SSUSH21c Influence of television on American culture

SSUSH21c Influence of television on American culture

Multiple Choice

I. _______________

A. Kennedy/Nixon Debates

B. Civil Rights Movement

C. Moon Landing

D. Vietnam War

According to the outline above, which major invention had the most significant impact on the events listed in the outline?

• Radio

• Movies

• Television

• Internet

Multiple Choice

The photograph depicted above is from what major Civil Rights event?

• Selma Marches

• Freedom Rides

• Greensboro Sit-Ins

• March on Washington

Multiple Choice

The major goal of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s was to:

• Establish a separate political state for African Americans

• Gain passage of equal rights amendment to the Constitution

• End segregation based on race

• Permit unlimited immigration to the United States

Multiple Choice

In what year could you expect this photograph to have been taken?

• 1959

• 1969

• 1979

• 1989

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes the MAIN impact television had on the Vietnam War?

• It caused many Americans to stop supporting the war in Vietnam.

• It allowed American soldiers to send messages back home to loved ones.

• It discredited the anti-war protesters by showing American military successes.

• It failed to have an impact since the news focused mainly on Civil Rights issues.