100% or Nothing Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s

What was the greatest invention in human history that emerged in the 1950s?

• Television

• Internet

• Mobile phone

• Radio

What percentage of Americans enjoyed a middle-class standard of living by 1960?

• 80%

• 60%

• 90%

• 40%

Who criticized Americans for being conformist and lacking the rich inner life necessary to be truly independent?

• A. Philip Randolph

• John Kenneth Galbraith

• David Riesman

• C. Wright Mills

Which case led to the desegregation of schools in California in 1946?

• Double-V crusade

• Mendez v. Westminster

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Scottsboro Boys case

Who was the Chief Justice when the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education came before the Supreme Court in 1954?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Orval Faubus

• Earl Warren

What event kicked off the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955?

• Earl Warren's ruling

• Thurgood Marshall's lawsuit

• Martin Luther King's speech

• Rosa Parks' arrest

Who was instrumental in forming the Southern Christian Leadership Conference after the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Rosa Parks

• A. Philip Randolph

• Thurgood Marshall

• Martin Luther King Jr.

Which state's governor used the National Guard to prevent the integration of Little Rock’s Central High School in 1957?

• Alabama

• Virginia

• South Carolina

• Arkansas

By the end of the 1950s, what percentage of black students attended integrated schools in the South?

• Around 5%

• Around 10%

• More than 15%

• Less than 1%

What did the emergence of the Civil Rights Movement show about the picture of consensus in the 1950s?

• There was widespread affluence and equality for all

• There was complete harmony and agreement among all citizens

• There was widespread systemic inequality and poverty

• There was no need for protests and activism