Texas After WWII

Question 1

Smith vs. Allwright Problem

Answer 1

Lonnie Smith was unable to vote in the Democratic “white primary”

Question 2

Smith vs. Allwright decision

Answer 2

African Americans had to be allowed to vote in primary

Question 3

Smith vs. Allwright impact

Answer 3

Number of African Americans registering to vote went up to 70,000

Question 4

Sweatt v. Painter Problem

Answer 4

Herman Sweatt was denied from UT law school and he sued (race)

Question 5

Sweatt v. Painter Decision

Answer 5

separate schools weren’t equal

Question 6

Sweatt v. Painter Impact

Answer 6

U.S> supreme court ruled favor of Sweatt and several Texas colleges were forced to integrate

Question 7

what was decided during the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board

Answer 7

-separate schools were not equal

-next year court ordered school board to integrate

Question 8

did all Texas schools follow Brown v. Board decision immediately

Answer 8

they resisted decision

Question 9

How did Texas schools avoid integration

Answer 9

-integrated teach staff, but not students

-allowed African Americans in schools but different classes

Question 10

Who was James L. Famer

Answer 10

Texan that found CORE

Question 11

what does CORE stand for

Answer 11

congress for racial equality

Question 12

what did CORE do

Answer 12

nonviolent protests and fought for racial equality

Question 13

What was a sit in?

Answer 13

activists took seats in white sections of segregated lunch counters and refused to leave unless they were served

Question 14

were sit ins violent?

Answer 14

Yes! They were often violent

Question 15

What did James L. Farmer organize in 1961

Answer 15

freedom rides

Question 16

what year did James L. Farmer organize freedom rides

Answer 16

1961

Question 17

what were freedom rides

Answer 17

white and African Americans rode buses from Washington D.C. to the South

Question 18

what was the goal of freedom rides

Answer 18

to break segregation law so the government would have to enforce the court’s decision

Question 19

were freedom rides a success

Answer 19

YES

Question 20

Summary of Civil Rights of 1964

Answer 20

-banned discrimination of all part of life

-Allowed government to take away funding from school districts who were segregated

Question 21

Summary of Voting Rights Act of 1965

Answer 21

made literacy tests and poll taxes illegal

Question 22

what was the outcome of the Voting rights Act of 1965

Answer 22

African American voter registration increased

Question 23

who was Barbara Jordan?

Answer 23

The 1st African American to be elected to state senate where she worked in the U.S. House of Representatives

Question 24

Compared to the Jim Crow Era, how do you think life improved for African Americans

Answer 24

Allowed them to have more say

-rights

Question 25

what was the purpose of the American G.I. Forum

Answer 25

fight for equal rights among Mexican Americans

Question 26

Explain what happened with Felix Longoria

Answer 26

he was a Mexican WWII soldier who died in battle White cemetery officials wouldn't allow his family to have services in cemetery chapel to honor his death

Question 26

who created the American G.I Forum

Answer 26

D.R. Hector P. Garcia

Question 26

What was the Decision in Hernandez v. Driscoll

Answer 26

segregation of Mexican American children in schools was illegal

Question 27

What made it obvious that the school was segregating Mexican students

Answer 27

A Mexican American student who only spoke English was placed in "low class for Spanish speaking students

Question 28

what was the Texas Equal Rights Amendment

Answer 28

granted women the same legal rights as men

Question 29

Percentage of women that held jobs in 1950s

Answer 29

27%

Question 30

Percentage of women that held jobs in 1980s

Answer 30

56%

Question 31

How many political offices did women hold by the 1980s

Answer 31

more than 690

Question 32

why is it called a "Cold" war

Answer 32

-the two sides never fought each other

Question 33

what were the two sides to the cold war

Answer 33

U.S. and Soviet Union

Question 34

How did the War in Korea heighten tensions in the U.S.?

Answer 34

communism was strong in Korea. Communism represented the opposite of the American way of life.

Question 35

What did Americans fear about communism

Answer 35

it was spreading throughout the world.

