Women
What was a woman's role in the 1950's?
A) Worked in factories (textiles, sewing etc.)
B) Worked on farms
C) Stayed at home doing housework or raising children
D) Kamikaze pilots
Answer: C
This popular cartoon rodent (and face of today's huge Disney corporation) was the main character of a popular cartoon of the time.
Answer: Mickey Mouse
What country was the U.S. in a "Cold War" with?
Answer: The USSR
What groups of people were segregated in the 1950s?
A) Asians/Latinos
B) Middle Easterners/African Americans
C) African Americans/Asians
D) Whites/African Americans
Answer: D
True or False: Women allowed to vote at this time.
Answer: True
This small, fast paced hamburger shop would later grow into one of the largest restaurant chains in the world.
Answer: McDonald's
How many people died in the Cold War from direct US/USSR combat?
A) 150,000
B) 2.3 million
C) 0
Answer: 0
True or False: The congress of the time agreed to intervene and fix issues such as poverty and segregation.
Answer: False
Open Ended: What was the "ideal woman" of the time like?
Potential Answers: Attractive/always looking ones "best"/fit/obedient/subservient
What was the most popular beverage of the time?
A) Milk
B) Coca-Cola
C) Pepsi
D) Nuka-Cola
Answer: B
What American Senator accused many of being "commies"?
A) Senator McCarthy
B) Senator McDouglas
C) Senator McDonald
Answer: B
What was a common act of cruelty against minorities at the time?
A) Lynching
B) Accusal of being communist
C) Segregation
A) C
Open Ended: How were women portrayed in the media? (advertising, music, film etc.)
Potential Answers: Beautiful/romantic/erotic (Similar answers to 300 acceptable)
At an American college, students turned their pastry-plates into this now popular toy.
Answer: Frisbee
Open Ended: Why was the US/USSR conflict called a "Cold War"?
Potential Answer: No actual fighting was had directly between the two powers, only proxy wars, espionage, and high tensions.
What was one violently outspoken civil rights activist of the time?
A) Martin Luther King Jr.
B) Rosa Parks
C) Malcolm X
Answer: Malcolm X
Wildcard: This wildly popular female actress was a huge face in hollywood at the time, and was also accused of being communist and of having an affair with the president.
Answer: Marilyn Monroe
Which one of these brands was created in the 1950s
A) Lego
B) Nintendo
C) Mattel Toys
D) Warner Bro's Entertainment
Answer: C
What was the line running between North and South Korea (formed after the war) called, even until today?
Answer: The DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)
What was NOT a popular form of protest against racism at the time?
A) Violence against whites
B) Boycotting
C) Freedom rides
Answer: A