Cold War/Civil Rights

Which Civil Rights leader got his start by leading the Bus Boycott? He also gave the famous I Have A Dream speech.

• Malcolm X

• W.E.B DuBois

• Booker T. Washington

• Martin Luther King Jr.

NATO Was formed during the Cold War based on the concept of-

• collective security

• civil rights

• espionage

• affirmative action

To keep countries from falling to Communism the Truman Doctrine provided financial aid to-

• Egypt and Israel

• Iraq and Iran

• Greece and Turkey

• France and Italy

In the Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned what previously established law?

• Establishment clause

• "Freedom of religion" clause of the 1st Amendment

• "Separate but equal" clause of Plessy v. Ferguson

• The right to "due process" if accused of a crime

The term "McCarthyism" is sometimes used to describe-

• removing members of congress for abuse of powers

• investigating civil service employees for corruption

• using illegal means to obtain evidence in criminal trials

• accusing people of something with little or no evidence

_______________ was the NAACP attorney that argued the case Brown v. Board of education, he was also the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Rosa Parks

Which views were shared by Governors Orval Faubus (Arkansas), Lester Maddox (Georgia), and George Wallace (Alabama) in the 1950's and 60's?

• Separate but equal has no place in public education.

• The time has come for all African Americans to enjoy equal rights.

• People should not be forced to mix with those of other races in public spaces, including public schools and universities.

Black nationalist leader who for awhile was a spokesman for the Nation of Islam; talked about black freedom “by any means necessary;” was assassinated on February 21, 1965, in NYC by Nation of Islam members  

• Malcolm X
• Martin Luther King, Jr.

The federal law prohibiting discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; the federal government would enforce desegregation

• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Voting Rights Act of 1965

This law banned all literacy tests that kept many African Americans from voting. 

• Civil Rights Act
• Voting Rights Act
• Civil Rights Movement
• 24th Amendment