1.What was the title of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous document explaining his philosophy?
The Table of Brotherhood
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Poor People's Campaign
Selma Voting Rights Address
2. Who was not a part of the movement to see major civil rights legislation passed?
Malcolm X
Homer Plessy
Stokely Carmichael
Bobby Seale
3. What was the key provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
providing fair housing and eliminating segregation in public places
creating equal pay ordinances and removing voter discrimination
eliminating segregation in public accommodations
requiring colleges to apply rules of affirmative action to their admissions programs
4. What contributed to John F. Kennedy's election to the presidency?
his experience as vice president
televised debates
religious intervention
a weak opponent
5. What caused blacks to pursue civil rights more vigorously after World War II?
Television depicted affluence across society that blacks hope to capture.
With the population explosion there were more blacks to advocate for civil rights.
They resented not being eligible for the educational benefits of the GI bill.
Despite service in the military, blacks returned to find that Jim Crow laws were still in place.
6. Which civil rights advocate became a Supreme Court justice?
Clarence Thomas
Medgar Evers
James Meredith
Thurgood Marshall
7.What helped fuel postwar consumer spending?
women working outside the home
a significant increase in interest rates
end of war bonuses for soldiers
the ease of obtaining credit
8.What was not a result of the car culture that developed in the postwar era?
Congress passed legislation to construct the interstate highway system.
Higher speed limits went into effect, causing concerns about fuel consumption.
There was an increase in the federal gasoline tax.
The percentage of families owning cars increased dramatically.
9. What prevented computers from having an impact on everyday life in the 1950s?
They were too large and expensive for personal use.
Business demand was so high that they were not available for personal use.
People were required to obtain licenses that were too difficult to qualify for.
Congress approved them for government and military use only.
Suggestion:
1. Letters from a Birmingham Jail.
2. Homer Plessy.
3. Fair housing and end of segregation in public places.
4. TV debates — Nixon's 5'oclock shadow sank the ship for him!
5. Despite service in the military, blacks returned to find that Jim Crow laws were still in place.
6. Thurgood Marshall
7. Postwar spending — "EZ credit."
8. You got me on this one — idk.
9. Computers in the 1950s? I think there might have been one or two in existence in the 1950s — I think it was called Eniac, took up at least one floor of a building, and had a memory of….2K!
