GCSE USA Booklet 3

Question 1

What policy did JFK announce in ____ to improve the lives of ordinary Americans?

Answer 1

1960 New frontier

Question 2

What was the name of the plan set up in ____ to help European countries rebuild after WW2?

Answer 2

1947 Marshall Plan

Question 3

Which race riots took place in ____ and ____?

Answer 3

1965 Watts riot and 1967 Detroit riots

Question 4

Who had ____ hit singles from the 1950s?

Answer 4

170 Elvis Presley

Question 5

What % of its income did bus companies lose as a result of the Montgomery Bus Boycotts?

Answer 5

65%

Question 6

During the 1950s, what percentage of the world’s goods did the USA produce?

Answer 6

50%

Question 7

How did President Eisenhower solve the problem in Little Rock?

Answer 7

Sent in state troopers to protect the students for 6 weeks.

Question 8

How many US soldiers were there by ____?

Answer 8

1950 600,000

Question 9

Which act of government from ____ wanted to replace inner-city slums?

Answer 9

1964 The Development Act

Question 10

By how much was the US standard of living higher than people in Britain?

Answer 10

Three times

Question 11

What was the act of government from ____ which banned literacy tests when registering to vote?

Answer 11

1965 Voting Rights Act

Question 12

How many blacks and whites were involved in the March on Washington in ____?

Answer 12

1963 200,000 blacks and 50,000 whites

Question 13

How much money did the GI Bill of Rights set aside to help veteran soldiers with education and medical expenses etc.?

Answer 13

$13 billion

Question 14

What organisation did Betty Friedan set up in ____?

Answer 14

1966 National Organisation for Women (NOW)

Question 15

How many new homes were built in ____?

Answer 15

1965 240,000

Question 16

During the 1950s what happened to the USA’s GNP?

Answer 16

It doubled

Question 17

What made USA scared of the spread of communism ?

Answer 17

Korean War and China becoming communist

Question 18

Which black woman refused to give up her seat on a bus in ____?

Answer 18

1955 Rosa Parks

Question 19

What % of households had a TV by ____?

Answer 19

1958 83.20%

Question 20

Which group had ____ members and were effectively a private, black army?

Answer 20

2000 Black Panthers

Question 21

How many cities had desegregated lunch counters following the Greenboro sit-ins?

Answer 21

126

Question 22

What did the Roe vs Wade case allow and when was this?

Answer 22

Abortion, 1973

Question 23

Name 2 teenage rebels

Answer 23

Marlon Brando and James Dean

Question 24

How much did President Johnson spend on education?

Answer 24

$1.5 billion

Question 25

What percentages of blacks were registered to vote in Mississippi in the 1950s?

Answer 25

5%

Question 26

What was the post-war generation known as in the USA?

Answer 26

The baby-boomers

Question 27

Which president signed the Civil Rights Act in ____?

Answer 27

1964 President Johnson

Question 28

What was the famous anti-Communist slogan in the 1950s?

Answer 28

There’s a Red under every bed.

Question 29

Which two organisations provided medical care for over-65s?

Answer 29

Medicare and Medicaid