The Civil Rights & Other Protest Movements

During the 1950s, which of the following technologies became the most dominant form of mass media?

• radio

• television

• computers

• newspapers

Which important leader from the 1960s was assassinated in 1968 while running for president?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Robert F. Kennedy

• Richard Nixon

• John F. Kennedy

What is one way that Thurgood Marshall contributed to the Civil Rights movement?

• He won the court case Brown v. Board of Education which led to the desegregation of public schools.

• He introduced the Civil Rights Act of 1965 which increased equality in the American workplace.

• He pressured the Supreme Court to pass a voting rights bill that made poll taxes and literacy tests illegal.

• He overturned the court case Dred Scott v. Sandford which led to the end of slavery in the United States.

Which of these is best described in the list above?

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Civil Rights Act

• March on Washington

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed on April 4th, 1968. His death hit the American people very hard and caused a series of riots in over 100 cities throughout the United States. King of was a leader of which of the following movements?

• civil rights

• emancipation

• women's suffrage

• independence

Which important figure of the 1960s is described above?

• Martin Luther King, Jr

• Robert F. Kennedy

• John F. Kennedy

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

The policy of "separate but equal" was used to

• increase the number of political parties.

• justify the practice of legal racial segregation.

• prevent the passage of unfair laws.

• halt the creation of independent school districts.

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlaw?

• denying the right to vote based on race or color

• denying the right to vote based on gender

• allowing people to vote multiple times

• allowing people under the age of 21 to vote

The main goal of the March on Washington on August 28, 1963 was to

• encourage the Supreme Court to make a decision in Brown v. Board of Education.

• pressure the president to introduce a civil rights bill to Congress.

• force the president to introduce a voting rights bill to Congress.

• convince the Supreme Court to overturn its decision in Plessy v. Ferguson.

Cesar Chávez was a migrant farm worker who wanted to improve the lives of other migrant workers. Which of the following best completes the diagram above?

• Cesar Chávez married Helen Fabela and had eight children.

• Cesar Chávez was arrested for decreasing production on migrant farms.

• Grape growers in California accepted the United Farm Workers union.

• Migrant workers ignored Cesar Chávez and his attempts to help.