Civil Rights Era

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What was the result of the legislation passed as part of Johnson's Great Society program?

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the creation of programs to alleviate poverty

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What decision resulted from the Brown v. Board of Education case?

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Separate-but-equal schools are not equal, and so they are a violation of the Constitution

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Which of the following describe the ideas of Martin Luther King, Jr.? Options: Financial reparations should be paid for all citizens who were the children of former slaves., De facto, of voluntary segregation of the races, Using force to achieve African American equality, Disobeying unjust segregation laws non-violently 

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Disobeying unjust segregation laws non-violently 

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During the 1960s, members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) used sit-ins primarily to: protest high college tuition costs, promote passage of clean air laws, support voting rights for 18-year-old citizens, challenge racially segregated public facilities.

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challenge racially segregated public facilities

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Which event during the civil rights movement is most closely associated with President Dwight Eisenhower?

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using federal troops to integrate schools in Little Rock, Arkansas

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A goal that was part of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 was to: expand the use of property qualifications, establish voter qualifications such as literacy tests, remove barriers to voting based on racial background, stop fraudulent voting in large cities.

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remove barriers to voting based on racial background

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Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were used in the South after 1890 to

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restrict the voting rights of African Americans

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After 1877, racial segregation became widespread in the South primarily as a result of:
- decline of the Ku Klux Klan
- activities of the Freedmen’s Bureau
- passage of Jim Crow laws
- stationing of federal troops in the South

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passage of Jim Crow laws

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Which program was proposed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to address the issues of poverty with minorities? Options: Square Deal, New Frontier, Great Society, New Federalism

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Great Society

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Purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments after the Civil War?

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Guarantee African Americans equal treatment under the law