Which does NOT relate to the separation of whites and African Americans in the 1950s?

integration was a law throughout the nation

The end of the Montgomery boycott finally came when

SCOTUS ruled segregation n Montgomery buses unconstitutional

The GI Bill of Rights offered veterans

financial aid for education, housing, small businesses

The House Un-American Activity Committee investigated which of the following?

possible communist with the United States

Discretionary income is described by which of the following?

Money that can be spent after basic needs are met

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 provided for the

end of literacy tests in voter registration

One result of the Montgomery bus boycott was

the emergence of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a leader

In the 1950s false accusations of Communist sympathies

resulted in the loss of jobs for thousands of workers

The National Women's Political Caucus, founded in 1971,

worked to put women in political office

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1
Lyndon Johnson defeated __?__ in the 1964 Presidential election.
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Kennedy
Barry Goldwater
Jack Ruby
2
Which does NOT relate to the separation of whites and African Americans in the 1950s?
school districts were divided racially
white people moved to the suburbs
integration was a law throughout the nation
school segregation was law throughout the South
3
The end of the Montgomery boycott finally came when
African Americans resumed riding the buses
SCOTUS ruled segregation n Montgomery buses unconstitutional
President Eisenhower sent federal troops to Montgomery
the NAACP proclaimed the boycott a failure.
4
During the 1950s most new home construction took place in
the Northeast
rural
suburbia
the city
5
The GI Bill of Rights offered veterans
scholarships for their children's education
financial aid for education, housing, small businesses
a military career
jobs in corporations.
6
Students for a Democratic Society
favored escalation of the Vietnam War
.wanted to study and forget about the war
were students hoping to become politicians
was a radical student group
7
President Johnson's vision to eliminate poverty was summed up in his __?__ program
New Deal
Great Society
New Frontier
Fair Deal
8
Deferment refers to:
code name of massive bombing of North Vietnamese cities
An anti-war group in the United States
Postponement of military duty
US special forces in Vietnam
9
Hare Krishna trace spiritual lineage through a Swami which was based on which of the following?
Jesus Christ
Timothy Leary
Hinduism
Buddhism
10
The House Un-American Activity Committee investigated which of the following?
none of these groups were investigated
Richard Nixon's campaign funding scandals
crimes committed during the Depression
possible communist with the United States
11
Discretionary income is described by which of the following?
Money spent on essential things: food, shelter & clothing
Money that can be spent after basic needs are met
Income before taxes are taken out
Income after taxes are taken out
12
Which of the following were executed due to selling nuclear secrets to the Soviets?
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Thomas Dewey
13
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 provided for the
the use of federal troops on election day
end of literacy tests in voter registration
limits on black voting privileges
use of literacy tests for white voters
14
NASA’s space mission successfully had a man land on the moon through Project __?__.
Gemini
Pluto
Apollo
Mercury
15
One result of the Montgomery bus boycott was
the emergence of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a leader
the end of the NAACP
emergence of Rosa Parks as the leader of the Civil Rts Mvt.
new bus system developed by African Americans in Montgomery
16
In the 1950s false accusations of Communist sympathies
let to the weakening of the US Army
resulted in the loss of jobs for thousands of workers
led to the McCarran Act
created an immediate sympathetic public reaction
17
94. He was chief US negotiator with North Vietnam to end the war.
Henry Kissinger
Richard Nixon
Eugene McCarthy
William Fulbright
18
Indochina included all of the following countries except:
Cambodia
Vietnam
South Korea
Laos
19
Which of the following programs provided federally funded health care for the elderly?
Medident
Metamusal
Medicaid
Medicare
20
The National Women's Political Caucus, founded in 1971,
opposed a women's right to an abortion
supported candidates who favored anti- feminist views.
did not involve itself with political issues
worked to put women in political office

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