AQA GCSE History - Post War America 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryThe USA - twentieth century changeGCSEAQA Created by: whrwejrjCreated on: 20-03-21 11:32 By the end of the 1950s, how many households owned a TV? 9 out of 10 households 1 of 19 By 1952, what percentage of manufactured goods was America supplying the world? 65% 2 of 19 Explain what were the two issues Truman's Fair Deal aim to deal with? Poverty and rights of African Americans. 3 of 19 In 1957, how much was it estimated the average teenager spent? $10-$15 4 of 19 Who starred in the film "Rebel Without a Cause?" James Dean 5 of 19 Which new style of music emerged in America during the 1950s? Rock and roll 6 of 19 What did the NAACP stand for? National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People 7 of 19 What was the name of the girl who could not attend a local school in Topeka? Linda Brown 8 of 19 What did the Supreme Court declare in 1954? Desegregation in schools 9 of 19 What year was the Little Rock case? 1957 10 of 19 Who refused to give up her seat on a bus? Rosa Parks 11 of 19 What year did the boycott start? 1955 12 of 19 Explain what was meant by "direct action"? Non violent protest 13 of 19 What were sit ins? When black people would sit on a whites-only table in a cafe 14 of 19 Where was the first sit in? Woolworths food counter 15 of 19 When was Martin Luther King's "I had a dream" speech? 28 August 1963 16 of 19 Lyndon B Johnson won the election in? 1964 17 of 19 When was the Equal Pay Act introduced? 1964 18 of 19 What does NOW stand for? National Organisation for Women 19 of 19
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