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Unit 6: A Search for a Better Life, 1945-1990

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 3570secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Fair Deal was an economic program proposed by President Truman. 
a)
true
b)
false
2.
The Dixie-crats were strong supporters of Truman's civil rights policies.
a)
true
b)
false
3.
The vast majority of new homes in the 1950’s were built here
a)
suburbs
b)
cities
c)
barrios
d)
sub-divisions
4.
Dr. Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for typhoid fever. 
a)
true
b)
false
5.
The population increase known as the “baby boom” began in the late 1940s. 
a)
true
b)
false
6.
Referring to workers who do manual labor and wear work clothes.
a)
work force
b)
blue collar
c)
white collar
d)
unions
7.
First African-American to play professional baseball
a)
Hank Aaron
b)
Jessie Jackson
c)
Willie Mays
d)
Jackie Robinson
8.
Term used to describe all people of a certain group, race, or gender
a)
stereotype
b)
consumerism
c)
racism
d)
discrimination
9.
President Truman threatened to ____ striking workers to prevent strikes from crippling the nation.
a)
arrest
b)
sue
c)
draft
d)
deport
10.
With more money to spend and an increased number of products to buy, ____ became an American way of life.
a)
consumerism
b)
social conformity
c)
planned obsolescence
d)
a 40-hour work week
11.
Most ____ enjoyed the prosperity of the postwar period.
a)
Latinos
b)
African Americans
c)
White Americans
d)
Mexican Americans
12.
Criticism of television in the 1950s was based on ____. 
a)
its portrayal of an idealized society
b)
weak transmitters
c)
the size of the screen
d)
its black and white image
13.

the 1950s, both the beat movement and rock ‘n’ roll were viewed as forms of ____.

a)

harmless entertainment

b)

rebellion

c)

mainstream American values

d)

African-American culture

14.
“White flight” involved the mass exodus of white Americans from the nation’s ____
a)
cities
b)
suburbs
c)
farms
d)
coast lines
15.
Braceros were workers who came to the United States from
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Mexico
d)
Africa
16.
The unsuccessful effort to integrate Native Americans by moving them off their reservations and into the nation’s cities was known as the ____
a)
Termination Policy
b)
Dawes Act
c)
Bracero Program
d)
Indian recognition Act
17.
The G.I. Bill of Rights made it possible for _________.
a)
African Americans to serve in combat positions
b)
Soldiers to take short leaves from fighting 
c)
Veterans to attend college for free
d)
Enlisted men to receive officer training
18.
The Longoria incident involved the refusal by town officials to provide funeral services to a World War II veteran because he was ____.
a)
African American
b)
Mexican American
c)
Japanese-American
d)
Native American
19.

Legislation that created 41,000 miles of highways with no intersections or traffic signs that connected the nation's cities.

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1957

b)

Interstate Highway Act

c)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

20.

All of the following caused many Americans to move to the suburbs EXCEPT...

a)

demand for housing created during WWII

b)

the improvement of American cities

c)

the desire to start families

d)

low interest mortgages provided by the G.I. Bill

21.

On which issue did President Truman make progress?

a)

civil rights

b)

labor rights

c)

national health insurance

d)

desegregation of the military

22.

President Eisenhower

a)

decreased federal spending.

b)

wanted a stronger federal government.

c)

maintained existing New Deal programs.

d)

opposed introduction of any new federal programs.

23.

After World War II, worker productivity increased largely because of

a)

technological advances.

b)

veterans reentering the workforce.

c)

the cost of consumer goods.

24.

What were the defining characteristics of Civil Rights?

a)

Increased participation of minorities in the political process, Protests, Boycotts, Marches, Desegregation, Integration, Struggle for equality, due process strengthened.

b)

Communism, containment, Arms Race/Space Race, Red Scare, McCarthyism

c)

OPEC oil problems, conflict in the Middle East, Reaganomics, large military, Cold War ends, NAFTA

d)

Economic instability, Unemployment, Breadlines, Poverty

25.

What court case made segregation of schools illegal in the 1950s?

a)

Guzman V. School

b)

Brown V. Board of Education

c)

Miranda V. Arizona

d)

Plessy V. Ferguson

26.

Which leader of the civil rights movement used non-violent civil disobedience to oppose segregation in the south?

a)

Dolores Huerta

b)

Malcom X

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Ceaser Chavez

27.

What organization created by W.E.B. Dubois sought immediate equality for minorities?

a)

WAC

b)

HUAC

c)

NAACP

d)

SNCC

28.

What movement during the 1920s helped inspire the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s?

a)

Great Migration

b)

Prohibition

c)

NAACP

d)

Harlem Renaissance

29.

What group during the Civil Rights Movement allowed members to use all necessary means to defend and provide for their community?

a)

Southern Peace Corps

b)

NAACP

c)

SNCC

d)

Black Panthers

30.

During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Little Rock Nine

c)

Atomic Bombs

d)

Flying Tigers

31.

What acts of protest during the Civil Rights Movement encouraged the government to expand political and economic opportunities for minority citizens?

a)

March on Washington, Freedom Rides, Greensboro Sit-In, Montgomery Bus Boycott

b)

Black Panthers

c)

Mass Support Demonstrations

d)

Little Rock Nine

32.

