STAAR EOC 11th Grade US History Questions: Civil Rights

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How did the event in this headline impact the Civil Rights movement?

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The movement lost an important national leader.

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What was the goal of the protests depicted on this map?

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To challenge the federal government to enforce Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation.

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How did the event described by Rosa Parks in this excerpt affect the Civil Rights movement?

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It resulted in a bus boycott that lasted more than a year.

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How did W. E. B. Du Bois combat prejudice like that described in the excerpt?

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He established an early civil rights group.

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What was the main result of the events referred to in these headlines?

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The expansion of political and economic opportunities for minority citizens.

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In the late 1800s, the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson —

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Created a legal justification for segregation laws.

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The name of which civil rights leader best completes the title of the graphic?

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Which organizations correctly complete this table?

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Which organization’s name correctly completes this table? Options: Nation of Islam, Black Panther Party, Congress of Racial Equality, NAACP

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Black Panther Party

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During the Civil Rights movement, the Black Panther Party’s tactics differed from those of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., because the Black Panthers called for —

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The use of armed resistance if necessary.