Core Concepts & Fundamentals Flashcards

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ruled that:

Answer: Segregated public schools were unconstitutional

The Court held that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.

Virginia's 'Massive Resistance' policy in the 1950s involved:

Answer: Closing schools to avoid desegregation

Virginia leaders closed some schools rather than comply with desegregation orders.

Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal was designed mainly to:

Answer: Provide relief, recovery, and reform during the Great Depression

New Deal programs aimed to help the unemployed, restore the economy, and reform banking.

The United States entered World War II after:

Answer: The attack on Pearl Harbor

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, led to the U.S. declaration of war.

The U.S. policy of containment during the Cold War aimed to:

Answer: Stop the spread of communism

Containment sought to prevent communism from spreading to new countries.

L. Douglas Wilder is notable in Virginia history because he:

Answer: Was the first elected African American governor in the U.S.

Wilder was elected Governor of Virginia in 1989, a national first.

The Virginia General Assembly consists of:

Answer: The House of Delegates and the Senate

Virginia's legislature is bicameral and traces its roots to the House of Burgesses.