11th - US History - Civil Rights

Question 0

Brown vs Board of Education

Answer 0

Supreme Court Decision that ruled that “separate, but equal” education for black and white students was unconstitutional.

Remember the Titans.

Question 1

Thurgood Marshall

Answer 1

Black lawyer who led NAACP’s efforts against discrimination. Won 29/32 cases argued before Supreme Court.

Great movie -

Question 2

Little Rock Nine

Answer 2

9 black students who attended class in Little Rock school. Denied by Arkansas governor but President stepped in.

Question 3

Rosa Parks

Answer 3

Arrested in Montgomery, AL for refusing to give her seat up fo a white passenger. Led to Montgomery Bus Boycott

Question 4

Martin Luther King Jr.

Answer 4

Black pastor and activist who fought for black rights.

Question 5

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Answer 5

Organization of ministers and civil rights leaders to carry on nonviolent crusades against discrimination.

Question 6

Freedom Riders

Answer 6

Blacks who rode buses into the southern states protesting the separate seating of black Americans.

Question 7

March on Washington

Answer 7

250,000 people marched and demanded immediate passage of civil rights bill

Question 8

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Answer 8

Law banning discrimination on basis of race, sex, national origin, or religion in public places and most workplaces

Question 9

Freedom Summer

Answer 9

1964 project to register African-American voters in Mississippi

Question 10

Voting Rights Act of 1965`

Answer 10

Law making voter registration easier for African Americans by eliminating discriminatory literacy tests and authorizing voter enrollment by federal examiners

Question 11

De facto segregation

De jure segregation

Answer 11

Segregation - separating people based on race

De facto

De jure

Question 12

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Answer 12

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Question 13

Malcolm X

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Question 14

Cesar Chavez

Answer 14

Mexican activist who fought for ?

Question 15

Mendez vs Westminster

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Question 16

Nation of Islam

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Religious group to promote black separatism and Islamic religion

aka Black Muslims

Question 17

Black Power

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Slogan in 1960s encouraging African-American pride and political and social leadership

Question 18

Black Panthers

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Militant African-American political organization formed to fight police brutality and provide services in the ghetto

Question 19

Affirmative Action

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Policy to correct past discrimination by favoring groups who were previously disadvantaged

Question 20

Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

Answer 20

Interracial group formed in 1942 to work against segregation in Northern cities

Question 21

Kerner Commision

Answer 21

Group appointed by President Johnson to study causes of urban violence and recommended elimination of de facto segregation in American society

Question 22

Red Power Movement

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Question 23

Occupation of Alcatraz

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Indian-American protest ?

Question 24

Wounded Knee

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Question 25

What Supreme Court case allowed "separate, but equal" to be okay and led to the Jim Crow laws?

Answer 25

Plessy vs Ferguson

Question 26

What was a literacy test? What was it supposed to measure? Was it successful?

Answer 26

Literacy test measured ability to read and was used to discriminate against black voter registration. Cannot read ballot, cannot vote

Question 27

``` What tactic did the SNCC use to fight segregation? A. Sit-ins B. Boycotts C. Protest marches D. Brought cases to Supreme Court ```

Answer 27

A

Question 28

``` Who was the first leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference? A. Ella Baker B. Rosa Parks C. Thurgood Marshall D. Martin Luther King Jr ```

Answer 28

D

Question 29

What was the response of the NAACP to the arrest of Rosa Parks? A. Held a series of protest marches in Washington B. Organized sit-ins at bus depots all over the country C. Documented Rosa Parks arrest and televised the injustice D. Formed the Montgomery Improvement Association to organize a very effective bus boycott

Answer 29

D

Question 30

In the Brown vs Board of Education ruling, Supreme Court declared that separate education for African Americans A. Was constitutional B. Violated the right to equal protection under the law C. Was allowed in states that legally enforced segration D. Was legal under the precedent set by the Plessy decision

Answer 30

B

Question 31

``` What world event inspired African Americans to fight for civil rights at home? A. WW1 B. WW2 C. Korean War D. Vietnam War ```

Answer 31

B

Question 32

What was the goal of the march on Washington D.C. in 1963? A. To persuade congress to pass the civil rights bill B. To celebrate the end of segration in Birmingham C. To provide a forum for Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech D. To persuade President Johnson to carry on Kennedy’s work

Answer 32

A.

Question 32

What was the goal of the march on Washington D.C. in 1963? A. To persuade congress to pass the civil rights bill B. To celebrate the end of segration in Birmingham C. To provide a forum for Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech D. To persuade President Johnson to carry on Kennedy’s work

Answer 32

A.

Question 32

What was the goal of the march on Washington D.C. in 1963? A. To persuade congress to pass the civil rights bill B. To celebrate the end of segration in Birmingham C. To provide a forum for Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech D. To persuade President Johnson to carry on Kennedy’s work

Answer 32

A.

Question 33

``` What type of segregation did African Americans face in the North? A. De jure B. De facto C. Housing D. Economic ```

Answer 33

B. De facto

Question 33

``` What type of segregation did African Americans face in the North? A. De jure B. De facto C. Housing D. Economic ```

Answer 33

B. De facto

Question 33

``` What type of segregation did African Americans face in the North? A. De jure B. De facto C. Housing D. Economic ```

Answer 33

B. De facto

Question 34

How did Malcolm X’s pilgrimage to Mecca cause him to split with the Black Musllims? A. He decided bullets were more useful than ballots B. He learned orthodox Islam preached and practiced racial equality C. He learned nonviolent protest was frequently used in Muslim countries D. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while he was away and it made him more militant

Answer 34

B. Orthodox Musllim practiced racial equality

Question 34

How did Malcolm X’s pilgrimage to Mecca cause him to split with the Black Musllims? A. He decided bullets were more useful than ballots B. He learned orthodox Islam preached and practiced racial equality C. He learned nonviolent protest was frequently used in Muslim countries D. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while he was away and it made him more militant

Answer 34

B. Orthodox Musllim practiced racial equality

Question 34

How did Malcolm X’s pilgrimage to Mecca cause him to split with the Black Musllims? A. He decided bullets were more useful than ballots B. He learned orthodox Islam preached and practiced racial equality C. He learned nonviolent protest was frequently used in Muslim countries D. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while he was away and it made him more militant

Answer 34

B. Orthodox Musllim practiced racial equality