IB Civil Rights Movement and Brown v. Board of Education
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the significance of the Brown v. Board of Education decision?
It overturned all laws supported by Plessy v. Ferguson
It ruled that segregation by race in public schools was inherently equal
It established the legal support for segregation in public education
It changed the legal landscape for racial segregation in public education
Answer explanation
The Brown v. Board of Education decision changed the legal landscape for racial segregation in public education.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was known as 'the man who killed Jim Crow'?
Walter White
Nathan Ross Margold
Charles Hamilton Houston
Thurgood Marshall
Answer explanation
Charles Hamilton Houston, known as 'the man who killed Jim Crow', was a prominent civil rights attorney who played a crucial role in dismantling racial segregation in the United States.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the legal strategy of the NAACP to challenge segregation in public schools?
To ask the courts to order the mixing of races
To challenge whether the 'equal' part of 'separate but equal' really meant 'equal'
To allocate more funds for white students than African American students
To focus on desegregation of transportation and labor
Answer explanation
The NAACP's legal strategy was to challenge whether the 'equal' part of 'separate but equal' really meant 'equal'.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the Brown v. Board of Education decision?
Thurgood Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Earl Warren
Fred Vinson
Answer explanation
Earl Warren was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the Brown v. Board of Education decision. He played a crucial role in the unanimous decision that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education?
Segregation by race in public schools was inherently equal
The Supreme Court avoided the issue of remedy
Plessy v. Ferguson was upheld
Segregation by race in public schools was inherently unequal
Answer explanation
The ruling in Brown v. Board of Education stated that segregation by race in public schools was inherently unequal.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the response of most southern states to the Brown v. Board of Education ruling?
They started to desegregate schools immediately
They passed laws requiring or allowing segregated schools
They fully supported desegregation
They remained neutral on the issue
Answer explanation
Most southern states responded to the Brown v. Board of Education ruling by passing laws requiring or allowing segregated schools.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the Southern Manifesto?
A pledge to allow desegregated public schools
A pledge to support the Brown v. Board of Education ruling
A pledge to resist desegregated public schools
A pledge to integrate public schools
Answer explanation
The Southern Manifesto was a pledge to resist desegregated public schools, not to support or allow them.
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