Women, African Americans, and small religious groups
100
How many people went to school beyond eighth grade in the early 20 century?(percentage)
Less than 25%
100
What was the difference in time before and after the assembly line? (How did it change)
12 hours to 1.5 hours
100
What difference did the Brown vs Board of Education make in schools?
It desegregated schools, but not any other public facilities.
200
How many women had paying jobs in 2002 (percentage)
61%
200
How did the Great Depression help fill classrooms?
There were no other opportunities, since farms and businesses were failing, and people turned to the schools to help their children
200
How did faster methods of production help the economic status of families?
Faster production provided more money for lower class families and they were raised to middle class.
200
What did the Supreme Court rule in the Gideon vs Wainwright case?
All accused have a right to a lawyer.
300
What did Jim Crow laws say about buses?
African Americans had to sit in the back
300
What was the GI Bill and what did it say?
It was a nickname for the Servicemen's Readjustment Act and it provided money to help military veterans continue their schooling.
300
When was the Internet invented?
In the 1960s
300
What did the 26th Amendment say?
People of 18 years of age are allowed to vote.
400
What is one inequality African Americans still face in societies?
They are twice as likely as whites to be poor
400
How many teens attended high school in the late 1990's?(Percentage)
About 90%
400
How many Americans lived in poverty in 2002?
About one in eight.
400
How did Chavez bring attention to the grape pickers' plight?
He formed a union called United Farm Workers and led a nationwide boycott of grapes.
500
What was so important about JF Kennedy winning for president?
The religious minorities were brought up a bit, since JF Kennedy was a Roman Catholic, one of the minor groups.
500
What is one disadvantage of new technology?
It doesn't provide jobs for those who are uneducated.
500
Who were undocumented immigrants?
People who had not received permission from the government to stay in the country.
500
Who was Ryan White?
A boy who acquired AIDS and spent five years telling America about the disease and even got Congress to pass a law in his name for the care of people diagnosed with AIDS.