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Unit 8: Social Transformations

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What perspective held by Hispanic-American agricultural workers led to the creation of the United Farm Workers?

a)

Farm workers wanted to become owners on the farms on which they worked

b)

Small family farms needed economic assistance from the federal government

c)

Farm workers needed to organize in order to bargain with farm owners

d)

Large farms could be made more efficient by using modern agricultural technology

2.

What was the major goal of the Women’s Liberation Movement in the 1960s?

a)

Obtaining the right to vote for women

b)

Guaranteeing women equal pay for equal work

c)

Forcing women to stay at home 

d)

Laws that would allow women to own property

3.

After World War II, the United States experienced unprecedented prosperity and economic growth. Identify two reasons for this economic prosperity. 

a)

Decrease in birth rate

b)

Demand for housing increased

c)

Creation of the New Deal programs

d)

Demand for higher government spending

e)

Demand for automobiles increased

4.

After World War II, the United States experienced unprecedented prosperity and economic growth. ​Identify two changes that were created by this prosperity. 

a)

Suburbanization

b)

Hawaiian statehood

c)

Sun Belt migrations

d)

Great Migration

5.

In 1965, Congress enacted the Immigration Act to

a)

Provide healthcare to new immigrants

b)

Assist immigrant suffering from poverty

c)

Accept more immigrants from Asia, Africa and Latin America

d)

Allow increased immigration from European countries

6.

Which Supreme Court case ruled that a state could legally separate African Americans from whites it a state provided facilities that were “equal”?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Korematsu v. United States

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

7.

What was the major impact of the baby boom on the American economy following World War II?

a)

More money was spent on national defense

b)

The cost of health care decreased

c)

Social Security had to provide for growing numbers of retirees

d)

The elderly became the smallest segment of the population

8.

Which statement describes a major social and economic impact on American society in the post-war period?

a)

The American economy continued to decline

b)

There was a sharp increase in factory employment

c)

Consumer goods became less expensive and easier to obtain

d)

All of the above

9.

What development led to the growth of the Sun Belt region during the 1950s and 1960s?

a)

employment opportunities, lower taxes, and warmer climate

b)

increases in agricultural practices

c)

the rise of automotive manufacturing

d)

the movement of people to cooler climates

10.

A major way in which the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) are similar is that both laws:

a)

were intended to lift Americans out of poverty

b)

failed to pass constitutional review by the Supreme Court

c)

gave a minority group the right to vote after years of protest

d)

provided equal protection to groups that had experienced discrimination

11.

This law outlawed the use of poll taxes in an election in an attempt to protect African American rights.

a)

Equal Pay Act

b)

Immigration Act of 1965

c)

Title IX of the Educational Acts Amendment

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

12.

This law banned discrimination based on race, religion or ethnic origin in hotels and companies doing business with the federal government.

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Social Security Act

c)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

d)

Title IX of the Educational Amendments

13.

The group known as the United Farm Workers (UFW) advocated for civil rights for which marginalized group of people?

a)

Rights for African Americans

b)

Rights for women

c)

Rights for Hispanic Americans

d)

Rights for American Indians