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WorksheetsTest Review- Post WWII and Civil Rights Movement
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
In the 1950s, why did people's shopping habits change?
They spent less on new items found in stores.
They spent more in downtown shopping areas.
They spent more at suburban shopping centers.
The spent less on items advertised on television.
Why did many Americans move to the suburbs in the 1950s?
Houses were larger and more affordable.
They had a shorter commute to work.
It was expensive to own and maintain a car.
Corporate farms were buying rural areas.
What was Sputnik?
The strongest nuclear bomb ever created.
A Soviet satellite that was the first in space.
The spacecraft that carried Americans to the moon.
A machine that was used to spy on foreign nations.
In order to keep nuclear weapons from reaching Cuba, the United States...
built a dividing wall
set up a naval blockade
constructed a hydrogen bomb.
started a "no weapons" club.
In Brown v Board of Education, Thurgood Marshall argued that
all public schools should be segregated
students should attend schools closest to their homes.
black teachers should be paid the same as white teachers.
new textbooks were necessary for students in black schools
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. believed in the following teaching of which leader?
John F. Kennedy
Mohandas Gandhi
Lyndon B Johnson
his dad
On July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to ever...
walk on the moon
organize a student rally
ride a desegregated bus
challenge a civil rights law
President John F Kennedy was assassinated while
riding in a car in Texas
standing on a balcony at a motel.
speaking at the National Mall
addressing Congress about civil rights protests
What is a benefit of the Interstate Highway System?
It fuels consumerism.
It was inexpensive to build.
It was based on the European system.
It allows for the easier transport of goods from state to state.
Look at the cartoon. What struggle that the US was involved in during the 1950s does the cartoon represent?
arms race
space race
World War II
Civil Rights Movement
What about this picture was protested during the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
the fact that a black woman could not ride a bus
the fact that a black woman could not get a seat on a bus
the fact that whites and blacks could not ride the bus together
the fact that a black woman was expected to give up a seat to a white person
How is this picture a result of the presidency of John F. Kennedy?
He created NASA.
He ended the space race.
He paid to put a man on the moon.
He challenged the nation to put a man on the moon.
What was the effect of World War II tank factories switching to making cars after the war?
Suburbs grew more slowly.
Commuters refused to use trains.
Low-cost automobiles were made very quickly.
Many companies like Chrysler went out of business.
What about this picture made it and the Freedom RIders famous around the country?
The Freedom Riders were a violent protest group.
Police officers were part of the Freedom Riders.
Diane Nash refused to go on the Freedom Rides.
The Freedom RIders were a non-violent, but violence was used against them.
What was the eventual effect of the March on Washington?
The Civil Rights Act
the Poor People's Act
the Desegregation Act
The Montgomery Bus Act
How did teenage culture change movies in the 1950s?
Movies were shown outdoors and in color.
Teenagers all got TVs, so the did not go to the movies.
Teenagers went to rock 'n' roll concerts instead of movies.
Movies showed fewer ads because teens protested against consumerism.
What was important about the Berlin Wall?
It employed workers for many years.
It invited the Soviet Union into Germany.
It divided East and West Berlin completely.
It made sure no part of Germany was involved in the Cold War.
How did the March on Washington affect the Civil Rights Movement?
It showed that boycotts worked.
It inspired and united people.
It ended all racial discrimination.
It showed that violence was sometimes necessary.
Which of the following ways to protest would Martin Luther King support?
Hitting one another and screaming cuss words
Sit ins and boycotts
throwing food at whites at the sit ins
creating nuclear weapons
What was the effect of President Kennedy's assassination on the Civil Rights Movement?
The Civil Rights Movement ended.
Martin Luther King Jr spoke out against racial violence.
The plan to put a moon on the moon happened immediately.
President Lyndon Johnson pushed forward many of Kennedy's goals.
