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1
The Manhattan Project was led by -
Charles Drew
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Frank Lloyd Wright
Henry Louis Gates
2
What made literacy tests at polls illegal?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Equal Rights Act
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Jim Crow Laws
3
Foreign made goods and outsourcing of jobs are examples of:
capitalism
franchising
globalization
satellite communication
4
Rosa Park's actions towards segregation led to what organized protest?
lunch counter sit in
Montgomery bus boycott
school desegregation
march in Washington, D. C.
5
What representative citizen is connected to the picture?
Henry Louis Gates
Ray Kroc
Charles Drew
Bill Gates
6
What is
NOT
and example of cheaper/easier means of communication?
mail
cable tv
pagers
cell phones
7
Artist best known for stark landscapes of the southwest and vivid flowers...
George Gershwin
Jacob Lawrence
Georgia O'Keefe
Bessie Smith
8
This Jazz performer captured sadness, love lost and dreams shattered with her unique voice.
Bessie Smith
Zelda Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Martha Graham
9
Who is Mrs. Gatson's favorite football team?
Washington Redskins
Chicago Bears
New England Patriots
Green Bay Packers
10
Globalization is the linking of nations through many ways EXCEPT:
demographics
information
trade
communication
11
Advancement for Women in business and public service came about through....
19th Amendment
The Bill of Rights
Equal Rights Amendment
18th Amendment
12
Interstate highways, satellites and the exploration of space are all...
influences of representative citizens on American life
industries benefitting from new technologies
available to foreign services
reflections of America's dependence on oil
13
If you work for Ray Kroc...where do you work?
Merrell
Microsoft
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
McDonald's
14
Poet, novelist and playwright-his African American themes contributed to the Harlem Renaissance
Henry Louis Gates
Langston Hughes
John Steinbeck
Charles Drew
15
This organization helped fight inequalities and unfair laws against African Americans:
NAACP
WPA
KKK
FBI
16
He won the Nobel Peace Prize - American author who captured the strength of the migrant workers
F. Scott Fitzgerald
George Gershwin
Langston Hughes
John Steinbeck
17
Who is this famous Blues singer, known as the "Queen of Jazz" and was born in Newport News?
Pinky Rabinowitz
Ella Fitzgerald
Georgia O'Keefe
Bessie Smith
18
How has Maya Angelou influenced America academically?
by discovering plasma storage
by creating a new form of dance
through her literature
through franchising education
19
Hispanic Americans and ______________ are the 2 largest groups of immigrants to the U.S.
African Americans
Italian Americans
Irish Americans
Asian Americans
20
Regional variation has decreased in America as a result of -
nationwide access to the same information and entertainment
increase in immigration over the last 20 years
environmental protection policies for water conservation
federal laws requiring equality in information access
21
Popular American composer, created very popular songs and Broadway shows.
Aaron Copland
George Gershwin
Ira Gershwin
Mickey Mouse
22
Who is this American Jazz muscian, band leader and performer?
Langston Hughes
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Duke Ellington
Jacob Lawrence
23
Founder of American modern dance and worked often with composer Aaron Copeland
Martha Graham
Bessie Smith
Ella Fitzgerald
Maya Angelou
24
Computer, airline and entertainment industries all benefit from -
advances in technology
increased rail transportation
new immigration patterns
environmental protection policies
25
Who's the architect?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Jacob Lawrence
F. Scott Fitzgerald
26
Developed better way to store plasma & started the American Red Cross Blood Bank
Charles Drew
George Gershwin
Frank Lloyd Wright
Charles Schultz
27
Enviromental policies include protecting the enviroment, climate, water and...
natural resoures
capital resources
financial resources
human resources
28
Who said these words:
Billie Holiday
Martin Luther King Jr.
Jacob Lawrence
Langston Hughs
29
Greater access to heating and air-conditioning -
decreased average life span
improved quality of life
increased global pandemics
increased domestic travel
30
These are all recent improvements in communication
EXCEPT
-
radio
Internet
telecommunications
travel
31
What finally led to desegregation in schools?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Equal Rights Amendment
32
What was
NOT
an effect of segregation on American society?
separation of genders within races
separate educational facilities (schools)
separate public facilities
social isolation of races
33
American composer and conductor known for Appalachian spring to wild west Rodeo.
Aaron Copland
Henry Louis Gates
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Duke Ellington
34
Professor, historian, author and director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute
Charles Drew
Bill Gates
Henry Louis Gates
Ray Kroc
35
Painter who documented African American life in Harlem...and the "Great Migration" (mute sound)
Langston Hughes
Jacob Lawrence
Henry Louis Gates
Charles Drew
36
Who do
you
want to win the Super Bowl?
Los Angeles Rams
New England Patriots
37
US Foreign Policy was created to fight increased terrorist activity and conflicts in the -
Southeast
Middle East
Asian nations
European Union
38
What kind of protests did Martin Luther King Jr. support?
military intervention
passive resistence
aggressive confrontation
acceptance of circumstances
39
Federal laws forced colleges to improve conditions for women to -
give women equal athletic opportunities
intergrate all institutions of learning
give women equal teaching opportunities
enroll an equal number of men and women
