Civil Rights Unit Review

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What was the main impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?

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It ended segregation in public schools by declaring it unconstitutional.

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What was the impact of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955?

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It started the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped spark the Civil Rights Movement.

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What was one major impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement?

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He led peaceful protests and inspired the nation to support civil rights for all.

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Why was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s peaceful way of protesting during the Civil Rights Movement so powerful?

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It showed others how unfair things were without using violence.

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What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

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A protest where African Americans stopped riding buses to fight unfair segregation.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. believed that passive resistance would eventually win the Civil Rights Movement.

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True

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Why didn’t President John F. Kennedy sign the Civil Rights Act or the Voting Rights Act?

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He was assassinated before the laws were passed.

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What did President Lyndon B. Johnson do after President Kennedy was assassinated?

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He helped pass the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.

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Which correctly describes the 24th Amendment? A. Passed in 1965; banned literacy tests as a condition for voting. B. Passed in 1964; banned poll taxes as a condition for voting. C. Passed in 1964; Banned segregation from all public places. D. Court case that happened in 1954 that ended school segregation.

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Passed in 1964; banned poll taxes as a condition for voting.

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Which correctly describes the Civil Rights Act? Options: A. Passed in 1965; banned literacy tests as a condition for voting. B. Passed in 1964; banned poll taxes as a condition for voting. C. Passed in 1964; Banned segregation from all public places. D. Court case that happened in 1954 that ended school segregation.

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Passed in 1964; Banned segregation from all public places.