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3rd Grade-Chapter 11
Study for Social Studies Chapter 11 Test
Question | Answer |
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What event ended the Great Depression for good? | World War II |
What event caused the U.S. to enter WWII? | Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. |
How did WWII affect the textile and cotton industries? | Cotton prices went up and mills worked around the clock. |
What does recycle mean? | to reuse things |
How did SC's economy change after WWII? | People went to work at big companies and military bases. |
What man was governor of SC, ran for US president and was the oldest US Senator in US History? | J. Strom Thurmond |
What was the Savannah River Site? | A nuclear plant |
How did cars change the way people lived? | People lived in the suburbs and traveled farther to cities for work. |
What were people working for during the civil rights movement? | Equal rights for all people |
What important decision did Judge Waring make? | To allow black people to vote in primary elections |
What was the Briggs v. Elliott court case about? | Black schools were supposed to be equal to white schools but the were not. |
What court case caused schools to be desegregated? | Brown v. Topeka Board of Education |
What are civil rights? | The basic rights of every citizen |
What famous black baseball player protested Jim Crow laws by trying to enter the white waiting room at the Greenville Airport? | Jackie Robinson |
How did some people protest for civil rights? | Marching to show their support, having sit-ins at lunch counters, and Going to white only places |
What did the Civil Rights Act say? | Segregation in public places was illegal. |
What is SC's economy in the 21st century like? | Farming is important but industries are more important. |