What was one reason that the U. S. invested a large amount of money in its space program in the mid-twentieth century?

It wanted to show its technological superiority over the Soviet Union.

The spread of television in the United States in the 1950s resulted in

people spending more time at home.

What was one development in the United States that occurred due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy?

Television surpassed newspapers as the nation's primary news source.

What were Jim Crow laws designed to do?

to separate individuals in public life basedon race

How were African Americans prevented from voting during the Jim Crow era? Select all that apply.

People were required to pay in order toexercise their right to vote.

What was the purpose of the Twenty-fourth Amendment?

to limit the effect of Jim Crow laws on voting rights

How did the Nineteenth Amendment affect the American political process?

Issues important to women became central to many political campaigns.

What was the ultimate purpose of amendment 23?

to allow residents to vote for president

How were African Americans prevented from voting during the Jim Crow era? Select all that apply.

People had to pass literacy tests before they would be allowed to vote.

How were African Americans prevented from voting during the Jim Crow era? Select all that apply.

People threatened African Americans to keep them from voting.

Rosa Parks is an American hero for standing up against Jim Crow laws. What did Rosa Parks do to stand up for herself?

She refused to obey the unjust rules of racial segregation.

Which of the following represents the ultimate goal of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

ending the segregation of public transportation

The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. led to which of the following?

riots and violence throughout the country

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1
What city is located at numeral IV?
Montgomery, AL
Pittsburgh, PA
Chicago, IL
Kitty Hawk, NC
2
What was one reason that the U. S. invested a large amount of money in its space program in the mid-twentieth century?
It intended to ban other countries from launching their own satellites.
It wanted to show its technological superiority over the Soviet Union.
Shifted its resources from war to peaceful aims to inspire other countries.
To create jobs to help the country recover from an economic depression.
3
Which event is believed by many to have helped the country recover from these tragedies in the 1960s?
the 1968 election
the Moon landing
the Vietnam War
the Berlin Airlift
4
Read the excerpt from an important Supreme Court decision and answer the question
Philip Randolph
James Farmer
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr.
5
The spread of television in the United States in the 1950s resulted in
people spending more time at home.
the decline of the movie industry
politicians abandoning the use of radio.
the closure of manufacturing facilities.
6
This law was enacted to end all segregation of public places including schools, restaurants, and government places.
Gun Control Act of 1968
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Voting Rights Act of 1965
7
The Fifteenth Amendment declared that the right to vote could not be denied on account of
race.
age.
wealth.
gender.
8
The death of which leader sparked the spread of conspiracy theories in the United States?
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Malcolm X
John F. Kennedy
9
What was one development in the United States that occurred due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy?
Federal funding for space exploration decreased dramatically.
Television surpassed newspapers as the nation's primary news source.
Americans began to place more faith and trust in their government.
Many planned social welfare programs were abandoned by the government.
10
What were Jim Crow laws designed to do?
to make sure that all children received an equal education
to separate individuals in public life basedon race
to improve working conditions for factory workers
to help citizens be better represented in government
11
Which 1896 Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation and Jim Crow laws were allowed in the United States?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Loving v. Virginia
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
12
How were African Americans prevented from voting during the Jim Crow era? Select all that apply.
People were required to pay in order toexercise their right to vote.
States with large African American populations did not hold elections.
States passed laws forcing people to vote inperson in the states' capitals.
African Americans were denied citizenshipby the federal government.
13
What was the purpose of the Twenty-fourth Amendment?
to limit the ability of the states to tax their citizens
to limit the ability of the president to declare war
to limit the effect of Jim Crow laws on voting rights
to limit the ability of the states to tax their citizens
14
What city is located at numeral II?
Kitty Hawk, NC
Montgomery, AL
Chicago, IL
Pittsburgh, PA
15
How did the Nineteenth Amendment affect the American political process?
It granted citizens the power to directly elect members of the US Senate.
It made it easier for African Americans to exercise their right to vote.
Issues important to women became central to many political campaigns.
African Americans were elected for the first time in many southern states.
16
What was the ultimate purpose of amendment 23?
to allow residents to run for elected office
to allow residents to vote for president
to grant residents representation in the Senate
to grant residents the freedom of expression
17
People who drove cattle on the Chisholm Trail during the post–Civil War era traveled through which 3 present-day states?
Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi
New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming
Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas
New Mexico, Arizona, and California
18
How were African Americans prevented from voting during the Jim Crow era? Select all that apply.
African Americans were denied citizenship by the federal government.
People had to pass literacy tests before they would be allowed to vote.
19
How were African Americans prevented from voting during the Jim Crow era? Select all that apply.
People threatened African Americans to keep them from voting.
States with large African American populations did not hold elections.
African Americans were denied citizenshipby the federal government.
States passed laws forcing people to vote inperson in the states' capitals.
20
The SupremeCourt ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional...
Loving v. Virginia
Plessy v. Ferguson
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Brown v. Board of Education
21
Rosa Parks is an American hero for standing up against Jim Crow laws. What did Rosa Parks do to stand up for herself?
She founded a newspaper that covered African American issues
She ran for and won a race for US Senator.
She refused to obey the unjust rules of racial segregation.
She helped organize the 1963 March on Washington.
22
What city is located at numeral III?
Kitty Hawk, NC
Pittsburgh, PA
Chicago, IL
Montgomery, AL
23
Which of the following represents the ultimate goal of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
lowering the cost of traveling on city buses
improving wages for bus drivers
ending the segregation of public transportation
creating jobs for African Americans
24
The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. led to which of the following?
riots and violence throughout the country
the passage of the Voting Rights Act
John F. Kennedy's election to the presidency
the end of the civil rights movement
25
From which amendment to the US Constitution was this text taken?
the Seventeenth Amendment
the Nineteenth Amendment
the Twenty-sixth Amendment
the Twenty-fourth Amendment
26
What did President John F. Kennedy outline as the major goal of the US space program during the 1960s?
placing a satellite in orbit
colonizing another planet
deploying missiles in space
putting a man on the moon

