Social Developments: Developments for African Americans from 1945-75 3

Question 1

How did Nixon manage attempts to extend the 1965 Voting Rights Act?

Answer 1

He blocked it

Question 2

Did Nixon appoint a liberal or conservative Chief Justice to the Supreme Court?

Answer 2

Conservative chief justice

Question 3

How many Black mayors were there by 1971?

Answer 3

80

Question 4

How many Black congressmen were there by 1971?

Answer 4

13

Question 5

By what percentage did the amount of African American children in segregated schools fall by from 1968 to 1970?

Answer 5

Fell by 50%

Question 6

What year did a court case limit bussing to inner-city regions?

Answer 6

1974

Question 7

What year were the Watts Riots?

Answer 7

1965

Question 8

Did the Watts Riots occur in a Northern or Southern state?

Answer 8

Northern state

Question 9

How many people were involved in the Watts Riots?

Answer 9

30,000 people

Question 10

What year did the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee start to support Black Power?

Answer 10

1966

Question 11

What was the idea of Black Power?

Answer 11

Black people should protect themselves

Question 12

Which group of people did Black Power groups not want to gain help from?

Answer 12

White people

Question 13

What did George Wallace winning 10 million votes in 1968 show about the continuation of the Civil Rights movement?

Answer 13

It would not continue for much longer

Question 14

What year was Martin Luther King assassinated?

Answer 14

1968

Question 15

What civil rights legislation was passed in 1968?

Answer 15

1968 Fair Housing Act

Question 16

What did the 1968 Fair Housing Act do?

Answer 16

Banned discrimination in the sale of housing

Question 17

How many times more Black families earnt $10,000 a year in 1970 compared to 1960?

Answer 17

10 times as many

Question 18

What percentage of African American men were unemployed in 1970?

Answer 18

50%

Question 19

What percentage of African American men left school before highschool in 1970?

Answer 19

50%

Question 20

What Nation opposed people?

Answer 20

Nation of Islam

Question 21

Who was a prominent Nation of Islam member?

Answer 21

Malcolm X

Question 22

Did Malcolm X focus more on the rights of Southern African Americans or poor African Americans throughout the USA?

Answer 22

Poor African Americans throughout the USA

Question 23

By 1960, what fraction of Nation of Islam members were 18-35?

Answer 23

3/4

Question 24

Why did Malcolm X oppose Martin Luther King’s 1963 Washington March in terms of who organised it?

Answer 24

It was organised by White people

Question 25

What year did Malcolm X visit Mecca?

Answer 25

1964

Question 26

What was Malcolm X able to observe with Muslims at Mecca in contrast to the Nation of Islam?

Answer 26

Muslims were able to accept people from other ethnicities

Question 27

What year was Malcolm X assassinated and who by?

Answer 27

1965, by Nation of Islam members

Question 28

How many race riots were there in the North from 1964 to 1966?

Answer 28

300 riots

Question 29

How many race riots were there in the North in 1967?

Answer 29

120 riots

Question 30

How many national guardsmen were used to fight back against rioters?

Answer 30

50,000

Question 31

What was the damage cost of riots from 1964 to 1967?

Answer 31

$150 million

Question 32

What year did the Black Power movement gain international notoriety?

Answer 32

1968

Question 33

What event in 1968 helped the Black Power movement gain international notoriety?

Answer 33

1968 Olympics

Question 34

What salute did some African American 1968 Olympics Competitors use?

Answer 34

Black Power salute

Question 35

What year were the Black Panthers formed?

Answer 35

1966

Question 36

Did the Black Pantheres take a more militant or peaceful approach?

Answer 36

Militant approach

Question 37

What did the Black Panthers try do to in terms of protection?

Answer 37

Tried to protect African Americans from police violence

Question 38

By what year did the Black Panthers have 5000 members?

Answer 38

1969

Question 39

How many people were killed in a Black Panther encounter with police officers in 1969?

Answer 39

30 people

Question 40

What happened to the leader of the Nation of Islam in 1975?

Answer 40

They died

Question 41

What happened to the radicalness of the Nation of Islam after 1975?

Answer 41

They became more moderate