Who was this?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
In the 1950s Americans moved: a. from the suburbs to the country b. from the city to the suburbs c. from the city to the country d. from the country to the suburbs
b. from the city to the suburbs
Who sang Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend? a. Marilyn Monroe b. Katherine Hepburn c. Macy Grey d. Patsy Cline
a. Marilyn Monroe
What state did Eisenhower have to send in soldiers to escort black students into school? a. Mississippi b. Arkansas c. Louisiana d. Florida
b. Arkansas (Little Rock)
What type of doll did girls want in the 1950s? a. Fashionista Doll b. Betty Boop Doll c. Teddy Doll d. Barbie Doll
d. Barbie Doll
Who was the King of Rock n' Roll? a. Elvis Presley b. Perry Cuomo c. Frank Sinatra d. Dean Martin
a. Elvis Presley
Who was this president? a. Eisenhower b. Truman c. FDR d. JFK
a. Eisenhower
Where is the Sunbelt located? a. Southeast b. Southwest c. Northeast d. Northwest
b. Southwest
What was the name of the first satellite in space in 1957? a. Laika b. Glasnost c. Myr d. Sputnik
d. Sputnik
What was the name of the wartime program that invited Mexican workers to the US? a. Bracero Program b. Affirmative Action c. Agriculture Adjustment Act d. NAACP
a. Bracero Program
What percentage of American households had a TV by 1960? a. 40% b. 60% c. 70% d. 90%
d. 90%
Who was the Supreme Court justice who abolished "Separate but Equal"? a. Clarence Thomas b. Earl Warren c. Thurgood Marshall d. William Rehnquist
b. Earl Warren
In 1961, what group was attacked by white mobs for attempting to desegregate bus stations? a. NAACP b. Black Panthers c. Hippies d. Freedom Riders
d. Freedom Riders
What was the name of this civil rights leader? a. MLK b. Malcom X c. LBJ d. Rick James
b. Malcom X
What was the name of Rachel Carson's book about pesticides? a. The Scarlet Letter b. Fahrenheit 451 c. Silent Spring d. Three Mile Island
c. Silent Spring
What generation was born between 1946 and 1964? a. Millennial Generation b. Generation X c. Baby Boom Generation d. Yuppie Generation
c. Baby Boom Generation
Which president formed the President's Committee on Civil Rights? a. FDR b. Eisenhower c. Kennedy d. Truman
d. Truman
Who was this television star? a. Peggy Fleming b. Rita Hayward c. Lucille Ball d. Dinah Shore
c. Lucille Ball
What is this peaceful Civil Right tactic called? a. Counter blocks b. Freedom orders c. Sit ins d. Rainbow restaurants
c. Sit ins
Rosa Parks was arrested because she wouldn't give her seat to a white person: a. in a taxi b. in a restaurant c. on a bus d. on an airplane
c. on a bus
What was the name of the case that overturned "Separate but Equal"? a. Plessy v. Fergussen b. Brown v. Board of Education c. Roe v. Wade d. Miranda v. Arizona
b. Brown v. Board of Education
Who was the first black player in professional baseball? a. Jackie Robinson b. Miles Davis c. Willie Mays d. Barry Bonds
a. Jackie Robinson
What was the Southern Manifesto? a. Attempt to have business move to the sunbelt b. Republican tactic to win votes c. Denunciation of a Civil Rights Decision d. A song about the South
c. Denunciation of a Civil Right decision
Which city did MLK give his famous "I have a dream" speech? a. Washington D.C. b. New York c. Montgomery d. Chicago
a. Washington D.C.