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- 1. Multiple Choice
How do Historians distinguish one major historical era from another?dividing the eras into decadesreading literature produced in each eraexamining the changes that occur over timeinterviewing people living in the time period - 2. Multiple ChoiceCharacterize the Civil Rights Era in U.S. Historythe efforts of leaders advocating non-violent civil disobediencegroups involved in violent riots and protests in American citiesa series of presidential initiatives aimed at ending racial segregation
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich event marked the beginning of the modern civil rights movementMarch on WashingtonFreedom RidesMontgomery Bus Boycott
- 4. Multiple ChoiceMartin Luther King, Jr was assassinated in which year?1966196719681969
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich amendment extended the right to vote to women?Fourteenth AmendmentSeventeenth AmendmentSixteenth AmendmentNineteenth Amendment
- 6. Multiple ChoiceIn what way did Rosa Park's arrest most directly impact the civil rights movement during the 1950's?Malcolm X used the incident to recruit African Americans to lead sit-ins at restaurants.Thurgood Marshall's work on the case resulted in the Brown vs Board of Education court caseMartin Luther King Jr's response to the incident elevated him to spokesen for the MovementCaesar Chavez was so inspired by the event that he began to organize a nationwide bus boycott
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat did President Truman order in 1947?The desegregation of the U.S. Armed ForcesThe bombing of Japan.First U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Sandra Day O'Connor's appointmentNon-Violent Freedom Riders attacks
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe Southern Poverty Law Center, formally incorporated in 1971 and still in existence today, was established with the intention tocreate a place to keep the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr alive for future generationsfight for the passage of Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.ensure that the gains made in the civil rights movement were not taken awaypromote the education of African Americans in law schools throughout the U.S.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich civil rights leader spoke at the 1963 March on Washington and won the Nobel Prize for PeaceMalcolm XStokely CarmichaelThurgood MarshallMartin Luther King, Jr
- 10. Multiple ChoiceBetty Friedan's book the Feminine Mystique influence the women's rights movement of the 1960's by-calling for an end to the women's rights movementreviving interest in the women's rights movementadvocating for a constitutional amendment protecting women's rights.introducing the idea of women breaking the "glass ceiling" in the job market.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceCesar Chavez championed the economic rights of which groups?MinersFarmersRanchersMigrant Workers
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhile both the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Black Panthers wanted more opportunities and rights to be afforded to minority groups, the Black Panthers argued thatAfrican Americans needed to be guaranteed political representationnon-violence was going to take too long to bring about changeoverthrowing the government was the only way minorities and women would get rightsAfrican American men needed civil rights first and then women could fight for their rights.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHow did Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech impact the civil rights movement?called for violent resistance, resulting in riots across the U.S.It was largely ignored by the movement, though regarded as superbly written speech.It was considered controversial and fragments the movement into small groups.It inspired many people, giving strength and momentum to the movement
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe Civil Rights Act of 1964 differed from earlier attempts to address minority rights by focusing onending discrimination in the workplacedesegregated schoolsreforming immigration policiesprotecting the voting rights of minorities
- 15. Multiple ChoicePolitical leaders such as George Wallace, Orval Faubus, and Lester Maddox were committed to the idea of...Racial SegregationWomen's RightsSchool IntegrationRights of the Farm Workers
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe Congressional group of senators that attempted to block civil rights reforms in the1950s and early 1960s were primarilyNorthern DemocratsSouthern RepublicansWestern ProgressivesSouthern Democrats
- 17. Multiple ChoiceOne result of the civil rights movement has beencreation of new forms of legal segregationelimination of segregation in American societyIncreased participation of women and minorities in politicsresurgence of groups advocating violent social change
- 18. Multiple ChoiceEdgewood ISD v. Kirby decided by the Texas Supreme Court is described by?Landmark case in Texas education, redistributed property taxes to poorer districts, Led to "Robin Hood" legislationWas part of the Sweatt versus Painter ActFreed the SlavesLandmark case in Oklahoma that led to Trail of Tears
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich U.S. Supreme Court case reversed Plessy v. Ferguson?Sweatt v. PainterBrown v. Board of EducationHernandez v TexasPlessy v Ferguson
- 20. Multiple ChoiceIn both the Delgado v. Bastrop ISD and Mendez v. Westminster U.S. Supreme Court cases, the court ruled thatstudents have a right to free speech at schoolsgirls and boys can have separate but equal facilitiesschools must offer athletics to Mexican American studentsracial segregation in schools is unconstitutional
- 21. Multiple ChoiceOne consequence of the Great Society legislation has been to?decrease the poverty rate for elderly Americansprovide more doctors to treat poor Americansincrease the cost of health care for Americanslower the costs of health care for Americans
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe Great Society programs, affirmative action, and Title IX legislation were intended toincrease the numbers of jobs available to veteransexpand economic opportunities for women and minoritiesend discrimination towards women and miniorities in college atheleticsexpand economic opportunities for women and minorities
- 23. Multiple ChoiceAs a result of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson, state governments were allowed topass Jim Crow lawssecede from the unionsegregate racial groupsenslave African Americans
- 24. Multiple ChoiceEvents during the Civil Rights Movement were examples of how participation in the democratic process has been expanded by?court decisionslegislative actionspresidential ordersnon-violent protest
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich amendment eliminated poll taxes on voters in the United States?Twenty-first AmendmentTwenty-second AmendmentTwenty-third AmendmentTwenty-fourth Amendment
- 26. Multiple ChoiceIn which way were Malcolm X, Thurgood Marshall, and Martin Luther King, Jr. effective leaders?They wrote inspirational novelsThey were able to influence others with ideasThey made decisions very quicklyThey used the legal system to bring about change.
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich action was taken by the United Farm Workers in an effort to expand economic opportunities for their member?Organizing boycottsLeading violent protestsSeizing land from farmersTraining political candidates
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich social change in the United States came about because of the efforts of men like Jackie Robinson and Ernie Davis?School lunch programs became commonVaccinations were given to school childrenVoting rights were given to African American menSports programs were integrated
- 29. Multiple ChoiceDolores Huerta’s contributions to America society includeadvocating for the rights of American farm workerscreating a magazine that promoted women's rightslobbying the California legislature for a shorter workdayserving as a United Nations Commission on Human rights representative
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