Module 25 Lesson

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT part of the Serviceman’s Readjustment Act?

• Veterans were provided money to attend college or trade school.

• Veterans could qualify for a low interest loan to begin a business.

• Veterans could qualify for a low interest mortgage for a home.

• All of the above were part of the Act.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT part of the Taft- Hartley Act of 1947?

• An open shop was mandated.

• A 90-day cooling off period was required after a strike was

  declared.

• Communists were banned from leadership positions in

  unions.

• A closed-shop was mandated.

Multiple Choice

In 1949, the Brooklyn Dodgers desegregated baseball by promoting what second baseman to the majors?

• Jackie Robinson

• Larry Doby

• Branch Rickey

• Satchel Page

Multiple Choice

In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled in the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka that

• Busing to achieve racial balance in public schools was constitutionally acceptable.

• Prayer in public schools was contrary to the principle of separation of church and state.

• Schools could teach the theory of evolution without also teaching the creationist account of the origin of life.

• Racial segregation in public schools was a denial of the equal protection clause of the Constitution.

Multiple Choice

What civil rights movement leader led the successful Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott, and became head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Rosa Parks

• James Meredith


Multiple Choice

To what Southern town did President Eisenhower deploy the 101st Airborne Division to Central High School in 1957 to ensure admittance to black students?

• Montgomery, Alabama

• Greensboro, North Carolina

• Little Rock, Arkansas

• Selma, Alabama

Multiple Choice

Why was the tactic of nonviolence so successful in achieving change?

• Segregationists saw that there was nothing to fear from African Americans.

• The violent response of segregationists provoked moral outrage in onlookers.

• Local governments stepped in to enforce the law and protect African American protesters.

• The moral stance of the protesters influenced the Supreme Court justices in several key decisions.

Multiple Choice

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. advocated the philosophy of

• Black Power

• Accommodation

• Militant protest

• Nonviolence