US History- Crash Course #39 Civil Rights

What were the two causes of the "consensus culture"?

• Suburbanization and affluence

• The Cold War and the Civil Rights movement

• The Cold War and affluence

• Affluence and desegregation

What brought about the culture of "Affluence"?

• rising GDP and rising wages

• higher unemployment

• rising wages and the growth of suburbs

• rising GDP and new inventions

What was the classic example of suburbanization?

• Chicago

• Aluminum City Terrace

• New York City

• Levittown

"In the South, public accomodations were segregated by law, while in the North it was usually happening by custom or ___________________________________ segregation.

• de facto

• de jure

• racial zoning

• restrictive covenant

Which of the following was NOT a new concept during the 1950's?

• a culture of "teenagers"

• Rock N' Roll music

• Segregation

• Suburbs

During the 1950's, what percent of African Americans were living in poverty?

• 75%

• 25%

• 50%

• 80%

Who wrote the mystery document?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Earl Warren

• Thurgood Marshall

Which Civil Rights Leader:

-protested the Scottsborough Boys case

-was a secretary of the local NAACP

-trained as a political activist in 1954

• Jackie Robinson

• James Meredith

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Rosa Parks

In what year was Rosa Parks arrested?

• 1954

• 1955

• 1953

• 1956

In which state was Pres. Eisenhower required to send the National Guard to help enforce the integration of schools?

• Alabama

• Georgia

• North Carolina

• Arkansas