WorksheetsUnit 8: Social Transformations
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What perspective held by Hispanic-American agricultural workers led to the creation of the United Farm Workers?
Farm workers wanted to become owners on the farms on which they worked
Small family farms needed economic assistance from the federal government
Farm workers needed to organize in order to bargain with farm owners
Large farms could be made more efficient by using modern agricultural technology
What was the major goal of the Women’s Liberation Movement in the 1960s?
Obtaining the right to vote for women
Guaranteeing women equal pay for equal work
Forcing women to stay at home
Laws that would allow women to own property
After World War II, the United States experienced unprecedented prosperity and economic growth. Identify two reasons for this economic prosperity.
Decrease in birth rate
Demand for housing increased
Creation of the New Deal programs
Demand for higher government spending
Demand for automobiles increased
After World War II, the United States experienced unprecedented prosperity and economic growth. Identify two changes that were created by this prosperity.
Suburbanization
Hawaiian statehood
Sun Belt migrations
Great Migration
In 1965, Congress enacted the Immigration Act to
Provide healthcare to new immigrants
Assist immigrant suffering from poverty
Accept more immigrants from Asia, Africa and Latin America
Allow increased immigration from European countries
Which Supreme Court case ruled that a state could legally separate African Americans from whites it a state provided facilities that were “equal”?
Marbury v. Madison
Plessy v. Ferguson
Korematsu v. United States
Brown v. Board of Education
What was the major impact of the baby boom on the American economy following World War II?
More money was spent on national defense
The cost of health care decreased
Social Security had to provide for growing numbers of retirees
The elderly became the smallest segment of the population
Which statement describes a major social and economic impact on American society in the post-war period?
The American economy continued to decline
There was a sharp increase in factory employment
Consumer goods became less expensive and easier to obtain
All of the above
What development led to the growth of the Sun Belt region during the 1950s and 1960s?
employment opportunities, lower taxes, and warmer climate
increases in agricultural practices
the rise of automotive manufacturing
the movement of people to cooler climates
A major way in which the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) are similar is that both laws:
were intended to lift Americans out of poverty
failed to pass constitutional review by the Supreme Court
gave a minority group the right to vote after years of protest
provided equal protection to groups that had experienced discrimination
This law outlawed the use of poll taxes in an election in an attempt to protect African American rights.
Equal Pay Act
Immigration Act of 1965
Title IX of the Educational Acts Amendment
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This law banned discrimination based on race, religion or ethnic origin in hotels and companies doing business with the federal government.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Social Security Act
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Title IX of the Educational Amendments
The group known as the United Farm Workers (UFW) advocated for civil rights for which marginalized group of people?
Rights for African Americans
Rights for women
Rights for Hispanic Americans
Rights for American Indians
