1960s/Civil Rights Movement

President John F. Kennedy responded to reports that the Soviet Union was constructing missile sites in Cuba by - 

• ordering a naval blockade of Cuba
• asking Congress to declare war on Cuba
• authorizing military strikes on strategic targets in Cuba
• seeking United Nations approval for economic sanctions against Cuba

Which U.S. action is Khrushchev challenging in this excerpt?

• Preventing Soviet advisors from meeting with revolutionaries in South America
• Establishing a naval blockade to stop the shipment of missiles to Cuba
• Enforcing a ban on military aid to communist forces in North Vietnam
• Conducting air shipments of vital supplies to East Berlin

Which theme formed the basis of the Chicano Mural Movement?

• Environmental preservation
• Assimilation
• Education
• Cultural pride

How did Chavez accomplish the change referred to in this excerpt?

• By promoting military service as an opportunity for minority youths
• By filing legal cases to overturn segregation in public facilities
• By organizing an economic boycott to improve working conditions for migrant farmers
• By protesting fines imposed on employers for hiring illegal immigrants

How did the event described by Rosa Parks in this excerpt affect the Civil Rights Movement?

• It changed the way police arrested public protesters.
• It resulted in a bus boycott that lasted more than a year.
• It led to an increase in the number of registered voters in southern states.
• It prompted the government to station the National Guard in southern states.

What was the main result of the events referred to in these headlines?

• The growth of insurance and welfare programs for needy citizens
• The growth of radical political parties on the East Coast
• The expansion of political and economic opportunities for minority citizens
• The expansion of economic cooperation between northern and southern states

In the late 1800s, the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy vs. Ferguson - 

• established a legal remedy for victims of discrimination
• created a legal justification for segregation laws
• affirmed the legality of federal regulation of state elections
• recognized public protests as a legal form of civil disobedience

Which organization's name correctly completes this table?

• Nation of Islam
• Black Panther Party
• Congress of Racial Equality
• NAACP

Which government action was intended to ensure that African Americans could exercise their Fifteenth Amendment rights?

• The Supreme Court decision in Sweatt v. Painter
• The executive order to desegregate the U.S. Army
• The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
• The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

What role did Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus play in the Little Rock Crisis?

• He vetoed legislation to establish a separate school system for whites and blacks
• He challenged the authority of the federal government to desegregate schools
• He helped minimize race-related violence by establishing integrated advisory groups
• He refused assistance from the federal government to improve minority graduation rates