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Chapter Ten Social Studies Quiz Review
South Carolina in the 1900s
Directions: Answer the question in a complete sentence and to the best of your ability.
1. Suppose the class disagrees over where to go on a class trip. How could a mediator
help in this situation?______________________________________________________
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Directions: Place an “x” next to the THREE statements that correctly answer the questions.
2. How did New Deal projects help improve South Carolina?
______They brought electricity to many regions and made improvements in farming.
______They created jobs and improved working conditions.
______They destroyed roads, state parks, bridges, canals, and airports.
______They decreased jobs and destroyed working conditions.
______They built roads, state parks, bridges, canals, and airports.
3. How did members of the Progressive Movement change South Carolina in the early
1900s?
______They supported other improvements such as water and sewer systems, telephone
service and local transit systems.
______They improved schools.
______They destroyed schools, libraries, and hospitals.
______They discouraged other improvements such as water and sewer systems, telephone
service, and local transit systems.
______They built libraries and hospitals.
Directions: Circle the letter that best answers the question.
4. Why were many farming jobs lost in South Carolina after the war?
a. The price of cotton and other crops increased.
b. There was a long period with heavy rain.
c. The price of cotton and other crops fell.
d. There were more markets where crops could be sold.
5. What was the Voting Rights Act?
a. It outlaws voting requirements such as reading tests.
b. It caused African American suffrage to decrease.
c. It allowed government officials to decide who could vote.
d. It required all voters to pay a tax before voting.

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6. What is one way in which World War II affected industry in South Carolina?
a. Many factories closed. c. Many farming jobs were lost.
b. Many military bases closed. d. Many women went to work.
7. How did a law by Richard Manning reform child labor?
a. It said no child under the age of 17 could work in mills, mines, and factories.
b. It said children working in mills, mines, and factories needed adult permission.
c. It said no child under the age of 14 could work in mill, mines, and factories.
d. It said all children could work in mills, mines, and factories.
8. Why did many South Carolinian merchants and bankers struggle in the 1920s?
a. Many people spent all their money on automobiles like the Model T.
b. Merchants and bankers from other states took away their business.
c. People stopped buying items like radios, refrigerators, and telephones.
d. Many farmers borrowed money they could not pay back.
9. What was the Civil Rights Act?
a. It made it illegal for teachers to join civil rights groups.
b. It made public demonstrations for civil rights illegal.
c. It made segregation in school and other public places illegal.
d. It made it illegal for teachers to join civil rights groups.
10. What was the main goal of the Progressive Movement?
a. to end slavery c. to improve transportation
b. to reform communities d. to end child labor
11. How did Martin Luther King, Jr., help make the whole country aware of the civil rights
movement?
a. by leading peaceful marches and demonstrations
b. by writing a book about the Tuskegee Airmen
c. by discussing the problems on his radio talk show
d. by leading a bus boycott in Rock Hill
12. About how many South Carolinians served in World War I?
a. 54,000 b. 28,000 c. 14,000 d. 6,000
13. Why did some parents who lived in Clarendon County challenge the school district in
court?
a. They argued that tax dollars should not be used to pay for school.
b. They argued that the schools were separate but not equal.
c. They argued that all children should have to walk to school.
d. They argued that the schools should be segregated.
14. Which of the following describes the Civilian Conservation Corps?
a. It provided food, clothing, and work relief for South Carolinians.
b. It built roads and state parks, planted trees, and helped to prevent fires.
c. It started a nationwide school lunch program.
d. It built housing, highways, sewer systems, and schools.