Post WW II & the 1950s

Describe 1 detail of the postwar economy of the late 1940’s and 1950’s.

• U.S started making more nuclear weapons

• Americans bought a lot of homes

• Rock n Roll was a game changer among teenagers

• Women had to go back and become house wifes

What did the invention of the television provide Americans with? Select the two best choices.

• News

• Entertainment

• To stay home more

• To become more lazy

Why did women not get to participate in the postwar economic boom?

• Because women did not like working

• Because they did a very good job working

• Because of how society viewed women

• Because all men are sexiest

Rock ‘n’ roll music was loved by American teenagers in the 1950’s.  Why?

• It was the same type of music their parent's listened to

• It was cool, fast paced, and fun

• Teens loved it because it suggested aggression

• All of the above

Why was listening to rock music a form of rebellion by American teen?

• Because parents thought it was devils music

• Promoted violence

• To risque

• All of the above

What was the purpose of the civil rights movement during the 50s? Select 3 choices.

• Segregation based on race

• Equal rights for all races

• The group targeted was African Americans

• Equal rights

What did the Supreme Court decide in the Brown v. Board of Education (1954) case?

• That public education WILL NOT BE integrated

• That water fountains in school will be segregated

• That public education WILL BE integrated

• That restrooms in school will be segregated

What is civil disobedience?

• The practice of NOT breaking fair laws

• The practice of breaking unfair laws and accepting the consequences peacefully.

• Being a good citizen

• The practice of breaking unfair laws and accepting the consequences unpeacefully.

What was Rosa Parks trying to accomplish when she refused to give up her seat to a white man in 1955?

• To protest segregation of buses NOT KNOWING that she was breaking the law

• To be friends with white man

• To purposely get into a fight the white man

• To protest segregation of buses KNOWING that she was breaking the law

Bismark is the capital of what state?