Final Exam Review

What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas (1954) case?

• Segregation in schools was declared constitutional

• Segregation in schools was declared unconstitutional

• Segregation was allowed in public places

• None of the above

What action did the African American community of Montgomery, Alabama take after Rosa Parks' arrest?

• They continued to use public buses

• They boycotted (refused to use) public buses

• They protested in the streets

• They filed a lawsuit

What philosophy did nonviolent civil disobedience advocate for?

• Violent resistance

• Peaceful law-breaking

• Complete compliance with laws

• Ignoring laws

What were sit-ins?

• Protests where people would sit at 'whites-only' lunch counters and refuse to leave

• A form of voting

• A type of civil disobedience

• None of the above

Prohibition refers to the __________ of alcohol.

• illegal sale, transport, and making

• sale and distribution

• production and consumption

• import and export

Fill in the blank: Bootlegging refers to the __________ of alcohol during Prohibition.

• making of alcohol when it was illegal

• selling alcohol legally

• importing alcohol from other countries

• distributing alcohol to minors

Speak-easies - Fill in the blank: Speak-easies were secret bars that operated illegally during __________.

• Prohibition

• The Great Depression

• World War II

• The Roaring Twenties

What is the definition of 'Buying on margin'?

• Buying items on credit, Buy now, pay later

• A method of purchasing stocks with borrowed funds

• A strategy to invest in real estate

• A way to buy goods at a discount

What is the definition of 'Consumer debt'?

• The amount of money people owed

• A type of investment

• A government loan

• A credit card balance

What is the definition of 'Harlem Renaissance'?

• A time during the 1920s when African American culture soared ... poetry, music, art

• A period of economic decline in the 1930s

• A movement focused on European art and literature

• A cultural exchange between Africa and America