Civil Rights (SSUSH21d)

Let's Review From Last Class....

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a goal of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society?

• To preserve segregation in public facilities

• To land an American astronaut on the moon

• To maintain the most advanced nuclear arsenal

• To provide medical care for the elderly and the poor

Multiple Choice

In the 1960s, what did Congress do to help elderly Americans gain access to the health care they required?

• It created the Head Start program.

• It created the Medicaid program.

• It created the Medicare program.

• It created the Social Security program

Multiple Choice

The foreign policy idea that if one country in Southeast Asia fell to Communism, others around it would follow - led to Vietnam

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• Truman Doctrine

• Domino Theory

• Warsaw Pact

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of what is happening in the photograph?

• It was the first moderated presidential debate.

• It was the first televised presidential debate.

• It was the first time presidential candidates debated in person.

• It was the first time presidential candidates made personal attacks.

Multiple Choice

How did the unprecedented television coverage of the Vietnam War affect public opinion of the war in the United States?

• Support for the war fell after it became apparent the government was censoring the footage.

• Support for the war rose because reporters expressed their approval throughout the war.

• Support for the war fell due to the graphic videos of fighting and wounded servicemen.

• Support for the war rose as audiences were able to see the many successes of the US military.

Multiple Choice

This act prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender. It also ended segregation in public places.

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Miranda vs Arizona

• Voting Rights Act 1965

• Brown vs Board of Education

Multiple Choice

This act outlawed the requirement for would-be voters to take literacy tests to register to vote. Also paid for programs to register minority voters.

• Voting Rights Act 1965

• Miranda vs Arizona

• Brown vs Board of Education

• Civil Rights Act 1964

Multiple Select

Which of the following TWO choices describe the impact of the assassination of John F Kennedy on society?

• Showed the strength of the national government.

• Showed the weakness of the national government.

• Gave Lyndon B. Johnson the political power to pass his programs, including the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964.

• Gave President Truman the power to integrate the military.

Multiple Choice

Who signed both the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act?

• JFK

• Harry Truman

• FDR

• Lyndon B. Johnson

Multiple Choice

Which tactic for promoting social change was NOT encouraged by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in the 1960s?

• Peaceful sit-ins

• Economic boycotts

• Violent protests

• Public marches

Multiple Choice

This group was founded by African American College Students and initially used the tactics of sit-ins and non-violence to impact change.

• NAACP

• SCLC

• SEC

• SNCC

Multiple Choice

This group was founded by MLK Jr and other ministers to peacefully protest racial injustice.

• SNCC

• NAACP

• SCLC

• SEC

Multiple Choice

Written by Martin Luther King Jr to address fears white religious leaders had that he was moving too fast toward desegregation.

• "I have a Dream" speech

• "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"

• "Non-Violence Now" speech

• "Civil Rights for Everyone" letter

Multiple Choice

Given by Martin Luther King Jr to over 250,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. asking for peace and racial harmony.

• "Civil Rights for Everyone" speech

• "I have a Dream" speech.

• "Violence Now" speech.

• "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"

Multiple Choice

Which term correctly describes the tactics used by César Chávez as he organized California farm workers in an effort to get them better pay and conditions?

• Nonviolent

• Threatening

• Violent

• Discursive

Multiple Choice

Mexican American who started the United Farm Workers' Movement and politically organized a community in order to influence elections.

• Fidel Castro

• Benito Garcia

• Raul Castro

• Cesar Chavez