Ch 14 - Postwar Prosperity and Civil Rights

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The picture above shows President Franklin Roosevelt signing the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, better known as the "G.I. Bill."

What important benefits did this law provide to veterans returning from World

War 11

• free medical care and a special retirement plan

• low-interest housing loans and a bonus payment after 5 years

• low-interest housing loans and payments towards high school,

  vocational school, or higher education

• the promise of a guaranteed job and payments towards high school, vocational school or higher education

SS.912.A.7.1

What was an important cause of American prosperity during the post- World War II period?

• Most American married couples postponed having children in order to work longer.

• American producers faced less competition because of destruction in Europe and Asia.

• Women remained in the workforce after the war in order to increase American production.

• The elimination of poverty through federal programs increased demand and stimulated production.

SS.912.A.7.1

The map above shows the transportation network initiated by the Federal Highway Act in 1956.

What was an important impact of this network on the United States?

• State control of immigration routes has increased.

• Travel and trade between states became easier and faster than before.

• Towns bypassed by the interstate system generally grew just as fast as those on interstate highways.

• Increased traffic makes it more difficult for the armed forces to move troops around the country.

SS.912.A.7.6

This photo shows a segregated water fountain in Oklahoma in 1939.

Which two organizations sought to overturn the conditions shown in this photograph by peaceful means?

• KKK and the Nation of Islam

• SNCC and the Black Panthers

• AFL-CIO and the Black Power Movement

• NAACP and the Congress of Racial Equality

SS.912.A.7.6

Executive Order 9981 (below) was issued by President Harry Truman in 1948.

"It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin."

What was the immediate impact of Executive Order of 9981?

• The armed forces of the United States were desegregated

• Free education was promised to veterans who had served in World War Il.

• Southern members of the Democratic Party left and formed a new political party.

• Equal opportunity in education was established to promote advances in science and mathematics

SS.912.A.7.5

Demonstrators attending the March on Washington D.C. in 1963 are shown in this photograph.

What was the main purpose of this event?

• to demand an end to racial discrimination by federal contractors

• to demand that Congress pass President Kennedy's Civil Rights Bill

• to demand enforcement of the Supreme Court's decision to desegregate schools

• to demand reparations for centuries of oppression experienced by African Americans

SS.912.A.7.6

The timeline below shows several important events from the Civil Rights Era.

What was the reaction of federal officials to the events on the timeline?

• They sent emergency assistance in the form of troops and marshals to stop the violence.

• They immediately passed new laws ending discrimination in housing, employment, and voting.

• They failed to act because they needed the support of white Southerners to stay in office.

• They tended to side with white Southern segregationists against Civil Rights demonstrators.

SS. 912.A.7.6

The chart below summarizes important legislation in the 1960s.

Which phrase completes the chart?

• A state cannot deny citizens the right to vote on the basis of gender.

• A state cannot impose procedures that deny citizens the right to vote on account of age.

• A state cannot impose procedures that deny citizens the right to vote on account of race.

• A state cannot deny the right to vote to American Indians who choose to remain on federal reservations.

SS.912.A.7.6

The bar graph above shows the number of registered African-American voters in several states.

Which event caused the changes in African-American voter registration shown in the graph?

• Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

• Southern states enacted their own new voting laws.

• Desegregated restaurants and hotels made voting easier.

• Newly integrated schools encouraged African Americans to vote.

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This photograph shows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and other Civil Rights leaders at the "March on Washington" in 1963.

What conclusion can be made from this photograph?

• A. Philip Randolph was unable to attend the March on Washington.

• Dr. King refused to work with whites in the struggle against segregation.

• Whites as well as blacks participated in the struggle against racial discrimination.

• The "March on Washington" successfully persuaded states to prohibit racial segregation.