Movements Review

The writings and actions of Martin Luther King, Jr. most challenged

• mainstream society to examine its moral conscience

• charitable organizations to provide food for people in need of assistance

• city governments to improve living conditions for the working poor

• federal agencies to regulate large companies

Which book, published in 1963, is considered a major inspiration for the women's liberation movement of the 60s?

• The Feminine Mystique

• The Bell Jar

• The Second Sex

• The Beauty Myth

What was the primary focus of the women's liberation movement of the 60s?

• Reproductive rights

• Equal pay and job opportunities

• Ending gender-based violence

• All of these.

Why did Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus order the Arkansas National Guard to Little Rock's Central High School on September 4, 1957?

• to maintain segregated public schools

• to prevent violent reactions to desegregation

• to implement the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board

• to preotect the rights of property owners

Women's rights advocates like Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem inspired the emergence of the modern women's movement during what decade in U.S. history?

• 1930s

• 1940s

• 1950s

• 1960s

What was the main goal of the Equal Rights Amendment?

• to preserve the traditional roles of women

• to guarantee the legal standing of women

• the encourage women to register to vote

• to allow women to serve in the military

Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. were similar because they both rose to prominence as

• business owners

• elected politicians

• social activists

• public defenders

What was the historical significance of the 2008 U.S. presidential election?

• It represented progress toward racial equality

• It demonstrated the significance of third parties

• The results were determined by the judicial branch

• The winner was elected by an overwhelming majority

Cesar Chavez was best known for advocating which civil rights issue?

• equal pay for equal work

• desegregation of public schools

• basic working conditions for migrant workers

• affirmative action in higher education

What event was the catalyst of the 381-day Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Freedom rides

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Assassination of MLK Jr

• the arrest of Rosa Parks