Changes between 1950s-1980s

The United States had this type of government.

• capitalist
• communist
• supportive
• open

The Soviet Union had this type of government

• captialist
• communist
• open
• supportive

What was the goal for the poeple who supported the civil rights movement?

• The goal was for women to gain equal rights under the law in the United States.
• The goal was for Black Americans to gain equal rights under the law in the United States.
• The goal was to pass as many amendments as possible that would protect women's and children's rights.
• The goal was for White Americans to gain equal rights under the law in the United States.

How did Jim Crow laws negatively impact the citizens of the United States?

• It kept blacks and whites separate but equal.
• It kept women from voting.
• The African Americans were given equal rights.
• African Americans were discriminated against.

Choose the places that were segregated during this time. Pick all that apply.

• theaters
• schools
• restaurants
• train stations
• parks

What were the effects of the Jim Crow laws on African-Americans? Check all that apply.

• They felt safe and secure.
• They had difficulty getting jobs that paid well.
• They were pleased that the facilities were "separate but equal".
• They couldn't get basic goods and services at affordable prices.

What were the freedom rides?

• Freedom rides were where both white and African American civil rights activists who didn't have to pay the bus fair.
• Freedom rides were where both white and African American civil rights activists who refused to ride the buses.
• Freedom rides were where both white and African American civil rights activists participated in bus trips through the south to protest segregated transportation
• Freedom rides were where both white and African American civil rights activists who protested the buses.

Who was Mrs. Brown's lawyer in Brown vs. Board of Education?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Mr. Bown represented himself.
• Marshall Thurgood
• Rosa Parks

What was the most important outcome of Brown vs. Board of Education?

• Linda Brown was allowed to attend the white school.
• Schools remained segregated.
• Mr. Brown decided to homeschool Linda.
• The segregation of schools ended.

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Soviets placed nuclear missiles in Cuba.
• Soviets placed spies in the United States.
• The United States placec nuclear missiles in Cuba.
• The United States placed missiles in the Soviet Union.