What did most women do immediately after WWII was over?
Returned to family responsibilities
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What new technology benefited the airline industry?
Jet Engines
100
What is the linking of nations through trade, information, technologies, and communication?
Globalization
100
Who is known for computer technology, specifically Microsoft?
Bill Gates
200
What piece of legislation ended segregation in public places and outlawed discrimination based on race AND gender?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
200
What gave returning veterans educational, housing, and employment benefits?
G.I. Bill of Rights
200
What new technology improved the quality of life and encouraged population growth in certain areas of the country?
Heating and air conditioning
200
America is involved in conflicts in what region of the world?
Middle East
200
Who was a famous physicist that was the leader of the Manhattan Project and known as the "father of the atomic bomb?"
J. Robert Oppenheimer
300
What event was sparked by Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
300
After WWII was over, how did President Truman change the armed forces?
He desegregated the armed forces
300
What are two examples of telecommunications technology?
Pagers, cell phones, television
300
In recent years, what two groups of immigrants have come to the United States in large numbers?
Hispanic Americans & Asian Americans
300
Who is known for architecture (building design)?
Frank Lloyd Wright
400
What court case desegregated public schools?
Brown v. Board of Education
400
What led to changing demographics in the U.S. after WWII?
The Baby Boom
400
How did the automobile industry benefit from new technology?
Interstate highway system
400
Despite its failure, what gave women a wider range of options in business and public service?
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
400
Who is known in the field of medicine for his work with plasma and creation of the first blood banks?
Charles Drew
500
What piece of legislation prohibited literacy tests and poll taxes?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
500
What happened to labor unions after WWII?
They merged and became more powerful
500
What resulted from nation-wide access to entertainment and information provided by national television and radio programming, Internet services and computer games?
Decreased regional variation
500
What federal legislation forced colleges to give women equal athletic opportunities?
Title IX (9)
500
Who is a famous historian known for his work in African American studies?