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Ch. 14 LA History
Ch. 14 Louisiana History
Question | Answer |
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1. A system designed to ensure that state jobs went to people on the basis of their experience or qualifications for the job, rather than on the basis of political patronage. | Civil service system |
2. A tax paid on the purchase of goods and services, which is collected by the seller. | Sales tax |
3. Following without interruption, as with a term in office. | Consecutive |
4. Materials or money paid by a country losing a war to the winners to make up for damages done in the war. | reparations |
5. People who want to avoid international political and economic relations and instead focus energies and resources on solving a country’s own economic problems. | Isolationists |
6. A large-scale armed forces training exercise. | Maneuvers |
7. Limiting the consumption of scarce resources or supplies, such as during a war. | Rationing |
8. A garden planted by residents of cities in their yards or on nearby lots to grow their own food during World War II. | Victory garden |
9. Equipment and supplies used by soldiers. | War matériel |
10. A 1944 federal law that made an educational scholarship available to anyone who had served in uniform during the war; officially called the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act. | GI Bill |
11. A protest in which people refuse to buy certain goods or use certain services until specific conditions are met. | Boycott |
12. A case decided in the U.S. Supreme Court in 1954 that was specifically focused on the desegregation of public schools but also overturned “separate-but-equal” provisions of the 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson case. | Brown v. Board of Education |
13. An act requiring that people be given equal access to public facilities throughout the nation regardless of their race; it also outlawed discrimination in employment, forcing most public agencies to integrate their workforces after 1964. | Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
14. Legislation that required southern states to allow African Americans to return to the voting rolls and that outlawed poll taxes. | Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
15. Which Louisiana governor started the civil service system? | Sam Jones |
16. Which Louisiana governor was the youngest mayor in the United States? | Robert Kennon |
17. Which Long era programs did Sam Jones promise to continue? | free schoolbooks and infrastructure |
18. How would the establishment of the civil service system affect party supporters? | There would be fewer government jobs available. |
19. Which of Louisiana’s governors is credited with bringing dignity and stability back to the office? | Sam Jones |
20. Which Louisiana governor was known as the Singing Cowboy? | Jimmie Davis |
21. Which of Davis’ songs became a State Song? | "You Are My Sunshine" |
22. Which explains why Earl Long repealed patronage legislation? | He wanted to reestablish absolute control of the state government. |
23. Which caused Louisiana’s sales tax to double during Earl Long’s first elected term as governor? | Long continued and expanded the social programs voters expected. |
24. Which explains why Earl Long put African Americans back on voting rolls? | Long believed it would create a similar effect to patronage. |
25. Which did Jimmie Davis pledge to do during his second term as governor? | protect segregation |
26. How did the reality of McKeithen’s term as governor differ from what he had promised to do? | He helped the state transition peacefully to racial integration. |
27. What started World War II? | Invasion of Poland and the Far East by Germany and Japan. |
28. How did the United States’ decision to join the Allied Powers in World War II impact Louisiana? | Louisiana became an essential location for training and equipment production. |
29. Who was the leader of Germany during World War II? | Adolf Hitler |
30. Which best explains the idea known as Fortress America? | The belief that our nation’s distance from Europe made us an unlikely target for attack. |
31. Which prompted the United States to join the Allied forces during World War II? | the attack on Pearl Harbor |
32. What is shown in the map? | Louisiana Maneuvers |
33. Which conclusion can be drawn about the military’s reason for choosing Louisiana as its training grounds? | They needed an area with varied terrain to train men and test equipment. |
34. Which wartime practice does this poster promote? | victory gardens |
35. Approximately how many soldiers were trained in the Louisiana Maneuvers? | 750,000 |
36. What happened as rubber became increasingly scarce during the war? | Only two pairs of shoes could be purchased each year. |
37. Which groups were needed to fill manufacturing positions in New Orleans during the war? | women and African Americans |
38. Which conclusion can be drawn about the economic impact of World War II? | War industries provided much needed economic relief following the Great Depression. |
39. Which was the first to be racially desegregated? | Military |
40. Which event ended segregation in the military? | Executive Order 9948 |
41. Who was a prominent leader of the NAACP in Louisiana? | A. P. Tureaud |
42. What did African Americans boycott in Baton Rouge in 1953? | buses |
43. What happened as a result of the Baton Rouge bus boycott? | African Americans were given more access to seats on buses. |
44. Which conclusion can be drawn from the map? | Racial segregation was most common in former slave states. |
45. Which case resulted in school desegregation? | Brown v. Board of Education |
46. How long after Brown v. Board of Education did Louisiana began integrating its public schools? | 6 years |
47. Who helped parents who opposed integration remove their children from schools in Orleans Parish? | Leander Perez |
48. What did groups formed by those who believed strongly that integration was wrong call themselves? | White Citizens’ Councils |
49. Which legislation outlawed discrimination in employment? | Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
50. Which legislation outlawed poll taxes? | Voting Rights Act |
51. With what country did the US engage in the Cold War? | Soviet Union |
52. Using this source, which statement best explains how World War II influenced the economy of Louisiana? | It helped create a manufacturing industry in the state, by making the boats that were used in the invasion. |
53. The plans shown are for which type of boat? | landing craft |
54. Based on the texts, which conclusion can be drawn about Andrew Higgins’ impact on Louisiana’s economy? | Higgins’ businesses contributed millions of dollars and thousands of jobs to the state for many years. |
55. Which of the following contributed much of Louisiana’s population migrating from rural areas to urban areas in the mid-20th century? | I and IV |
56. Which of the following represent major civil rights legislation during the Civil Rights Movement? | IV and V |
57. The excerpt below is from the Supreme Court decision Brown v Board of Education. Read the excerpt and determine which of the following statements best summarizes its meaning. | Even given equal facilities, separation by race limits educational opportunities. |
58. What best represents the subject of the cartoon? | Change is a long, slow process. |