What program did the termination policy for Indigenous people result in?

Reservation Reorganization Program

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

African American candidates won seats in Congress and local offices.

The SNCC members planned and participated in direct action throughout the South. What does direct action refer to?

protests of all types, designed to have an immediate impact .

What achievement did Jackie Robinson make that helped combat segregation in the 1940s?

He was the first black Major League Baseball player.

Which of the following best describes planned postwar communities like Levittown?

small suburban homes that middle-class families could afford

In 1948, President Harry Truman issued Executive Order 9981. What did this order call for?

desegregation of the armed forces

How were traditional family roles reinforced?

Mass media encouraged men as breadwinners and women as home keepers.

How did the Housing Act of 1949 worsen poverty, rather than help it?

It caused hundreds of thousands of poor people to lose their homes.

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

called for Black people completely separating from White society.

How did the workforce change in the 1950s as result of the changing economy?

White-collar workers began to outnumber blue-collar workers.

How did middle-class migration to the suburbs cause poverty to increase in the cities?

Many industries left the city, taking manufacturing jobs away from cities.

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

Following traditional American family roles is important.

In June 1964, activists were murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi. This event is one example of the violence that

participants in the Freedom Summer faced.

Which statement best describes the impact of "The Other America" when it was published in 1962?

It woke up the nation to the reality that poverty still existed.

The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) was an organization that

was committed to nonviolent direct action.

The spread of McDonald's fast-food franchises during the 1950s contributed most directly to which of these trends?

an economic shift from producing goods to providing services

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1
What program did the termination policy for Indigenous people result in?
Indian Education Program
Voluntary Relocation Program
Indian Citizenship Program
Reservation Reorganization Program
2
What was a key factor that made many impoverished people “invisible” to society?
Inexpensive clothing made it difficult to distinguish the poor from others.
The poor wielded no political power.
All other answers.
Many poor people were older.
3
How was segregation evident in the workplace?
Many Black people earned much lower wages than White people.
Few Black people held white-collar jobs.
All other answers.
Lack of education prevented Black people from obtaining higher-level jobs.
4
The landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed racial discrimination in all of the following areas EXCEPT
public schools.
housing.
public accommodations.
employment.
5
How did the rise of Black power affect African Americans’ role in politics?
African Americans began to elect leaders of the civil rights movement.
White Americans viewed African Americans as violent.
African American candidates won seats in Congress and local offices.
White Americans became interested in supporting civil rights.
6
The SNCC members planned and participated in direct action throughout the South. What does direct action refer to?
violent protests; designed to protest against unjust laws
political acts; deliberately designed to break laws considered unjust
protests of all types, designed to have a prolonged, downstream impac
protests of all types, designed to have an immediate impact .
7
What achievement did Jackie Robinson make that helped combat segregation in the 1940s?
He was the first black pilot to fight in the armed forces.
He was the first black recipient of a Ph.D.
He was the first black U.S. politician.
He was the first black Major League Baseball player.
8
Which of the following best describes planned postwar communities like Levittown?
simple, low-cost housing for the working poor in cities
small suburban homes that middle-class families could afford
custom-designed homes built to meet the needs of individual buyers
large country homes designed to attract wealthy buyers
9
Racial zoning is an example of
restrictive covenants.
de facto segregation.
separate but equal doctrine.
de jure segregation.
10
Why did Levittown have homes that were all almost identical?
It was cost effective.
After World War II, Americans became enamored with British architecture.
Emergency response became much easier.
It made it very easy to get around without a car.
11
What was a result(s) of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
All other answers.
The Supreme Court ruled that segregation on buses was unconstitutional.
MLK Jr. earned a national reputation as a civil rights leader.
An Alabama court ruled that segregation on buses was unconstitutional.
12
In 1948, President Harry Truman issued Executive Order 9981. What did this order call for?
the end of the White primary
preferential treatment in hiring
desegregation of the armed forces
the outlawing of racial zoning
13
How were traditional family roles reinforced?
Many colleges offered domestic duties classes to women.
Mass media encouraged men as breadwinners and women as home keepers.
All-male colleges prevented women from attending.
Laws prevented women from working outside the home.
14
How did the Housing Act of 1949 worsen poverty, rather than help it?
It discriminated against African Americans.
It increased the price of other goods, such as education and grocery items.
It caused hundreds of thousands of poor people to lose their homes.
It raised the cost of owning a house, middle-class people to lost money.
15
Which tactics did MLK Jr. and the SCLC use most effectively in their struggle to win rights for African Americans?
reverse discrimination
affirmative action
armed rebellion
nonviolent resistance
16
Black nationalists rejected the goals of the civil rights movement in the 1960s because they
called for Black people completely separating from White society.
refused to associate with the conformity in American culture.
focused more on spreading propaganda about White people.
believed that nonviolent protest was necessary for getting racial equality.
17
How did the workforce change in the 1950s as result of the changing economy?
African Americans received employee benefits for the first time.
Women workers became nearly half of the worker population.
White-collar workers began to outnumber blue-collar workers.
Labor unions decreased in number because they lost popularity.
18
How did middle-class migration to the suburbs cause poverty to increase in the cities?
All other answers
Many industries left the city, taking manufacturing jobs away from cities.
The Housing Act of 1949 was passed as a result, improving housing.
Many younger people followed the middle class to the suburbs,.
19
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.
Getting a college degree is necessary for both men and women.
Finding a white-collar job is necessary to be happy.
20
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned discrimination in which of the following areas?
public facilities
employment
university admissions
housing
21
In June 1964, activists were murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi. This event is one example of the violence that
sit-in protestors in the South experienced.
nonviolent protestors in Birmingham felt.
those who went on Freedom Rides endured.
participants in the Freedom Summer faced.
22
Which statement best describes the impact of "The Other America" when it was published in 1962?
It woke up the nation to the reality that poverty still existed.
It led to the formation of a new political party for people in poverty.
It was ignored by politicians, who blamed poor people for their poverty.
It incited riots among poverty-stricken minorities.
23
The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) was an organization that
was committed to nonviolent direct action.
channeled its efforts towards African Americans in the North.
aimed to defeat segregation through the court system.
focused on promoting civil rights legislation.
24
The spread of McDonald's fast-food franchises during the 1950s contributed most directly to which of these trends?
a population shift from northern states to southern states
an economic shift from blue-collar jobs to white-collar jobs
an economic shift from producing goods to providing services
a population shift from small families to large families
25
What lawsuit was brought before the Supreme Court to challenge the constitutionality of school segregation laws?
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Brown v. Board of Education
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education
26
Which of the following was not a tactic used to disenfranchise African American voters in the 20th century?
filibustering
the poll tax
the White primary
gerrymandering
27
How did many advertisers want Americans to view cars?
as indispensable in a busy city
as a necessity
as a dying part of the transportation industry
as a status symbol

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