Review Game Zone
Flash Cards
(current)
Games
Teachers
Search
1950s Prosperity And Challenges
Test Description: Key events and historical themes of the 1950s in the United States
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The emergence of rock and roll is associated with which of these eras?
A
World War II
B
post-World War II
C
early 20th Century
D
post-World War I
2) The decision in Brown v. Board of Education addressed the issue of
A
voting rights.
B
segregation.
C
school funding.
D
Affirmative Action.
3) The growth of suburbs in the United States following World War II caused
A
a growth in radical feminism on college campuses.
B
a significant demographic shift in Congress.
C
a greater connection in people’s extended families.
D
massive governmental expenditures on roads programs.
4) Thanks to the increased availability of ______, American suburbs grew rapidly in the post-World War II era.
A
airplanes
B
elevator
C
automobiles
D
railroads
5) Johnson's Great Society consisted of
A
extensive tax cuts and defense spending cuts.
B
reforms in health care, education, and civil rights.
C
an intensifying of the war effort in Vietnam.
D
a conservative support for corporations and wealthy Americans.
6) How did the Cold War contribute to economic growth in the United States?
A
American defense spending remained high.
B
The Soviet Union traded more with the United States.
C
America limited markets for its exports.
D
European countries failed to recover from World War II.
7) President Lyndon B. Johnson persuaded Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The primary purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to
A
prohibit discrimination based on race, religion, and national origin.
B
implement affirmative action programs at the federal level.
C
protect impoverished groups by banning the poll tax.
D
issue federal grants to businesses owned by minorities and women.
8) The Interstate Highway System was authorized by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 for the PRIMARY purpose of
A
allowing people to live further from their places of work.
B
building a network of roads that would help to send work crews around the country to ease the effects of the Great Depression
C
helping strengthen our national defense by creating an easier means of transporting people and goods in an emergency.
D
encouraging more people to settle sparsely populated regions.
9) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the main leaders of the civil rights movement. What strategy did Dr. King use to promote change?
A
non-violent protest
B
surface compliance
C
electoral process
D
violent resistance
10) The economic boycotts of African Americans in the Southern states during the 1950s and 1960s showed that
A
such activities were useless in the modern civil rights struggle.
B
their spending power could affect major changes in civil rights.
C
whites could easily counter any economic impact of the boycotts.
D
Federal government repeatedly sided with big business.
*select an answer for all questions
Check Results & Get Answers
Play Games with the Questions Above
Teachers: Create FREE classroom games with your questions
Click for more info!
©2007-2024
ReviewGameZone.com
|
About
|
Privacy
|
Contact
|
Terms
|
Site Map
WAIT! Find what you needed?
×
Still Looking for the Answers?
Have Another Question?
Play a Review Game with These Questions?
Want to Make Your Own Test Like This One?