PS61A Midterm Review

Front

Which Supreme Court decision established the doctrine of "separate but equal"?

Back

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

Front

What system of racial discrimination was prominent in the Southern United States after Reconstruction?

Back

Jim Crow laws

Front

What major historical event contributed significantly to the mobilization of African Americans in the Civil Rights Movement due to increased expectations of equality at home after fighting abroad?

Back

World War II

Front

Which event directly influenced the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965? Options: Watts Riots, March on Washington, Freedom Summer (1964), Bloody Sunday in Selma (1965)

Back

Bloody Sunday in Selma (1965)

Front

Which practice was specifically outlawed by the Voting Rights Act of 1965? Options: Redlining, Literacy tests, Gerrymandering, Registration drives

Back

Literacy tests

Front

How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 immediately affect minority voter registration in the South?

Back

It dramatically increased

Front

The 1965 Immigration Act abolished immigration quotas based on:

Back

Race and national origin

Front

After the Immigration Act of 1965, immigration from which regions significantly increased? Options: Northern and Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Canada and Australia.

Back

Latin America, Asia, and Africa

Front

One important political consequence of the 1965 Immigration Act has been:

Back

Increased diversity and minority representation in politics

Front

Groups like the Black Panthers advocated for what type of strategies compared to earlier civil rights movements?

Back

Self-defense and community control