Question 36

a form of action in favor of a cause that involved marches and boycotts

Answer 36

non-violent protests

Question 37

to refuse to buy or use particular goods or services as a form of protest

Answer 37

boycott

Question 38

to include people of all races

Answer 38

integrate

Question 39

a form of protest in which activists sit down inside or in front of a business to interfere with the business

Answer 39

sit in

Question 40

a person who flees for safety, especially to a foreign country

Answer 40

refugee

Question 41

integrated bus rides that went through segregated area in order to draw attention to civil rights

Answer 41

Freedom rides

Question 42

an official statement that a person is loyal to the the U.S. and does not seek its overthrow

Answer 42

Loyalty Oath

Question 43

the post WWII struggle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union for power and influence; did not involve direct fighting

Answer 43

Cold War

Question 44

a residential community close to a town or city

Answer 44

suburb

Question 45

the publishing of statements known to be false about someone in order to damage their reputation

Answer 45

libel

Question 46

a network of highways that link major cities across the U.S.

Answer 46

interstate highway system

Question 47

a collection of social and economic program initiate by President Johnson

Answer 47

great society

Question 48

the process of changing, or redrawing, legislative district lines to reflect changes in population

Answer 48

redistricting

Question 49

rate of production

Answer 49

productivity

Question 50

what led to the increased fears of spying in the U.S?

Answer 50

Incidents of government workers found guilty of revealing U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union

Question 51

what was the increased fears called?

Answer 51

Red Scare

Question 52

what Austin Native was accused of being a communist?

Answer 52

John Henry Folk

Question 53

What happened because of the John Henry accusations?

Answer 53

he lost his job because of an anti communist organization

Question 54

what was the result of the Henry Faulk Lawsuit

Answer 54

he was awarded 3.5 million dollars for libel

Question 55

Who ran for the democratic nomination in 1960?

Answer 55

Lyndon B. Johnson

Question 56

who did Lyndon B. Johnson lose to in the election of 1960?

Answer 56

John F. Kennedy

Question 57

who was John f. Kennedy's vice president

Answer 57

Lyndon B. Johnson

Question 58

what happened to John F. Kennedy

Answer 58

Kennedy was riding in an open car and was shot and killed

Question 59

why was Kennedy in TX before he got killed

Answer 59

to prepare for reelection

Question 60

when did Kennedy get assinated

Answer 60

November 22

Question 61

what did Johnson promise to do as president when Kennedy died

Answer 61

carry on the programs Kennedy begun

Question 62

what program did Johnson plan as President

Answer 62

Great Society

Question 63

what was Johnson's quote for Great Society

Answer 63

"war on poverty"

Question 64

Great Society benefits

Answer 64

- Children got preschool education through Head Start -school breakfast program provided breakfast each day to students - federal financial aid helped students -Medicare primary health program for elderly

Question 65

who supported South Vietnam in the War

Answer 65

U.S>

Question 66

what kind of support was given to South Vietnam in the war

Answer 66

U.S sent thousands of troops

Question 67

who cut support for the war in 1968

Answer 67

Richard Nixon

Question 68

what happened to Vietnamese Refugees during and after the war

Answer 68

many moved to TX(similar geography and climate) and settled along Gulf Coast of Mexico -built successful communities

Question 69

Texas population in 1950

Answer 69

7.7 million

Question 70

Texas population in 1980

Answer 70

14.2 million

Question 71

percent of Texans living in cities in 1990

Answer 71

80%

Question 72

what was the purpose of the Federal-Aid Highway Act

Answer 72

to provide 25 billion dollars to states to build interstate highways

Question 73

benefits of interstate highways

Answer 73

-highways have no cross traffic, stop signs, or traffic lights -boosted TX economy (transport goods faster) -new businesses sprang up service stations restaurants hotels

Question 74

How did suburbs negatively affect cities

Answer 74

-Downtown stores and theaters closed (couldn't compete with new facilities) -cities lost tax revenue as middle class citizens moved away

Question 75

what was the problem with vacuum tubes

Answer 75

they were big and fragile

Question 76

benefits of transistors

Answer 76

could send electronic signals much faster than vacuum tubes

Question 77

What did Jack Kilby do

Answer 77

invented integrated silicon circuit /computer chip

Question 78

what happened in 1957?

Answer 78

Soviet Union launched first artificial satellite, Sputnik

Question 79

what started the Space Race

Answer 79

launch of sputnik

Question 80

how did Americans react to Sputnik

Answer 80

shocked and pressured

Question 81

what goal did JFK set for the U.S.

Answer 81

landing a human the Moon

Question 82

what organization directed U.S. space exploration

Answer 82

NASA

Question 83

what does NASA stand for

Answer 83

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Question 84

What happened in 1969

Answer 84

Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon

Question 85

when did Neil Armstrong walk on the moon

Answer 85

1969