20th Century America

African-Americans in Montgomery, Alabama protested against segregation by boycotting:

• Public buses
• Schools
• Trains
• Martin Luther King

In an important Supreme Court Case in 1954, the Court declared segregation in _______ is unconstitutional.

• Public transportation
• Schools
• Government
• Restaurants

Most of the protestors doing the “Sit-ins” at segregated restaurants in the south were:

• WWII veterans
• male
• ministers
• college students

The Freedom Riders risked their lives to try and desegregate_______.   

• Trains
• Busses
• Schools
• Airlines

Entertainment in the 1950s changed in what ways?

• the TV became more popular than the radio
• motion pictures were more popular than the TV
• African-American entertainers became much less popular
• Rock 'n Roll became widely accepted among all Americans

Which of the following is true of women in the 1950's?

• They were influenced by the media
• Women wanted jobs outside of the home
• They were expected to be good housewives and mothers
• All of the above

What caused society to become more dependent on cars?

• Suburban growth
• Drive-in movies
• More money
• More businesses

The protesters during the 1950s and 1960s used all of the following methods except:

• Sit-ins
• Boycotts
• Terrorism
• Marches

SNCC was:

• an organization of college students who protested for the Civil Rights
• an organization of Christian ministers who protested for the Civil Rights
• an organization formed by Malcolm X 
• an organization created by Martin Luther King Jr.

The first major Civil Rights law in 1964 dealt with:

• ending literacy tests and the poll tax
• constitutional amendments about equality for African Americans
• ending discrimination in public accommodations.
• ending segregation in the military