The Affluent Society

What was the Kitchen Debate

• A debate between US Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in 1959 about capitalism versus communism.
• A negotiation between the US and the Soviet Union on nuclear disarmament
• A debate between US President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev
• A cooking competition between famous chefs

What were Levittowns?

• Levittowns were amusement parks built by William Levitt
• Suburban housing developments built by William Levitt after World War II
• Levittowns were a type of clothing line created by William Levitt
• Fast food chains founded by William Levitt

What spurred economic growth in the 1950s?

• Lack of technological advancements
• Decreased consumer spending
• Government disinvestment in infrastructure
• Housing construction and spending on consumer goods

What Vice President supported the House Un-American Activities Committee?

• Joe Biden
• Mike Pence
• Al Gore
• Richard Nixon

How many Americans between WWII and 1975 moved West of the Mississippi River?

• 15 million
• 25 million
• 10 million
• 30 million

Sports started to desegregate in 1947 after the Brooklyn Dodgers added this person to their team?

• Michael Jordan
• LeBron James
• Kobe Bryant
• Jackie Robinson

Out of 32 cases, how many did Thurgood Marshall win?

• 16
• 25
• 0
• 29

In 1954, this young lady had to commute two hours to attend an all-black school due to segregation laws in Topeka, Kansas

• Rosa Parks
• Linda Brown

• Harriet Tubman
• Maya Angelou

He was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1967 by Lyndon B. Johnson to serve as the first African American

• Thurgood Marshall Jr.
• Benjamin Hooks
• Clarence Thomas
• Thurgood Marshall

What year did the Supreme Court rule segregation was unconsitutional in the Brown v. Board case?

• 1960
• 1945
• 1954
• 1972