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Chapter 20

Chapter 20. Review.

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Chapter 20

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  1. Chapter 20 Review

  2. Born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in 1918. Valedictorian of his high school class. Organizer for the Ku Klux Klan at one time in early life. Served in the house of delegates and then in the state senate. Elected to two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives before becoming U.S. senator in 1959. Robert Byrd

  3. Born May 1, 1864, in Webster in Taylor County. Taught school for seven years. Employed as editor for Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company. Campaigned to have day set aside to honor mothers. Mother’s Day eventually resulted from those efforts. Anna Jarvis

  4. Born in Morgantown in 1924. Auditioned as comedian for early radio shows but was turned down. Joined U.S. Army during World War II and served as an entertainer. Got part in Broadway play, No Time for Sergeants. Became regular on Garry Moore and Steve Allen television shows. Best known for the role of Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show.” Don Knotts

  5. One of America’s greatest artists. Born in Berkeley County in 1866. Studied at the Raupp-Royal Academy in Munich, Germany. Painted portraits, landscapes, and animal compositions. Loved to paint cowboys, Indians, and frontier scenes. Called the last of the great painters of the American West. William Robinson Leigh

  6. Born in 1968 in Fairmont. As promising gymnast, moved to Houston, Texas, to train with Bela Karolyi. Gained fame in 1984 Summer Olympics Games in Los Angeles by winning four medals, including the gold in the all-round competition. Mary Lou Retton

  7. Born in Kanawha County in 1938. Was star of East Bank High School basketball team that won state championship in 1956. Played for West Virginia University, U.S. Olympic basketball team, and Los Angeles Lakers. In 2002, became executive vice president of basketball operations of the Memphis Grizzlies. Jerry West

  8. Born in 1923 in Lincoln County. Received pilot’s wings in 1943 and was successful combat pilot in Second World War. Eventually rose to rank of Brigadier General. Chosen to pilot first research rocket aircraft and became first man to fly more than twice the speed of sound. Chuck Yeager

  9. Born a slave in 1812 in Charles Town. Lived in Pennsylvania. Edited The North Star, an abolitionist newspaper, with Frederick Douglass. Wrote first publication in support of Afro-American nationalism. Martin R. Delany

  10. Pearl Buck Denise Giardina Jayne Ann Phillips Charles Yeager Ken Heckler Homer Hickam Mary Lee Settle Cynthia Rylant Jean Latham Name some West Virginians who have received national recognition for their writing.

  11. Phyllis Curtin Eleanor Steuber Kathy Mattea Charlie McCoy Red Sovine Little Jimmy Dickens Billy Edd Wheeler Squire Parsons Name some West Virginians who have received national recognition in the field of music.

  12. Don Knotts Soupy Sales Joyce DeWitt Peter Marshall Joanne Dru Conchatta Ferrell Jennifer Garner David Selby Name some West Virginians who have received national recognition as actors.

  13. Jerry West Hal Greer Hot Rod Hundley Rod Thorn Lew Burdette Gene Freeze Clinton Thomas John Kruk Don Robinson Carl Lee Name some West Virginians who have received national recognition in sports.

  14. Randy Moss Chad Pennington Curt Warner Charles Cowan, Jr. Chuck Howley Sam Huff Dennis Harrah Tom Pridemore Jim Braxton Buzz Nutter Name some West Virginians who have received national recognition in sports

  15. Gino Marchetti Mary Lou Retton Ed Etzel Randy Barnes John McKay Jim Harrick Name some West Virginians who have received national recognition in sports

  16. William Robinson Leigh Francis Benjamin Johnston Cubert Smith Arnout Hyde Name some West Virginian who have received national recognition in art.

  17. Name some West Virginians who have received national recognition in the business world. • Buck Harless • Leon Sullivan • Alex Schoenbaum

  18. Name some West Virginians who have received national recognition as a leader in the U.S. Senate. • Jennings Randolph • Robert Byrd

  19. opened a drive-in that became the national Shoneys, and Big Boy’s chain of restaurants. Alex Shoenbaum

  20. was a U.S. senator who was instrumental in securing the vote for 18 year olds. Jennings Randolph

  21. .In 2001, he was promoted to a four-star general, making him the second highest ranking officer in the U.S. Air Force. He has received many awards, including the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, and Air Force Commendation Medal. General Robert H. Foglesong

  22. Born in Piedmont in Mineral county, has taught at Yale University, Cornell University, and Harvard University. While at Yale, he discovered the first novel by an African American published in theUnited States.At Harvard, Gates was chairman of the Afro-American Studies Department. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

  23. was born in Coalwood, in McDowell County.  In high school, he and several friends built model rockets.He attended college at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) and received a degree in industrial engineering. He joined the army and served in the war in Vietnam.He realized his dream when he joined NASA in 1981. Homer Hickam, Jr.

  24. was actively involved in music while a student at Nitro High School.She attended college at West Virginia University but left school to go toNashville.In 1989 and 1990, she was named country music’s Female Vocalist of the Year.  One of her biggest hits was “Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses”. Kathy Mattea

  25. was greatly influenced by visits she and her mother made to the elderly. She came up with the idea to honor the nation’s grandparents. West Virginia Governor Arch Moore implemented a special Grandparents Day in the state in 1973. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed the bill designating the second Sunday after Labor Day as NationalGrandparents Day. Marian McQuade

  26. was born along Cabin Creek, in Kanawha County. His great uncle was Bill Blizzard, a legendary organizer of the mine wars of the 1920s. He worked underground in the mines and was elected to the local union’s mine, safety and, political action committees.  In 1977, he was elected vice president of District 17 In 1982, he was elected vice president of the UMWA, and became the organization’s president in 1995. Cecil Roberts

  27. was born in Charleston, and grew up in Cedar Grove. She served in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) during World War II.She began her literary career while living in England.She was a successful journalist and served as a writer and editor for Harper’s Bazaar.One of her novels, O Beulah Land, describes the social, political, and economic background of the early settlers’ struggle to civilize West Virginia after the American Revolution. Mary Lee Settle

  28. was born in Charleston.He became a minister and spent most of his career at the Zion Baptist Church, inPhiladelphia.  While in Philadelphia, he led a boycott against businesses that refused to hire blacks. He started OICs (Opportunities Industrialization Centers) to train blacks to do certain jobs, became the first African American member of the board of directors at General Motors Company. He developed a code of conduct for businesses operating in South Africa. This code of conduct was introduced in the United Nations in 1999. The goal of the principles was to improve human rights, social justice, and economic fairness. Leon Sullivan

  29. was born in Clarksburg.He served as deputy secretary of defense under President Lyndon Johnson.He was a deputy United States negotiator during the Vietnam War. He served as secretary of state under President Jimmy Carter. He was involved in the Camp David Accord that led to peace between Egypt, and Israel. Cyrus Vance

  30. was born at Myra in Lincoln County. He served in the Air Force during World War II. He became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound.In 1953, he became the first man to fly more than twice the speed of sound.His career is highlighted in a book and movie entitled The Right Stuff. Charles Yeager

  31. Born in Hillsboro in 1892, the daughter of Presbyterian missionaries. Lived in China for many years. Author of East Wind: West Wind and The Good Earth. Won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. Pearl Buck

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