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Questions 26

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1
What city is located at numeral IV?
Montgomery, AL
Pittsburgh, PA
Chicago, IL
Kitty Hawk, NC
2
What was one reason that the U. S. invested a large amount of money in its space program in the mid-twentieth century?
It intended to ban other countries from launching their own satellites.
It wanted to show its technological superiority over the Soviet Union.
Shifted its resources from war to peaceful aims to inspire other countries.
To create jobs to help the country recover from an economic depression.
3
Which event is believed by many to have helped the country recover from these tragedies in the 1960s?
the 1968 election
the Moon landing
the Vietnam War
the Berlin Airlift
4
Read the excerpt from an important Supreme Court decision and answer the question
Philip Randolph
James Farmer
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr.
5
The spread of television in the United States in the 1950s resulted in
people spending more time at home.
the decline of the movie industry
politicians abandoning the use of radio.
the closure of manufacturing facilities.
6
This law was enacted to end all segregation of public places including schools, restaurants, and government places.
Gun Control Act of 1968
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Voting Rights Act of 1965
7
The Fifteenth Amendment declared that the right to vote could not be denied on account of
race.
age.
wealth.
gender.
8
The death of which leader sparked the spread of conspiracy theories in the United States?
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Malcolm X
John F. Kennedy
9
What was one development in the United States that occurred due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy?
Federal funding for space exploration decreased dramatically.
Television surpassed newspapers as the nation's primary news source.
Americans began to place more faith and trust in their government.
Many planned social welfare programs were abandoned by the government.
10
What were Jim Crow laws designed to do?
to make sure that all children received an equal education
to separate individuals in public life basedon race
to improve working conditions for factory workers
to help citizens be better represented in government
11
Which 1896 Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation and Jim Crow laws were allowed in the United States?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Loving v. Virginia
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
12
How were African Americans prevented from voting during the Jim Crow era? Select all that apply.
People were required to pay in order toexercise their right to vote.
States with large African American populations did not hold elections.
States passed laws forcing people to vote inperson in the states' capitals.
African Americans were denied citizenshipby the federal government.
13
What was the purpose of the Twenty-fourth Amendment?
to limit the ability of the states to tax their citizens
to limit the ability of the president to declare war
to limit the effect of Jim Crow laws on voting rights
to limit the ability of the states to tax their citizens
14
What city is located at numeral II?
Kitty Hawk, NC
Montgomery, AL
Chicago, IL
Pittsburgh, PA
15
How did the Nineteenth Amendment affect the American political process?
It granted citizens the power to directly elect members of the US Senate.
It made it easier for African Americans to exercise their right to vote.
Issues important to women became central to many political campaigns.
African Americans were elected for the first time in many southern states.
16
What was the ultimate purpose of amendment 23?
to allow residents to run for elected office
to allow residents to vote for president
to grant residents representation in the Senate
to grant residents the freedom of expression
17
People who drove cattle on the Chisholm Trail during the post–Civil War era traveled through which 3 present-day states?
Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi
New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming
Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas
New Mexico, Arizona, and California
18
How were African Americans prevented from voting during the Jim Crow era? Select all that apply.
African Americans were denied citizenship by the federal government.
People had to pass literacy tests before they would be allowed to vote.
19
How were African Americans prevented from voting during the Jim Crow era? Select all that apply.
People threatened African Americans to keep them from voting.
States with large African American populations did not hold elections.
African Americans were denied citizenshipby the federal government.
States passed laws forcing people to vote inperson in the states' capitals.
20
The SupremeCourt ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional...
Loving v. Virginia
Plessy v. Ferguson
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Brown v. Board of Education
21
Rosa Parks is an American hero for standing up against Jim Crow laws. What did Rosa Parks do to stand up for herself?
She founded a newspaper that covered African American issues
She ran for and won a race for US Senator.
She refused to obey the unjust rules of racial segregation.
She helped organize the 1963 March on Washington.
22
What city is located at numeral III?
Kitty Hawk, NC
Pittsburgh, PA
Chicago, IL
Montgomery, AL
23
Which of the following represents the ultimate goal of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
lowering the cost of traveling on city buses
improving wages for bus drivers
ending the segregation of public transportation
creating jobs for African Americans
24
The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. led to which of the following?
riots and violence throughout the country
the passage of the Voting Rights Act
John F. Kennedy's election to the presidency
the end of the civil rights movement
25
From which amendment to the US Constitution was this text taken?
the Seventeenth Amendment
the Nineteenth Amendment
the Twenty-sixth Amendment
the Twenty-fourth Amendment
26
What did President John F. Kennedy outline as the major goal of the US space program during the 1960s?
placing a satellite in orbit
colonizing another planet
deploying missiles in space
putting a man on the moon