Hidden Figures Historical Context

What historical event is this picture best representing?

• Space Race

• Women's Rights

• Jim Crow Laws

What historical event is represented in this picture?

• Space Race

• Women's Rights

• Jim Crow Laws

Why were the women called computers?

• They computed math equations.

• They looked up answers

• They researched aerodynamics

• They typed up reports

In 1943, what war was the US involved in?

• World War I

• World War II

• The Korean War

• Vietnam

Black people could not use the same restrooms as white people during this time in history--1940s-1950s.

• True

• False

Katherine often ate lunch with her white co-workers on her job as a computer.

• True

• False

After the war was over in 1945, what country was America competing with to build the fastest planes.

• China

• Japan

• Russia

• Germany

Why did Katherine Johnson have to run 1/2 mile across NASA campus?

• To eat lunch

• To get coffee

• To use the bathroom

• To make calculations

What is the name of the main character who was the mathematician and the supervisor?

• Mary Jackson
• Katherine Goble
• Dorothy Vaughn
• Vivian Mitchell

What year did these events take place?

• 1960's
• 1950's
• 1970's
• 1040's