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1
The “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” who had more than 100 hit songs.
Alex Haley
Presley
Wilma Rudolph
2
What was the effect of President Kennedy’s assassination of the Civil Rights Movement?
Martin Luther King Jr. spoke out against racial violence.
The Civil Rights Movement ended.
The plan to put a man on the moon occurred immediately.
President Johnson pushed forward may of Kennedy's goals.
3
What was important about the Berlin Wall?
It invited the Soviet Union to Germany.
It divided East and West Berlin completely.
It made sure no part of Germany was involved in the Cold War.
It employed workers for many years.
4
How did the Clinton Twelve help the Civil Rights Movement in 1956?
They asked the National Guard for protection.
They asked white students for support at a public school.
They refused to graduate until the school barred the KKK.
They attended the first integrated school in the South.
5
In Brown v. Board of Education, Thurgood Marshall argued that...
next textbooks were necessary for students in black schools.
black teachers should be paid the same as white teachers.
all public schools should be desegregated.
students should attend schools closest to their homes.
6
Look at the cartoon. What struggle that the United States was involved in during the 1950s does the cartoon represent?
World War II
arms race
Cuban Missile Crisis
space race
7
African American runner who won three gold medals in the 1960 Olympics.
Elvis Presley
Wilma Rudolph
Alex Haley
8
What was Sputnik?
the spacecraft that carried Americans to the moon
the strongest nuclear bomb ever created
a machine that was used to spy on foreign nations
a Soviet satellite that was the first in space
9
On July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to ever...
ride a desegregated bus.
challenge a civil rights law.
organize a student rally.
walk on the moon.
10
Why were tent cities organized during the Civil Rights Movement?
so black voters could buy land to live on
because blacks who registered to vote were evicted from their homes
because white land owners gave cheap land to blacks
because they offered protection from whites who threatened harm
11
Why did many Americans move to the suburbs in the 1950s?
Corporate farms were buying rural areas.
It was expensive to own and maintain a car.
Houses were larger and more affordable.
They had a shorter commute to work.
12
What made the Freedom Riders famous around the country?
The Freedom Riders were a violent protest group.
The Freedom Riders were non-violent, but violence was used against them.
Police officers were part of the Freedom Riders.
Diane Nash refused to go on the Freedom Rides.
13
How is this picture a result of the presidency of John F. Kennedy?
He challenged the nation to put a man on the moon.
He ended the space race.
He paid to put a man on the moon.
He created NASA.
14
Author who wrote the novel
Roots
that tells the story of a black family’s struggle to survive slavery.
Alex Haley
Elvis Presley
Wilma Rudolph
15
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while...
speaking at the National Mall.
traveling on a bus with the Freedom Riders.
addressing Congress about civil rights protests.
riding in a car in Texas.
16
What was Rosa Park’s protesting during her bus ride before the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
that a black woman was expected to give up her seat to a white person
the fact that a black woman could not ride a bus
the fact that a black woman could not get a seat on a bus
the fact that whites and blacks could not ride the bus together
17
How did people’s shopping habits change in the 1950s?
They spent more in downtown shopping areas.
They spent less on items advertised on television.
They spent less on new items found in stores.
They spent more at suburban shopping centers.
18
What was the effect of World War II tank factories switching to making cars after the war?
Commuters refused to use trains.
Suburbs grew more slowly.
Many companies like Chrysler went out of business.
Low-cost automobiles were made very quickly.
19
How did the March on Washington affect the Civil Rights Movement?
It ended all racial discrimination.
It showed that violence was sometimes necessary.
It showed that boycotts worked.
It inspired and united people.
20
What was a benefit of the Interstate Highway System?
It fuels consumerism.
It allows for easier transport of goods from state to state.
It was based on the European system.
It was inexpensive to build.
21
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. believed in following the teachings of which leader?
Nikita Khrushchev
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mohandas Gandhi
22
Look at the drawing. What did the United States create in response to this?
NASA
Sputnik
the Berlin Wall
the Cold War
23
In order to keep nuclear weapons from reaching Cuba, the United States...
established a global organization.
built a dividing wall.
constructed a hydrogen bomb.
set up a naval blockade.
24
What was the starting point of the Columbia Race Riot?
Hundreds of students were arrested at sit-ins.
A navy veteran got into a fight with a clerk at a repair shop.
Landowners evicted sharecroppers from their land.
A man in jail was treated badly and died soon after.
25
Look at the map. It shows how many TV stations there were per state in 1950. Which state had the most?
Texas
California
New York
Tennessee
26
What was the eventual effect of the March on Washington?
the Desegregation Act
the Poor People's Act
the Montgomery Bus Act
the Civil Rights Act
