4.15 1950s and Civil Rights

How did TV help create a common American culture?

• TV had less of an impact on society than the radio.

• TV created divisions among different cultural groups.
• TV only entertained audiences without influencing culture.
• TV helped people share experiences and cultural references across diverse audiences.

How did Sputnik impact American education?

• Sputnik had no effect on American education.
• Sputnik increased funding for arts education.
• Sputnik led to a decline in physical education programs.
• Sputnik led to a significant emphasis on STEM education in American schools.

How does the Cold War impact the power of the Federal Government?

• The Cold War had no effect on the Federal Government's power.
• The Cold War increased the power of the Federal Government.
• The Cold War decreased the power of the Federal Government.
• The Cold War only affected state governments, not the Federal Government.

How does the air conditioner impact the development of the South?

• Air conditioners helped people leave the South and move to the North.

• Air conditioners had no impact on development in the South.

• More people moved to the South as the climate became more manageable.

• More people had access to heat in the South.

Drag the items to the appropriate category.

Groups:

(a) 1950's Culture

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(b) 1920's Culture

• Flappers

• McCarthyism

• Radio

• TV

• Thurgood Marshall

• Model-T Cars

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Buying on Margin

• Baby Boom

• Levittowns

• KKK at it's height

• 2 Car Families

• Interstate Highway Act

• Harlem Renaissance

• Little Rock 9

• Civil Rights Movement

• G.I. Bill

• 19th Amendment

What is the significance of the Brown v. Board of Education case?

• It allowed states to create their own segregation laws.
• It established mandatory busing for all students.
• It declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
• It promoted racial segregation in private schools.

Brown v. Board of Education overturned which Supreme Court case?

• Roe v. Wade
• Miranda v. Arizona
• Loving v. Virginia
• Plessy v. Ferguson

This advice to President Harry Truman helped influence Truman’s decision to

• Drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Desegregate the armed forces through the use of an executive order.

• Deport any citizen suspected of being a communist or communist sympathizer

• Supporting the implementation of the Marshall Plan

Both events described in the passages above are most closely concerned with

• Reasons for the collapse of monarchial governments throughout the course of history.

• Non-credible accusations used to promote widespread panic.

• The declining belief in the doctrine of separation of church and state.

• Plans for the restructuring of economic systems following financial downturn.

The message from President Johnson above was issued in direct response to which of the following events?

• The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• A violent clash between civil rights protestors and state law enforcement in Selma, Alabama.

• The Supreme Court handing down their decision in Brown v. Board.

• The passage of the 24th Amendment to the Constitution.