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The Great Depression
World War II
The Cold War
Community Colleges
Women's Athletics
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True or False: Overall, academic achievement declined during the Great Depression.
False - It actually increased.
100
___________ used science as a means of proving Whites’ superiority to African Americans.
Charles Darwin
100
What was the greatest threat of the Cold War?
nuclear attack
100
What were community colleges originally called?
Junior Colleges
100
____________ provided equal educational opportunities for women.
Title IX
200
Were rural or city schools hit harder during the Depression?
Rural schools
200
True or False: By the end of WWII, the U.S. was the leading economic and military power in the world.
True
200
What new technological advance in the Soviet Union shocked Americans?
Sputnik
200
How many years of free education were provided after graduation through community colleges?
2 years
200
True or False: Female Soviet athletes used performance-enhancing drugs to succeed in the Olympics.
True
300
________ ___________ thought it was the ideal time to promote their progressive agendas.
Elite educators
300
Who made Darwin's theory of evolution applicable to education?
Herbert Spencer
300
What did teachers use to ease fears of children during atomic bomb drills?
prayers and snacks :)
300
Junior colleges strengthened the ____________.
Community
300
Soviets felt that the Olympics showcased the superiority of the ___________ system.
the Communist system
400
How many teachers lost their jobs during the Depression despite attempts to maintain teacher salaries?
over 7,000 teachers
400
Who established the Committee on Civil Rights?
President Harry S. Truman
400
What 3 subjects were pushed to higher standards because of the Sputnik shock?
Foreign Language, Math, and Science
400
True or False: Community colleges catered to those who planned on attending a 4-year college.
False
400
What sport proved that female athletes could be both athletic and feminine?
Gymnastics
500
Name 2 reasons for increased academic achievement during the Depression.
-When the economy is down, people appreciate education -People saw education as a way out of hard times -The teaching field became attractive due to reevaluated priorities -Teacher salaries remained fairly stable
500
Because the world was now watching the U.S., the term __________ was used to describe the position of Americans after WWII.
"fishbowl"
500
True or False: The Sputnik shock created an overall belief that the state government had an important role in funding education.
False - Federal government
500
Name one of the reasons people attended Community College.
-one didn’t want to attend a 4-year college -one wasn't accepted to a 4-year college -one couldn’t afford a 4-year college
500
What caused improvements in female athletic programs in schools and colleges?
American defeats to the Soviets in the Olympics