20th & 21st Century Study Quiz
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The United States of America in the 20th century saw a lot of growth in the industrial sector, which is still ongoing in the 21st century. America’s growth has put it in a place where it is considered a super power nation. What can you recall about America in these two centuries? Take the test to find out.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Which Virginian was a twentieth- century president who wrote a plan for world peace?
- A.
Theodore Roosevelt
- B.
Woodrow Wilson
- C.
Andrew Jackson
- 2.Who was the military leader who created an economic plan to ensure world peace?
- A.
George C. Marshall
- B.
Gene C. Marshall
- C.
Gilbert C. Marshall
- 3.Which Virginian was the first African American woman in the United States to establish a bank and become a bank president?
- A.
Mary Hill
- B.
Macy Davis
- C.
Maggie L. Walker
- 4.Which Virginian was the governor known for a "Pay as you go" the policy for road improvements?
- A.
Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
- B.
Harry F. Byrd, Jr.
- C.
Harold Beard
- 5.Which Virginian modernized Virginia state government?
- A.
Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
- B.
Harly Smith
- C.
Heary Bond, Jr.
- 6.Which Virginian played a key role in the "Brown vs. Board of Education" decision?
- A.
Owen W. Harris
- B.
Edgar W. Hope
- C.
Oliver W. Hill
- 7.Which Virginian was a lawyer and civil rights leader who worked for equal rights of African Americans?
- A.
Oliver W. Hill
- B.
Oscar Woods
- C.
Taylor C. Davis
- 8.Arthur Ashe, Jr. was the first African American winner of a major men's tennis singles championship.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Which Virginian was an author and eloquent (or well spoken) spokesperson for social change?
- A.
Arthur Ashe, Jr.
- B.
Adam Hall, Sr.
- C.
Anthony Ashe, Jr.
- 10.L. Douglas Wilder was the first African American to be elected as a state governor in the United States.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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