Chapter 9 Study Guide - PC\|MAC



Chapter 9 Study Guide

1. After passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which group helped African Americans win elective offices? The NAACP

2. Which made Martin Luther King, Jr. more determined to gain equal rights?

The Birmingham Church bombing

3. Which of these passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965? The U.S. Congress

4. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made segregation illegal in all public places.

5. Which of these occurred in Alabama during both World War I and World War II?

People at home planted vegetable gardens

6. Steel production in Alabama dropped during which of the following? The Great Depression

7. Many new jobs were created for unemployed Alabamians by President Roosevelt’s new deal.

8. All of the following were introduced during World War I. airplanes, chemical warfare, and machine guns

9. How did women’s lives change in 1920? They gained the right to vote

10. What put many Alabamians out of work during the Great Depression? The closing of factories

11. All of the following events occurred in the late 1920s. a huge flood, the planting of too many crops, and increased demand for goods

12. Soldiers in the 42nd Division, or Rainbow Division, were important because they were the first United States troops sent to Europe during World War I.

13. What was the result of the Selma-to-Montgomery March? It brought national attention to the struggles of African Americans in the South.

14. Why was Rosa Parks important to the Civil Rights Movement? Her refusal to give up her bus seat to white person led to an important bus boycott.

15. One result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was that African Americans ran for and won political offices.

16. This was a result of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? New job opportunities became available.

17. Where did the first unit of African American pilots in the United States Military train? Tuskegee, Alabama

18. How did World War II affect Alabamians? Nearly everyone, including women, had good jobs.

19. Why did some women work as welders during World War II? They filled jobs left by men who had gone off to war.

20. The United States Supreme Court said that all schools in Alabama had to desegregate.

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