US History: The Watts Riots
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When were the Watts riots?
11 August 1965
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How many died and were injured at the Watts riots?
34 died and 1072 were injured
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How many were arrested at the Watts riots?
4000
4
How many \$ worth of damage was done during the Watts riots?
\$40 million of damage
5
How many died and got injured in the Newark riots?
26 died, over 1000 got injured
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How many died, got injured and were arrested in the Detroit riots?
40 people dead, hundreds injured and 7000 arrested
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Which report said that racism was deeply embedded in American society?
The Kerner Report
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Who was a famous leader in the Black Power movement?
Stokely Carmichael
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When was the Mexico Olympics?
1968
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Who were the 2 black Olympians?
Tommie Smith, John Carlos
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Who was the white Olympian who supported them?
Peter Norman
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When did Peter Norman die?
3 October 2006
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Who founded the Black Panther party?
Huey Newton and Bobby Seale
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When was the Black Panther party founded?
October 1966
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How many Black Panther members were killed and injured by police?
27 killed and 700 injured
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Give one example of the Black Panthers' achievements.
The 'Free Breakfast for Children Program' in Chicago and California
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Who popularised rock and roll music?
Elvis Presley
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Name two of Elvis' songs.
'Heartbreak Hotel' and 'Hound Dog'
19
Give an example of a British group gaining fame in the 1960s.
The Beatles, the Rolling Stones
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When were the Beach Boys formed?
1961
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What film popularised disco as a hotspot for teenagers?
Saturday Night Fever (1997)
22
Give two examples of heavy metal artistsands
Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden
23
Give two of Bruce Springsteen's albums.
Born to Run and Born in the USA.
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Name another artist like Bruce Springsteen.
John Mellencamp
25
Name a few rap/ hip-hop artists.
Jay-Z, Ice-T, Will Smith
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What was the average weekly cinema attendance in 1946?
90 million
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What was the average weekly cinema attendance in 1956?
47 million
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Where was the first ever mall multiplex?
Ward Parkway Center in Kansas City
29
Name 2 anti-heroes.
James Dean, Marlon Brando
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Name an anti-heroine.
Marilyn Monroe
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What was the number of TVs in 1946 and 1960?
7000 in 1946 to 50 million 1960
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What was the number of households with at least one TV in 1970?
96%
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How long did the average family watch TV?
6 hours a day
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When did the Oprah Winfrey Show start?
8 September 1986
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When did Bill Gates set up Microsoft Windows?
20 November 1985
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Who built the Apple Computer, Inc?
Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne
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When was the Apple Computer developed?
1976
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When and by whom was the first user-friendly internet interface developed?
In 1991 at the inversion of Minnesota
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When was Windows 98 in June 1998 released?
June 1998
40
Name a Great American novel.
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
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What was the average teenagers' pocket money in 1957?
\$10-15 /week
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What was the annual spending power in 1950 and 1959?
Teenagers' annual spending power climbed from US\$10 billion in 1950 to US\$25 billion in 1959.
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What was the film that was the first to specifically appeal to a teenage audience?
Rebel Without a Cause
44
At what age did James Dean die?
24
45
What was the hippie slogan?
'Make Love, not War'
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Where was the Woodstock festival?
Rural NY
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When was the Woodstock festival?
15-18 August 1969
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Name a student protest group.
The Students for a Democratic Society
49
Name a protest singer.
Bob Dylan
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Name one thing about the Vietnam War that would have struck a cord with students causing protests?
Use of chemical weapons such as napalm
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When were 4 people killed in Ohio?
4 May 1970
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Where was the protest that led to 4 deaths?
Kent State University
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How many people marched in DC in 1969
700,000
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What was the number of employed women in 1940 and 1945?
12 million to 18.5 million
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How many women served in the women's sections of the army, navy and the nursing corps.
300,000
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What % of women earned the same wage as men doing the same job?
50-60%
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In 1950 and 1960, how many university students were women?
721,000 to 1.3 million
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In 1950, what % of women was employed?
29%
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What % of doctors were women?
7%
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What % of lawyers were women?
4%
61
What was Betty Friedan's book on feminism?
The Feminine Mystique
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When was NOW set up?
1966
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How much back pay did NOW procure to women not paid equally?
\$30 million
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What was the % of women employed 1955 to 1995?
38% to over 70%
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When was Roe v. Wade?
1973
66
When were the first two female SCOTUS judges appointed?
1981 - Sandra Day O' Conner
1993 - RBG
1993 - RBG
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When was the Pregnancy Discrimination Act passed?
1978
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