What group/individuals sought to improve the treatment of migrant workers through boycotts and strikes?

a)

SNCC, Martin Luther King

b)

Black Panthers, Newton

c)

United Farm Workers Union, Dolores Huerta & Cesar Chavez

d)

Immigration Union, Dolores Huerta & Cesar Chavez

33.

What happened as a result of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the 24th Amendment?

a)

Expanded the political and economic opportunities for minorities

b)

Decreased the political and economic opportunities for minorities

34.

What event challenged the federal government to enforce the Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation?

a)

Sit-in

b)

Boycotts

c)

Freedom Rides

d)

March on Washington

35.

The ruling of this court case ensured that people were informed of their due process rights when arrested-

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Guzman v. STAAR

36.
In Little Rock, Arkansas, the governor tried to prevent African American students from entering a white high school by...
a)
closing the school.
b)
redrawing the school district.
c)
hiring the Ku Klux Klan.
d)
deploying the National Guard.
37.
The purpose of the Selma march was to campaign for...
a)
job rights for African Americans.
b)
voting rights for African Americans.
c)
new desegregation laws.
d)
voting rights for women.
38.
What is Title IX?
a)
A Law allowing males to have the same opportunities as females
b)
A Law allowing women to have the same opportunities as males
c)
A law
d)
Title IX doesn't exsist
39.
 Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?
a)
Freedom Rides
b)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
March from  Selma to Montgomery
40.

Define segregation

a)

to refuse to buy, use, or go to, in order to make a protest or bring about a change.

b)

the practice of separating people according to groups, especially racial groups.

c)

the process of bringing all parts together into a whole.

d)

an objection or complaint

41.
The main goal of the freedom riders was to 
a)
pressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate buses
b)
inspire students to protest in Birmingham against Jim Crow
c)
encourage Congress to pass Kennedy's civil rights agenda
d)
desegregate urban bus systems in the south
42.
Where did the first sit-ins for civil rights take place?
a)
on busses
b)
in schools
c)
at polling places
d)
at lunch counters
43.
What state laws created separate public facilities for African Americans in the South?
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
affirmative action
c)
Civil Rights Acts
d)
Force Acts
44.
An organization formed in 1960 to coordinate sit-ins and other protests and to give young blacks a larger role in the civil rights movement.
a)
affirmative action
b)
de facto segregation
c)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 
d)
National Organization for Women 
45.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
46.
Which of the following could women not do in the early 1960s?
a)
Get a credit card without their husband.
b)
Go to an Ivy League school.
c)
Serve on a jury.
d)
All of the above.
47.
What was Betty Friedan's role in the Women's Liberation Movement of the 1960s?
a)
She wrote a book called the Feminine Mystique that helped launch the movement.
b)
She helped found the National Organization of Women which fought for women's liberation.
c)
She led protests against the current status of women in the United States.
d)
All of the above.
48.
Why were women added to the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a)
People had decided it was about time that women received the same rights as everyone else.
b)
The bill would only pass if women were added to it too, and it did not just focus on race.
c)
It was proposed because it was believed if women were added to the bill it would for sure be defeated.
d)
None of the above.
49.
What rights did the Equal Pay Act provide?
a)
It made it so that the current way that companies paid there employees was fine, but the employees needed an equal understanding of how that worked.
b)
It made it so that companies had to pay their employees of similar jobs and qualifications the same no matter what.
c)
It made it so that employers could not refuse to hire someone because they were a woman.
d)
None of the above.
50.
What was the "problem with no name?"
a)
A medical condition in the 1950's and 60's that spread throughout women that doctor's couldn't understand or treat.
b)
There were women causing problems in the 1950's and 60's and people wanted them to go away so they never named them or talked about them.
c)
There was a feeling shared among many women in the 1950's and 60 that they were unhappy with their current lives as homemakers, but they felt unable to talk about it in public.
d)
None of the above.
51.
What role had many American women filled during World War II that they had not before?
a)
They stayed home as housewives.
b)
They worked in factories, welding and making weapons for the war.
c)
They worked low paying jobs such as secretary and assistant work.
d)
Women stayed out of the war almost entirely.
52.
Which of the following words describes the typical relationship between wives and their husbands in the United States in the 1950s?
a)
independent
b)
free
c)
equal
d)
dependent
53.
If you were a flight woman attendant in the 1950's, how long were you able to keep working before you lost your job?
a)
As long as you wanted.
b)
For 10 years.
c)
The age of 32.
d)
None of the above.
54.
Which of the following groups was a major group in the fight for Women's Liberation?
a)
AIM
b)
SCLC
c)
NOW
d)
UFW
55.

The Senate finally passes the ____ Amendment and the ratification process begins. On August 26, 1920 - Three quarters of the state legislatures ratify the Nineteenth Amendment. American Women win full voting rights.

a)

17th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

21st

e)

22nd

56.

Which of the rights listed below were denied women in America prior to the passage of the 19th Amendment?

a)

Property Rights

b)

Custodial Rights

c)

Voting Rights

d)

Banking Rights

e)

ALL OF THE RIGHTS LISTED

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