US History: Post War America & Civil Rights (Unit 4)

Why was she arrested, which led to the Montgomery Bus Boycotts?  

• for sitting in the white section of the bus

• for refusing to give up her seat to a white person 

• for not paying her bus fare in protest of segregation

• for fighting with the bus driver 

In the 1950s there was a rise in suburban homes which led to va rise in home ownership for...

• single mothers

• wealthy people

• poor people

• the middle class

Which of the following gave veterans an opportunity to get an education, start a new business and buy new houses?

• GI Bill of Rights
• Taft-Hartley Act
• Jim Crow Laws
• The Fair Deal

Eisenhower created this to help provide military assistance and quick evacuations from major cities.

• Interstate Highways

• Airports

• Subways

• High Speed Railways

The Increased demand in housing after WWII was due to the ...

• WWII baby boom and GI Bill
• Fear of communist influences inside the city
• Increased immigration
• Increased demand for automobiles

What was the significance of Levittown?

• It showed the need for an interstate highway system

• It sparked the growth of the American suburbs and home ownership for the middle class

• It was the center of the American industry

• It was an important place of protest during the Civil Rights Movement

Which of these is an effect rock and roll had on society in the United States in the 1950's?

• It contributed to a cultural divide between generations.
• It reminded people of prewar days.
• It increased the fear of communist expansion.
• It promoted values learned during times of economic hardship.

Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court Justice, first became famous for which of the following:

• Organizing the March on Washington
• Not giving us his bus seat
• Winning the court case of Brown versus Board of Education
• Giving African Americans the right to vote

What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• It gave black women the right to vote
• It made literacy tests in order to vote illegal
• It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
• It gave all blacks the right to vote

What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
• It allowed blacks to run for public office
• It ended segregation in schools
• It made poll taxes illegal