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Worksheets1950s American History
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 22mins
Due to the relative affluence and common cause against Communism, the 1950s has been called the period of what?
consensus
disunion
detente
civil liberties
Unlike many previous American economic expansions, much of the growing prosperity in the 50s was shared by?
ordinary working people.
the upper middle class.
African Americans
women.
What is the classic example of suburbanization?
Levittown, Pennsylvania
Brooklyn, New York
Montgomery, Alabama
Little Rock, Arkansas
By 1960, 80% of Americans owned at least one of these, and 14% had two or more. This was because suburbanization meant that more Americans were living further from the city.
Car(s)
Tran passes
Bus passes
Uber vouchers
What new popular form of music did teenagers enjoy in the 1950s, featuring performers such as Bill Haley and the Comets, Buddy Holly and the Crickets, and Elvis Presley?
Rock 'n roll.
Big band music.
Jazz.
Pop music.
Which movement began to start seeing victories, including a number of favorable Supreme Court decisions, in the 1950s?
The Civil Rights movement.
The Cold War.
The Progressive movement.
The Conservative movement.
Rigid segregation was the rule throughout the country, especially in housing, jobs, and employment. In the north, it usually happened by a custom known as?
De facto segregation
Jim Crow
Nadir
Legal
In the 1950s, what percentage of African Americans lived in poverty?
50%
75%
25%
90%
What practice severely limited the educational opportunities of African Americans at the beginning of the 1950s?
Segregated schools.
White teachers who could not relate to the struggles of African American students.
Undertrained teachers in African American schools.
Underfunding of schools in the American South.
What was the name of the movement for African Americans to obtain civil rights during WWII?
Double V Campaign
Rights Now, Responsibility Later
Sit down strikes
NAACP
What was a key objective of the 1950's Civil Rights movement that began with the case Mendez v. Westminster?
Desegregating schools.
Removing seating restraints on public buses.
Expanding the protections of the accused.
Desegregating public places such as lunch counters.
Which Governor of California would later go on to be Supreme Court Chief Justice?
Earl Warren
Thurgood Marshall
Hugo Black
Felix Frankfurter
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund, under the leadership of Thurgood Marshall, pursued a legal strategy of trying to make states live up to which ruling?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Scott v. Sanford
Wong Kim Ark v. U.S.
Brown v. Board of Education
"The segregation of white and colored children in public schools has a detrimental effect on colored children. The impact is greater when it has the sanction of the law, for the policy of separating the races is usually interpreted as denoting the inferiority of the negro group. A sense of inferiority affects the motivation of a child to learn. Segregation with the sanction of law, therefore, tends to retard the educational and mental development of negro children and deprive them of some of the benefits they would receive in a racially integrated school system." This opinion is from what landmark case?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Scott v. Sanford
Wong Kim Ark v. U.S.
Brown v. Board of Education
What was the reaction of many Southern states to the decision of Brown v. Board?
Massive resistance
Nullification
Impeachment
Veto
Some states were so resistant to desegregation that they began
flying the Confederate flag over their state buildings.
ordering federal troops to escort children to and from school.
changing their state songs to Dixie.
erecting Confederate monuments.
Was Rosa Parks new to the Civil Rights movement when she was arrested for not giving up her bus seat in 1955?
True
False
In which yearlong boycott did Rosa Park's arrest for not giving up her seat lead to?
The Montgomery
The Greensboro Sit-In
The Freedom Riders
The Million Man March
Which Civil Rights leader first rose to prominence as the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) during the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Bayard Rustin
Emmett Till
Martin Luther King was instrumental in forming the (a) a coalition of black civil rights and church leaders who pushed for integration in 1957.
How did this episode of Crash Course describe Eisenhower's attitude toward Civil Rights?
Eisenhower strongly supported Civil Rights
Eisenhower was indifferent towards Civil Rights
Eisenhower opposed Civil Rights
Eisenhower's enthusiasm was lukewarm at best.
What is one example of President Eisenhower definitively supporting Civil Rights and the integration of public schools?
Sending federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957 to enforce the desegregation of Central High School.
Opposing the Brown v. Board of Education decision
Appointing segregationist judges to federal courts
Signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964
What is one example from the 1950s that challenges the idea of consensus culture in the 1950s?
One example from the 1950s that challenges the idea of consensus culture is the McCarthyism era. The fear of communism led to widespread suspicion and persecution, creating a climate of fear and distrust in society.
One example from the 1950s that challenges the idea of consensus culture is the Beat Generation. This countercultural movement rejected mainstream values and embraced nonconformity, influencing art, literature, and music.
One example from the 1950s that challenges the idea of consensus culture is the rise of suburbanization. During this time, many Americans moved to the suburbs, creating a more fragmented and individualistic society.
One example from the 1950s that challenges the idea of consensus culture is the Civil Rights Movement. During this time, there was significant social and political unrest, with African Americans and their allies fighting for equal rights and challenging the status quo.
