WorksheetsGCSE History, America: Post-war
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins
During the 1950's, by what factor did the GNP of America increase?
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In 1960, the living standard of the average American was (a) times that of the average Brit. Fill in the gap
What percentage of the world's goods were made in America?
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When was the musical Oklahoma made into a film?
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How many hit singles did Elvis Presley have during this period?
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What percentage of people had a TV in 1938?
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What percentage of people had a TV by 1958?
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Name a teenage rebel icon during the 50s
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What fraction of Americans had a car in the 50s?
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What fraction of Americans had a washing machine by the end of the 50s?
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How much money was given to the 9 million veterans of WW2 in the 1944-1949 'GI Bill'?
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In which year did China become communist?
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What was the special congress committee that congress set up to investigate communism in the US?
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Who did McCarthy have backing from in the FBI?
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At what point did opinion turn on McCarthyism?
McCarthy accused the president
McCarthy accused 7 animals of being communist spies
McCarthy was found to be communist himself in 1960
McCarthy accused 45 army officers with no evidence
During the height of the Red Scare, how many suspects did the FBI keep on its list?
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Jim Crow laws meant that what percentage of African-American Mississippian residents voted?
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In what year did Clemson King get committed to a mental asylum for applying to the University of Mississippi?
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What year was the Brown vs Board of Education case?
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Where was the Brown vs Board of Education case?
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What was the name of the judge in the case?
(just write actual name)
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When did the Chief Justice of the supreme court announce in favor of Brown and the NAACP? (month and year)
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What was the name of the schoolgirl in the Brown vs Board of education case?
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In which year was the Little Rock case?
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What was the name of the segregationist Governor of Arkansas?
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How many AFAM schoolgirls were prevented from going to their local High School?
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Eisenhower sent _______ ____ to protect the school girls, they stayed for 6 weeks. Fill in the gap
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In which month and year was the Rosa Parks incident?
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When did the bus boycotts end?
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On the first day of the bus boycott, how many people turned out to listen to MLK's speach?
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What percentage of its income did the segregationist bus company lose?
(a)
What was the civil rights group set up to help the AFAMS of Montgomery?
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When were the Montgomery bus laws found to be illegal by the supreme court? (month and year)
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How many times was MLK arrested during the boycotts?
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What was the SCLC that King created in 1957?
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What did the SNCC stand for?
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In what year did the SNCC begin sit-ins?
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Where did the SNCC start there sit-ins?
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Within a week of the start of Sit-ins, the number involved had grown from 23 to more than (a)
By 1960, how many towns had desegregated previously segregated lunch counters?
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What did CORE stand for?
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Freedom rides from CORE targeted bus services in which city?
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How many of the freedom riders were arrested?
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In what year was MLK's March on Washington?
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How many people were part of his march?
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In what month of 1963 did MLK say his 'I have a dream speech'?
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What was the name of the group that Malcolm X was part of?
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What did Malcolm X want?
An end to segregation
A separate state for Black Americans
Peace on Earth and mercy mild
An end to racism
How many 'Black Panthers' were there during the 1960s?
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When was the Detroit race riot?
(month and year)
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In what month and year was JFK assassinated?
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On what day did LBJ sign the Civil Rights Act?
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The (a) made it illegal for local government to discriminate in areas such as housing and employment
In the 20 moths after the Civil Rights Act, how many AFAMS registered to vote?
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In early 1965, where did MLK organised a 'voting rights march'? (as only 2.4% of the adult population voted here)
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Who was the notoriously racist Selma town sheriff?
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How many people were brutally attacked in Selma's 'bloody Sunday'?
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When did the Voting Rights Act get 'forced' through congress by LBJ?
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The Voting Rights Act ended what process people had to take before voting?
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What year was MLK assassinated?
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What was the name of LBJ's successor to JFKS's Great Frontier?
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When was the Economic Opportunity Act passed?
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The Economic opportunity act provided training and education to (a) who were from disadvantaged backgrounds
What was the name of LBJ's 1965 health insure policy?
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The publication of what book by Betty Friedan in 1963 kick started the feminist movement in the US?
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What does NOW stand for?
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When was NOW set up?
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When was the equal pay act?
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The Equal Pay act was full of exceptions, when was the Equal Rights Amendment Act introduced to serve as a replacement?
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What was the name of the case that made abortion legal?
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When was abortion legailsed?
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Who was the figurehead of opposition to the ERA of 1972?
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When were colleges legally required to ensure opportunities were equal between men and women?
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