Unit 5: #1 The African American Civil Rights Movement: Cause

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best defines the Civil Rights Movement?

• A movement advocating for women's suffrage and rights.
• A movement aimed at ending racial discrimination and securing equal rights for African Americans.
• An initiative focused on environmental conservation.
• A campaign to promote economic growth in urban areas.

Multiple Choice

Why did African Americans move up north during the Great Migrations during WWI and WWII?

• For better job opportunities and to escape racial oppression.

• To seek educational opportunities in rural areas.
• To escape economic prosperity in the South.
• To join the military and fight overseas.

Multiple Choice

What was the "Double-V" campaign during WWII?

• A campaign for economic recovery in Europe
• A military strategy to invade Japan
• A propaganda effort to promote women's rights
• Sought victory over fascism and racial discrimination during WWII.

Multiple Choice

What did 13th Amendment do?

• The 13th Amendment allowed for the draft of soldiers.
• The 13th Amendment established the income tax.
• The 13th Amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.
• The 13th Amendment granted women the right to vote.

Multiple Choice

These laws were during Reconstruction to discriminate against African Americans

• Jim Crow Laws
• Civil Rights Act
• Voting Rights Act
• Black Codes

Multiple Choice

These laws were used after the end of Reconstruction to discriminate against African Americans

• Emancipation Proclamation
• Voting Rights Act
• Jim Crow laws
• Civil Rights Act

Multiple Choice

According to Plessy v Ferguson why did Homer Plessy sue?

• Homer Plessy sued for financial compensation.
• Homer Plessy sued to challenge the legality of racial segregation.
• Homer Plessy sued to promote public transportation.
• Homer Plessy sued to support the abolition of slavery.

Multiple Choice

What was the outcome of the Supreme Court Case known as Plessy V Ferguson

• The Court established a national ban on segregation.
• The Court ruled in favor of integration in public schools.
• The Court declared segregation unconstitutional.
• The Court upheld segregation laws, establishing the 'separate but equal' doctrine.

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Abolitionist Movement?

• To end slavery and promote the rights of enslaved people.
• To promote industrialization in the North.
• To support the expansion of slavery in new territories.
• To encourage immigration to the United States.

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the legal organization formed to fight for African Americans and still holds this responsibility today

• CORE
• SCLC
• ACLU
• NAACP

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the African American cultural movement that took place in New York City in the 1920s?

• Harlem Renaissance
• Bronx Blues

• New York Jazz Movement
• Harlem Rebellion

Multiple Choice

What was the The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (1925)

• A political organization advocating for civil rights established in 1925.
• A labor union founded for African American porters advocating for their rights and working conditions.

• A social club for train enthusiasts founded in 1925.
• A charity focused on providing education for porters' families founded in 1925.

Multiple Choice

Supreme Court case that ended "Separate but Equal" that had been established with the Plessy v Ferguson case

• Miranda v. Arizona
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Loving v. Virginia
• Brown v. Board of Education

Multiple Choice

He was a Civil Rights lawyer who went on to become the first African American Supreme Court Justice

• Thurgood Marshall
• Sonia Sotomayor
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Clarence Thomas

Multiple Choice

How did early efforts shape the modern Civil Rights Movement?

• Early efforts had no impact on the Civil Rights Movement.
• The modern Civil Rights Movement was solely influenced by international events.
• Early efforts were primarily focused on economic issues rather than civil rights.
• Early efforts provided a foundation that influenced the modern Civil Rights Movement.