Great Depression
What happened on Black Tuesday in 1929?
Stock Market crashed
How did ordinary Americans help the war effort during World War II?
Bought war bonds
Why did African Americans leave the farms of the South?
Factory jobs and racism
Which of the following reasons best describe why african americans supported the republican party during reconstruction?
They protected the rights of the newly freed African Americans
What caused South Carolina's economy to change from agriculture to manufacturing and tourism?
Industrialization and mechanization
What are the 3 R's of Roosevelt's New Deal plan?
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Why were many South Carolinians unable to enlist in the military in WWII?
illiteracy and illness
Modjeska Monteith Simkins worked with the NAACP in which landmark court case about school segregation?
Briggs v Elliot
What caused many of the delegates from the South to walk out of the National Democratic Convention in 1948?
Democratic support of anti-poll tax and protection against lynching
What does it mean to be a right to work state?
Workers in the state do NOT have to join a union to work in a factory
What led South Carolinians to be suspicious of Roosevelt's New Deal plan?
How did the United States respond to Japanese-American citizens following the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
Created internment camps
WHat event took place in responses to protests over the unlawful segregation of a bowling alley?
The Orangeburg Massacre
Why was the Dixiecrat Party created?
The Democrats began supporting African American civil rights and voting rights
Which businesses were drawn to South Carolina due to the lack of Labor Unions?
Amazon
Michelin
BMW
Why were farmers unable to pay back loans and caused many to leave for cities in the late 1900s?
Overproduction and falling prices
What ways did the USA prepare for WWII before entering the war?
Military bases opened
Draft
Charleston Navy Yard made destroyers
What was the purpose of the Savannah River plant during and after the COld War?
To produce nuclear weapons and energy
What was the result of Brown v Board of Education?
integrate schools with an all deliberate speed
What was the location of a racially motivated hate crime in charleston, sc?
Mother Emanuel AME Church
What pulled the United States out of the Great Depression?
World War II
How did veterans of WWII benefit from the GI Bill?
helped veterans with education, businesses, and homes
Why did South Carolina feel the need to improve education after World War II?
To attract industries, growing families, cold war competition
What legislation was passed to ensure all children had an equal opportunity to learn during the 1980s?
Education Improvement Act
How did globalization positively impact South Carolina?
Foreign investment increased in the state