How did television affect American society beginning in the 1950s? Television promoted a common culture.

Television heightened interest in books and newspapers.

Television encouraged people to help others.

Television encouraged people to become more diverse.

Item 62
What helped propel John F. Kennedy to the presidency in the 1960 election?

an inexperienced opponent in Richard Nixon

an army of young volunteers

his prior experience as vice president

televised debates that communicated his charm

Why were blacks eager to participate in the civil rights movement following ​World War II​?

They resented not being provided the educational benefits of the GI Bill.

With the increase in population there were more blacks to advocate for this cause.

They had returned from military service to find Jim Crow laws still in place.

The political emphasis placed on conformity antagonized black voters.

Item 64
What did not play a significant role in the civil rights movement?

the election of Dwight D. Eisenhower as president

Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on a bus

a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama

freedom rides throughout the South

What laws passed during the Johnson administration eliminated segregation in public places and discrimination in voting?

the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968

the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the Manpower Training Act of 1968

the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Civil Procedure Reform Act of 1966

the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965

What did Lyndon Johnson support as a way to provide for the needs of the poor and elderly?

providing remedial education programs

establishing Medicare and Medicaid

creating a new federal welfare initiative

changing the age at which people are eligible for social security

What Supreme Court decision found that “separate but equal” schools were inherently unequal and unconstitutional?

Gideon v. Wainwright

Brown v. Board of Education

Miranda v. Arizona

Plessy v. Ferguson

Item 68
What event preceded the Cuban Missile Crisis?

an invasion at the Bay of Pigs to attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro

a direct Soviet threat on the United States

a thwarted invasion off the coast of Florida to invade the United States

Fidel Castro’s request for U. S. aid