8.1 Civil Rights Movement

Multiple Choice

The US Supreme Court decision in both Plessy v Ferguson (1896) and Brown v Board of Education of Topeka (1954) addressed the issue of

• one man, one vote

• separate-but-equal facilities

• racial quotas

• equal pay for equal work

Multiple Choice

Both of these photographs were taken in the South in the mid-1900s. What conclusion can be drawn by comparing them?

• because of differences in the facilities, white students most likely received a better education than African-Americans

• despite differences in the facilities, African-American students most likely received a better education than white students

• Southern state governments provided equal funding for both African American and white students

• segregation of southern schools had no impact on the quality of education

Multiple Choice

Who was most instrumental in the event described in this headline?

• Rosa Parks

• Ella Baker

• Thurgood Marshall

• Medgar Evers

Multiple Choice

What was the significant of sending federal troops to protect African-American students in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957?

• it led to a federal takeover of many Southern public schools

• it strengthened control of education by state governments

• it was the first time martial law had been declared in the US

• it showed that the government would enforce court decisions on integration

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The arrest of Rosa Parks immediately led to the event in

Multiple Choice

What is a major result of the campaign described by Martin Luther King, Jr.?

• the national identity of the US has become more inclusive

• the ideal of religious freedom is accepted throughout the US

• there is a larger gap in the standard of living between rich and poor citizens

• there are fewer citizens who support the practice of civil disobedience

Multiple Choice

Martin Luther King, Jr. successfully led the civil rights movement in the 1960s by

• advocating a violent revolution against the government

• urging nonviolence while demanding equality

• demanding proportional representation for African Americans in Congress

• calling for school desegregation

Multiple Choice

The federal government responded to which issue by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• unfair lending practices by banks

• unequal represenation in local legislatures

• inadequate medical services in urban areas

• discrimination by employers

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT one of the goals of African Americans during the civil rights movement of the 1960s?

• gaining opportunities to vote

• ending involuntary servitude

• ending segregation in public facilities

• gaining equal opportunities in employment

Multiple Choice

All of these were examples of demonstrations that occurred to

• end the Vietnam War

• focus on environmental issues

• obtain equal rights for African Americans

• lower the voting age

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Options (8)

Organize these options into the right categories

Jackie Robinson

Little Rock 9

Martin Luther King, Jr

Thurgood Marshall