U.S History- Pearson-Topic8 Civil Rights and Reform

What decision resulted from the Brown v. Board of Education case?

• Separate but equal schools are not equal, and so they are a violation of the US constitution

• Segregated schools must be within five miles of each other in order to assure equal physical education.

• Segregated schools within the same school district must be controlled by the same board of Education

• Separate but equal schools must file a report with the government showing that they are providing a high level of education

What recurring conflict in US history reemerged in the battles over integration?

• workers vs management

• State vs, federal power

• Northern states vs southern states

• Free trade vs protectionism

The US immigration laws from the 1920s favored Western European immigrants. The changes in the 1965 law welcomed many immigrants from other parts of the world. What "push" factors might have been most important after 1965?

• Flight from racism

• Flight from religious persecution only .

• Flight from conflict and persecution

• The promise of better jobs

What effect did computers have on the economic development of the US in the 1950s?

• Computers helped drive up the number of unemployed Americans

• Computer entrepreneurs were encouraged to franchise their research

• Computers accounted for growth in white collar jobs

• Computers allowed people more free time to develop entrepreneurial businesses

Who was a civil rights leader who advanced women's rights in the military and the government?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Oveta Culp Hobby

• Lyndon B. Johnson

Who was arrested for refusing to move on a bus? The result led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

• Lulu Belle Madison White

• Rosa Parks

• Dorie Miller

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

What is one thing the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) wanted?

• they wanted to end segregation in schools

• they wanted to have nicer jobs

• they wanted schools to stay segregated

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What was the effect of the Brown v Board of Education court case?

• states have the right to choose if they want to segregate schools

• schools had to provide books of equal quality to blacks and whites

• African Americans were given the right to vote

• segregation became illegal and schools became integrated

After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to

• let African Americans ride the bus.
• deny someone of a job because of their race.
• fire someone for not doing their job.
• kick someone out of the military.

When were the Black Panthers set up?

• 1964

• 1965

• 1966

• 1967