June 1964, student activists were murdered in Miss. This is an example of the violence that

participants in the Freedom Summer faced.

How did the Subcommittee on Low-Income Families determine the official poverty line?

by calculating a minimal family food budget and X by 3

Which of the following MOST ACCURATELY describes planned postwar communities like Levittown?

small suburban homes that middle-class families could afford

Which of the following is true of poverty in the late 1950s?

Around 1 in 4 Americans was in poverty in the late 1950s

Which of the following events belongs in the last box of this flowchart?

Congress enacts Taft-Hartley Act to limit union power.

Black nationalists rejected the goals of the civil rights movement in the 1960s because they

called for blacks completely separating from white society

What achievement did Jackie Robinson make that helped blur the color line in the 1940s?

He was the 1st black MLB player, and led his team to win.

What message did the mass media convey to children in the 1950s?

Following traditional American family roles is important.

The Day of Remembrance

to share stories and the hardships of Japanese internment

SNCC planned & participated in direct action in the South. What does "direct action" mean?

political acts; designed to have an immediate impact

How did the “doll test” play a role in the progression of Brown v. Board of Education?

showed how segregation perpetuated negative stereotypes.

What was the main goal of the Japanese American Citizens League in the late 1970s and 1980s?

obtain reparations for Japanese Americans interned in WWII

How did the rise of Black Power affect African Americans’ role in politics?

Blacks candidates won seats in Congress and local office.

How did the rise of agribusiness in the 1950s hurt small farmers?

by producing crops more efficiently than small farmers could

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1
June 1964, student activists were murdered in Miss. This is an example of the violence that
sit-in protestors in the South experienced
those who went on Freedom Rides endured.
nonviolent protestors in Birmingham felt.
participants in the Freedom Summer faced.
2
To which of these proposed constitutional amendments does the diagram apply?
school prayer amendment
poll tax amendment
flag burning amendment
equal rights amendment
3
All of these strategies were used to stop Blacks from voting EXCEPT
gerrymandering
fillibsutering
the white primary
polltaxes
4
What was a key factor that made many impoverished people “invisible” to society?
Many poor people were older.
The poor wielded no political power.
Inexpensive clothing helped hide the poor from view.
all of the above
5
How did many advertisers want Americans to view cars?
as a dying part of the transportation industry
as a status symbol
as a necessity
as indispensable in a busy city
6
How did the Subcommittee on Low-Income Families determine the official poverty line?
by asking 1000 of families to about their quality of life
by declaring any person with income of less than $2,000=poor
all of the above
by calculating a minimal family food budget and X by 3
7
Which of the following MOST ACCURATELY describes planned postwar communities like Levittown?
arge country homes designed to attract wealthy buyers
custom-designed homes built to meet buyers' needs
simple, low-cost housing for the working poor in cities
small suburban homes that middle-class families could afford
8
Read the descriptions below. Who does the list BEST describe?
Cesar Chavez
Dolores Huerta
Maggie Kuhn
Rodolfo Gonzalez
9
Which of the following is true of poverty in the late 1950s?
The average of a person in poverty was 20 in the late 1950s
Most poor people were blue-collar workers in the late 1950s.
Around 1 in 4 Americans was in poverty in the late 1950s
Poor areas were very far from rich areas in the late 1950s.
10
What was a result(s) of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Supreme Court ruled segregation on buses= unconstitutional.
all of the above
Alabama court ruled segregation on buses= unconstitutional.
MLK Jr. earned a national rep. as a civil rights leader.
11
Which of the following events belongs in the last box of this flowchart?
Congress enacts Taft-Hartley Act to limit union power.
Congress passes GI Bill to help returning veterans
Congress refuses to enact national health insurance.
Congress reinstates price controls on consumer goods.
12
How was segregation evident in the workplace?
all of the above
Illiteracy and lack of education kept blacks from good jobs
Few blacks held white-collar jobs.
Many blacks earned much lower wages than whites.
13
Black nationalists rejected the goals of the civil rights movement in the 1960s because they
believed that nonviolent protesting was necessary
disliked the materialism in American culture.
called for blacks completely separating from white society
were concerned with spreading propaganda about whites
14
The Civil Rights Act 1964 outlawed racial discrimination in all of the following areas EXCEPT
housing
employment
public accommodations
public schools
15
Which tactics did MLK Jr. & the SCLC use in their struggle for equal rights for Blacks?
reverse discrimination
affirmative action
nonviolent resistance
armed rebellion
16
What achievement did Jackie Robinson make that helped blur the color line in the 1940s?
He was the 1st black MLB player, and led his team to win.
He was the first black U.S. politician
He was the first black recipient of a Ph.D, and professor.
He was the first black pilot to fight in the armed forces
17
What message did the mass media convey to children in the 1950s?
Going against society's designated gender roles is vital.
Following traditional American family roles is important.
Finding a white-collar job is necessary to be happy.
Getting a college degree is necessary for both genders
18
The Day of Remembrance
focused on impact of the UFW and the national grape boycott
recognized the Trail of Broken Treaties
to share stories and the hardships of Japanese internment
celebrated Asian American students’ efforts
19
SNCC planned & participated in direct action in the South. What does "direct action" mean?
political acts; designed to have an immediate impact
violent protests; designed to protest against unjust laws
political acts; designed to break laws considered unjust
political acts; designed to have a prolonged impact
20
How did the “doll test” play a role in the progression of Brown v. Board of Education?
showed that black kids identified the brown doll as “nice”
was NAACP’s way of bringing comic relief to the court case
showed how segregation perpetuated negative stereotypes.
used dolls to act out school experiences of
21
How did people respond to the use of busing to achieve racially balanced schools?
white families opposed the idea of busing to desegregate
Parents worried about their children
all of the above
thought that it was a useful way to end school segregation.
22
What was the main goal of the Japanese American Citizens League in the late 1970s and 1980s?
to combat the myth of Japanese Amer. as the model minority
to develop Japanese American ethnic studies programs
obtain reparations for Japanese Americans interned in WWII
to encourage voter registration among Japanese Americans
23
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned discrimination in which of the following areas?
public facilities
housing
employment
university admissions
24
How did the rise of Black Power affect African Americans’ role in politics?
White Americans viewed Blacks as violent
White Americans helped Blacks register to vote.
Blacks candidates won seats in Congress and local office.
25
How did the rise of agribusiness in the 1950s hurt small farmers?
by hiring small farmers to run corporate farms
by producing crops more efficiently than small farmers could
by buying land once owned by small farmers
by driving seed and fertilizer prices up for small farmers

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