EOC U.S. History Blitz-Civil Rights

How did the event in this headline impact the Civil Right movement?

• The focus of the movement shifted to the struggle of migrant workers

• The movement lost credibility with the American public.

• The focus of the movement shifted to protesting U.S. involvement in foreign wars.

• The movement lost an important national leader.

What was the goal of the protests depicted on this map?

• To pressure Congress to prohibit discrimination against disabled citizens.

• To demonstrate the economic impact of discriminatory practices on interstate transportation.

• To challenge the federal government to enforce Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation.

• To persuade states to abandon discriminatory voter-registration procedures.

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 elderly 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.

The name of which civil rights leader best completes the title of the graphic?

• Booker T. Washington

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Stokely Carmichael

• Malcolm X

President Eisenhower exercised his federal authority in an effort to -

• ensure the safety of protestors at lunch counter sit-ins

• end of the violence directed against the Freedom Riders

• enforce a ruling to desegregate public schools

• protect citizens from rioting spurred by KuKlux Klan rallies.

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

• Unfair lending practices by banks.

• Unequal representation in local legislatures.

• Inadequate medical services in urban areas.

• Discrimination by employers.

Which government poster is directly related to the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

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Which pair of goals best completes this table?

• 1:Ensure the availability of affordable housing.

  2: Provide health insurance for senior citizens.

• 1:Increase turnout of minority voters.

  2: Increase federal funds for public universities.

• 1: Create an urban renewal movement.

  2: Increase the number of volunteers for community projects.

• 1: Enforce equal access to public education.

  2: Provide programs to assist with food purchases.

The passage of the pieces of legislation in this list resulted in-

• the regulation of cabinet-level agencies.

• federal guarantees of income.

• limitations on government expenditures.

• the creation of programs to alleviate poverty.