20th Century Virginians

Who was Arthur Ashe?. first African American winner of a major men’s tennis championship. lawyer and civil rights leader. governer of Virginia known for the "Pay As You Go" policy to improve roads. first African American to be elected a state governer in the U.S.A.

Who was Harry F. Byrd?. first African American winner of a major men’s tennis championship. lawyer and civil rights leader. governer of Virginia known for the "Pay As You Go" policy to improve roads. first African American to be elected a state governer in the U.S.A.

Who was Oliver W. Hill?. first African American winner of a major men’s tennis championship. lawyer and civil rights leader who wanted equal rights for everyone. governer of Virginia known for the "Pay As You Go" policy to improve roads. first African American to be elected a state governer in the U.S.A.

Who was L. Douglas Wilder?. first African American winner of a major men’s tennis championship. lawyer and civil rights leader. governer of Virginia known for the "Pay As You Go" policy to improve roads. first African American to be elected a state governer in the U.S.A.

What did Maggie L. Walker accomplish?. first bank president. first African American woman to be a bank president. first woman to be president of the U.S.A. first African American woman to be president of the U.S.A.

What did George C. Marshall accomplish?. He created the Marshall Plan. He was a military leader who made an economic plan for world peace. He thought the U.S. should help destroyed European countries by giving them money. All of the above.

Mark all answers that tell what George C. Marshall did. became president. wanted the U.S.A. to give money to destroyed countries. made a plan to help European countries after World War II. military leader who made an economic plan for world peace. won a major tennis championship.

What was Woodrow Wilson's major accomplishment?. He was a U.S. president who wrote a plan for world peace. He was a military leader who made an economic plan for world peace. He made a plan for the U.S. to give money to European countries. All of the above.

What did Linwood Holton accomplish?. He was a Virginia governnor. He promoted racial equality by appointing more African Americans to positions in state government than previous governors. He appointed more women to positions in state government than previous governors. All of the above.

What does "segregate" mean?. separate into different (unequal) groups. abolishment of separating people based on their race. stop separating people based on the color of their skin. civil rights.

What does "desegregate" mean?. separate into different (unequal) groups. abolishment of civil rights. don't separate people based on the color of their skin. All of the above.

Match the person with their accomplishment. Maggie Walker. Woodrow Wilson. Arthur Ashe. desegregation.

If these girls can go to the same school, is this "segregation" or "desegregation"?.

How did some people in Virginia want to continue segregation? Mark ALL correct answers. Virginia's government established "Massive Resistance" in public schools. Some schools decided to close instead of letting all students with different skin colors come to their school. Harry F. Byrd, Sr. was a leader of a "Massive Resistance" policy. They wanted integration. They wanted desegregation. They wanted to avoid the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision that "separate but equal" public schools were not legal anymore.

Match the word with its correct meaning. integration. rural. urban. races. segregation. desegregation. abolish. economic opportunity.