation is called this.
What is desegregation.
300
Virginia changed from Agricultural to an industrial society because of the price of this dropped.
What is crops.
300
To accommodated the growing population in northern Virginia more of these were constructed.
What is roads.
300
What did Virginia's Government do when ordered to integrate all publics schools?
What is "closed the schools". (Massive Resistance.)
300
This person created the "pay as you go" plan to improve Virginia's Roads and led the "Massive Resistance" movement.
Who was Harry F. Byrd Sr.
400
This word mean to incorporate everyone equally into schools, diners and other public facilities.
What is integration.
400
This large building houses many Federal and State Government Workers, mostly military, and is located Virginia
What is the pentagon.
400
After WWII Northern Virginia experienced a growth in these types of jobs.
What is Federal Government Jobs.
400
This is the term for the equal treatment of all races in the use of all public facilities.
What is integration.
400
This was the first African American governor for Virginia.
Who is L Douglas Wilder
500
This is another term for the use of computers and internet.
What is information technology.
500
This person created a plan for peace called the Leauge of Nations. It was later adopted as the United Nations.
Who is Woodrow Wilson
500
This governor supported racial equality by creating jobs for more African Americans and women.
A. Linwood Holton Jr.
500
This court case ruled that "separate but equal" schools were unconstitutional.
What is Brown vs. Board of Education
500
This person created an ecomonic plan to help rebuild Europe after WWII.
Who is George C Marshall.