myWorld Chapter 16 Lessons 1&2

Chapter 16 Lesson 1: Postwar America

What is the correct social studies term for people who have fought in a war?

• Baby boomers

• Veterans

• Suburbs

• Militia

Chapter 16 Lesson 1: Postwar America

Many soldiers who returned home from war took jobs in the growing manufacturing industry. What effect did this have on women in the workplace?

• Most women were able to pursue other careers.

• Most women took on leadership roles at their jobs.

• Many families benefited from double incomes.

• Most women returned to working as housewives.

Chapter 16 Lesson 1: Postwar America

Which of the following best describes how many Americans were able to afford to buy their own homes in the 1950s?

• The growth of highways improved the economy.

• The baby boom caused many people to take out loans.

• The G.I. Bill of Rights gave veterans funds for housing.

• The invention of the television showed people the joys of home ownership.

Chapter 16 Lesson 1: Postwar America

How did the development of the polio vaccine directly affect American society?

• It caused more vaccines to be developed.

• It nearly eliminated the disease in just a few years.

• It made the cost of medicine increase.

• It encouraged more people to become doctors.

Chapter 16 Lesson 1: Postwar America

Chuck Berry and Little Richard became internationally famous for popularizing —

• the blues

• rock-and-roll

• country songs

• jazz music

Chapter 16 Lesson 2: Civil Rights

The United States Constitution guarantees basic freedoms and protections to all people. The correct social studies term for this is —

• segregation

• freedom rides

• discrimination

• civil rights

Chapter 16 Lesson 2: Civil Rights

Which of the following court rulings made segregation in public schools illegal?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

• Loving v. Virgina

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

Chapter 16 Lesson 2: Civil Rights

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the sit-ins that occurred during the civil rights movement?

• To allow African Americans to participate in national sports

• To achieve integration for African Americans in public places

• To help end segregation in public schools

• To overturn the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision

Chapter 16 Lesson 2: Civil Rights

The practice of having separate public facilities, such as schools, stores, and restrooms, for people of different races is known as —

• segregation

• freedom rides

• sit-ins

• civil rights

Chapter 16 Lesson 2: Civil Rights

Which of the following historical figures marched to Montgomery, Alabama to demand voting rights?

• Jackie Robinson

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall