America 1945- 1972

Front 1

America was producing what percentage of the world’s goods in 1952, compared to having what percentage if its population?

Back 1

It was producing 65% of the world’s manufactured goods

Despite only having 6% of its population

Hint 1

6__%

Front 2

Between 1944 and 1949, how much did the government give to veterans as part of the GI Bill?

Back 2

They gave $4 billion dollars to 9 million veterans

Hint 2

$__ billion to __ million veterans

Front 3

By the end of the 1950s, how many out of ten households owned a television, car and telephone, and washing machine?

Back 3

9 had a television

8 had a car and telephone

7 had a washing machine

Hint 3

9,8,7

Front 4

When did the US experience the baby boom where the percentage of children being born increased by 40%

Back 4

Between 1948 and 1955

Hint 4

194__ & 195__

Front 5

What did Truman fail to implement during the Fair Deal?

Back 5

A national health insurance scheme

An improvement of the rights of African Americans

Hint 5

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Front 6

Why were their fears of communist subversion in America?

Back 6

Eastern Europe fell to communism

1949- Mao Zedong’s People’s Republic of China

Soviet Union developed nuclear weapons

Americans Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed in 1953 for spying for the USSR

Hint 6

Eastern Europe

China

USSR

Spying

Front 7

What is McCarthyism?

Back 7

Being jailed for being suspected of communism

Hint 7

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Front 8

How did the campaign suggest communists could be spotted?

Back 8

Having a multi-racial social circle

Owning modern art

Signing petitions against nuclear weapons

Hint 8

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Front 9

What government group questioned people suspected of communist views?

Back 9

House Un-American Activities Committee

Hint 9

H_______ U__- A________ A________ C_____________

Front 10

From 1950 to 1953, how many people were investigated for being communist?

Back 10

47 million

Hint 10

4__ million

Front 11

What year were 10 Hollywood Filmmakers investigated for being communist?

Back 11

1947

Hint 11

194__

Front 12

What year did McCarthy create a list of 200 suspected communists?

Back 12

1950

Hint 12

195__

Front 13

Who was suspected of being communist and forced to leave America in 1952?

Back 13

Charlie Chaplin

Hint 13

C_______ C________

Front 14

Between 1950 and 1959, what happened to teenage yearly spending?

Back 14

It doubled

Front 15

During what decade did the Teenage enrolment rate grow from 83% to 90%?

Back 15

1950’s

Front 16

How much did average teen spending increase from 1940 to 1957?

Back 16

1940: $1- $2

1957: $10- $15

Front 17

Teenage spending reached what amount in 1959?

Back 17

$25 billion

Front 18

How much did the minimum wage rise due to Truman’s Fair Deal?

Back 18

$40 to $75

Hint 18

$4__ to $7__

Front 19

During the war, women’s wages rose to 2/3 of men’s, during the 1950’s, what did it fall back down to?

Back 19

53%

Hint 19

5__%

Front 20

In 1950, the average age of a woman marrying was 20- the lowest since when?

Back 20

1890

Hint 20

18___

Front 21

Which system created in 1956 by Eisenhower, enabled the building of highways and fuelled the construction and automobile industries, motels and gas stations?

Back 21

The Interstate Highway System

Hint 21

T____ I__________ H_________ S_______

Front 22

In the South, what percentage of people were still living in poverty?

Back 22

25%

Hint 22

2__%

Front 23

What percentage of White Americans compared to African Americans were living in poverty in the 1950’s?

Back 23

18% of White Americans

56% of African Americans

Hint 23

1__% of White Americans

5__% of African Americans

Front 24

What percentage of over 65’s, in 1960, had an annual income of less than $1000, compared to factory earnings of $4000?

Back 24

68%

Hint 24

6__%

Front 25

How did the weekly income of teenage boys change from 1946 to 1956?

Back 25

It increased from $2.41 to $8.96

Hint 25

$2.___ to $8.___

Front 26

Why did the American teenager emerge?

Back 26

Economy improved

More commercialism

Companies capitalised on teenage lifestyle

Hint 26

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Front 27

When was the 13th Amendment?

Back 27

December 18th 1865

Front 28

When was the Plessy vs Fergurson case?

Back 28

1896

Front 29

When and where was the Brown vs Board of Education?

Back 29

1954, Topeka

Front 30

When were Interracial marriages legalised?

Back 30

1967

Front 31

When was the Fair Housing Act introduced?

Back 31

1968

Front 32

When was Martin Luther King assassinated?

Back 32

4th April 1968

Front 33

What organisation did Malcom X establish?

Back 33

Organisation of OAAU

Front 34

How many members did the Black Panthers in 1968?

Back 34

5000

Front 35

When did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat?

Back 35

1st December 1955

Front 36

What year was the Little Rock 9?

Back 36

1957

Front 37

What year did Freedom Rides begin?

Back 37

1961

Front 38

When did Sit-ins begin?

Back 38

1960

Front 39

What year was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Back 39

1955

Front 40

When was the March on Washington?

Back 40

28th August 1963

Front 41

When did the Nation of Islam begin and who was its best-known member?

Back 41

1930’s

Malcom X

Front 42

What year was the Black Panther Party set up?

Back 42

1966

Front 43

When was the Civil Rights Act introduced?

Back 43

1964

Front 44

When was the Voting Rights Act?

Back 44

1965

Front 45

How did the New Frontier try to reduce poverty?

Back 45

Increased Minimum Wage from $1 to $1.25

Social Security Act increased benefits for the elderly and unemployed

Gave $4.9 billion for housing and communications

Cut taxes

Front 46

How did the New Frontier try to create equality?

Back 46

He gave important government jobs to African Americans.

He created the CEEO to ensure government employees had equal chances.

Sent troops to defend African American James Meredith who was attending Mississippi University.

Front 47

When was the National Organisation for Women established?

Back 47

June 1966

Front 48

What decade was the Women’s Liberation Movement?

Back 48

1960’s

Front 49

When did the Equal Rights Amendment fail to be ratified?

Back 49

March 1972

Front 50

When did it become legal for married couples to use contraceptives?

Back 50

1965

Front 51

When was the Roe vs Wade case?

Back 51

January 1973

Front 52

How did attitudes towards Abortion change after Roe vs Wade?

Back 52

In 1972, 46% of the population opposed it in comparison to 41% in 1973

Front 53

How did the New Frontier try to improve Healthcare?

Back 53

Funded research into mental health

Front 54

How did Kennedy fail to create equality?

Back 54

By 1963, 4.5 million were still unemployed

By 1963, African Americans were still 2x likely to be unemployed

Medicare was blocked by Congress

Education Law was curbed by Congress

Front 55

How did the Great Society create more racial equality?

Back 55

Civil Rights Act 1964

Voting Rights Act 1965

Front 56

How did the Great Society improve Healthcare?

Back 56

Medicare

Front 57

How did the Great Society improve Education?

Back 57

Elementary and Secondary Education Act gave major funding

Operation Head gave money to schools

Front 58

How did the Great Society reduce poverty?

Back 58

Minimum Wage increased from $1.25 to $1.40

Front 59

When was the Feminine Mystique published?

Back 59

February 1963

Front 60

What did JFK’s report into women in the workplace find?

Back 60

Women earned 60% less than men

95% of managers are men

4% of lawyers and 7% of doctors were women

Front 61

When was the Equal Pay Act passed?

Back 61

June 1963