Civil Rights Movement

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.

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

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

Which city on the map is represented by the number 5?

• Tallahassee, FL

• Philadelphia, PA

• Atlanta, GA

• Montgomery, AL

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.

The local government’s first response to the Birmingham protests was to

• agree to change the laws quickly

• make it illegal to carry protest signs on the street.

• join in the protests and fight for change.

• arrest protesters and send them to jail.