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Week 6 (Feb. 14)
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1
Walter Cronkite hosted what CBS program from 1953-1957?
CBS Evening News
The Daily Texan
Houston Post
You Are There
2
How many Britons viewed the 1953 Coronation Ceremony on television?
10 million
11 million
27 million
25 million
3
What was McCarthyism?
aggressive questioning by governmental agencies
Americans who were communist sympathizers
a fear of communist countries
tension between the U.S. and the UN
4
What incident happened on December 1, 1955 that led to the desegregation of public bus system?
Black travelers protested on a bus
Rosa Parks refusing to give up seat
Dr. Martin Luther King speech
A court case that ruled bus segregation immoral
5
Which show had a chimpanzee mascot?
Good Morning America
Meet the Press
The Today Show
Face the Nation
6
Which of the following is a component of a map that gives you a general idea of the information
Scale
Compass
Key/Legend
Title
7
Which show is often referred to as the thirty-minute press conference?
The Today Show
Face the Nation
The Today Show
Meet the Press
8
Who was NOT a news anchor for NBC? *
John Swayze
David Brinkley
Douglas Edwards
Chet Huntley
9
The crown of George IV featured how many diamonds and pearls?
1333:159
1300; 169
1300:159
1333:169
10
True or False: African Americans experienced great education, business, housing and employment.
True
False
11
Which was one of the first lawsuits to be heard involving segregation?
End Segregation Bill of 1954
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
NAACP
12
Waco is to the _____ of El Paso. *
East
South
North
West
13
Who was the first person to step on the moon?
Aldrin
Armstrong
U.S. Solider
Collins
14
Sit-in protests among college students involved____?
30,000 white and black college students
50,000 white and black college students
13 states
14 states
15
Which is not a state that borders Texas?
New Mexico
Arkansas
Mexico
Oklahoma
16
Why did African Americans leave the south?
Both A & B
Escape discrimination
Education
New employment opportunities
17
The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was formed to
spread awareness of the dangers of atomic bombs
plan and construct atomic power plants
Group of scientists
18
In 1957, the human view of space changed forever with the launch of______
"Space Race" Satellite
Apollo 11
Sputnik
Explorer 1
