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History 111 - The Women in America » Fall 2022 » Reading Quiz 1940s and 1950s

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Question #1

The Westminster v. Mendez case:

A. Civil Rights activist/teacher who mobilized a bus boycott of the Montgomery Bus system

B. Civil Rights activist who headed the Black Cabinet and fought for equal pay for African-American government workers

C. California court case that challenged segregation of Mexican-American students in schools. The case won in 1948. This court case was made possible by shifts in the economy, the Japanese internment, and the Second World War.

Question #2

Women were recruited to work in skilled labor positions during the Second World War with the understanding they would return home after the war.

A. True

B. False

Question #3

JoAnn Robinson is:

A. Civil Rights activist and field secretary for the NAACP whose reputation was launched when she refused to get out of her seat on the bus

B. First African-American and woman to run for President

C. Civil Rights activist/teacher who mobilized a bus boycott of the Montgomery Bus system

D. Civil Rights activist who headed the Black Cabinet and fought for equal pay for African-American government workers

Question #4

Women played an integral part in strikes across the United States, one of the main ones was the strike in Flint, Michigan which enabled men to stage a sit-in.

A. True

B. False

Question #5

There was a huge increase in children born between 1941-1965. They were called the baby boomers.

A. False

B. True

Question #6

Women in the Civil Rights Movement:

A. played only minor roles such as showing up for events and making signage.

B. played a huge role in the organizing, providing food for, creating programming, and getting the word out for major projects.

C. were the face of the movement, and are oftentimes so big a part of historical memory that very few people remember Martin Luther King Jr.

D. really played no part at all and fell in line with male leadership.

Question #7

The Second Shift was the work a woman had to do to maintain the home after she returned from her paid job during World War II.

A. True

B. False

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