What perspective held by Hispanic-American agricultural workers led to the creation of the United Farm Workers?

• Farm workers wanted to become owners on the farms on which they worked

• Small family farms needed economic assistance from the federal government

• Farm workers needed to organize in order to bargain with farm owners

• Large farms could be made more efficient by using modern agricultural technology

What was the major goal of the Women’s Liberation Movement in the 1960s?

• Obtaining the right to vote for women

• Guaranteeing women equal pay for equal work

• Forcing women to stay at home 

• Laws that would allow women to own property

After World War II, the United States experienced unprecedented prosperity and economic growth. Identify two reasons for this economic prosperity. 

• Decrease in birth rate

• Demand for housing increased

• Creation of the New Deal programs

• Demand for higher government spending

• Demand for automobiles increased

After World War II, the United States experienced unprecedented prosperity and economic growth. ​Identify two changes that were created by this prosperity. 

• Suburbanization

• Hawaiian statehood

• Sun Belt migrations

• Great Migration

In 1965, Congress enacted the Immigration Act to

• Provide healthcare to new immigrants

• Assist immigrant suffering from poverty

• Accept more immigrants from Asia, Africa and Latin America

• Allow increased immigration from European countries

Which Supreme Court case ruled that a state could legally separate African Americans from whites it a state provided facilities that were “equal”?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Korematsu v. United States

• Brown v. Board of Education

What was the major impact of the baby boom on the American economy following World War II?

• More money was spent on national defense

• The cost of health care decreased

• Social Security had to provide for growing numbers of retirees

• The elderly became the smallest segment of the population

Which statement describes a major social and economic impact on American society in the post-war period?

• The American economy continued to decline

• There was a sharp increase in factory employment

• Consumer goods became less expensive and easier to obtain

• All of the above

What development led to the growth of the Sun Belt region during the 1950s and 1960s?

• employment opportunities, lower taxes, and warmer climate

• increases in agricultural practices

• the rise of automotive manufacturing

• the movement of people to cooler climates

A major way in which the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) are similar is that both laws:

• were intended to lift Americans out of poverty

• failed to pass constitutional review by the Supreme Court

• gave a minority group the right to vote after years of protest

• provided equal protection to groups that had experienced discrimination