Civil Rights Movement Quizizz Video

What is considered the greatest invention in human history according to the video?

• The Automobile

• Television

• The Computer

• The Internet

Who were two heroic figures of the Civil Rights Movement mentioned?

• Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman

• Barack Obama and Kamala Harris

• Malcolm X and Thurgood Marshall

• Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr.

What was a key characteristic of the 1950s society?

• Political Instability

• Technological Stagnation

• Digital Revolution

• Consensus Culture

What was a significant effect of car culture in the 1950s?

• Decrease in suburban living

• Decline in public transportation

• Rise of shopping malls and drive-thru restaurants

• Global warming awareness

What was a major critique of the 1950s society according to the video?

• Isolationism in foreign policy

• Lack of technological innovation

• Conformity and lack of true democracy

• Overemphasis on agriculture

What did the sociologist C. Wright Mills criticize about 1950s America?

• The rise of digital media

• The decline of agricultural society

• The emphasis on global peace

• The power elite's control over democracy

What role did Rosa Parks play in the Civil Rights Movement?

• She was a political leader

• She was a passive participant

• She was a Supreme Court Justice

• She actively fought for black civil rights

What was the impact of the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

• Immediate desegregation of all schools

• Spawned Massive Resistance in the South

• Led to the end of the Civil Rights Movement

• Had no significant impact

What was a key goal of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s?

• Promoting digital literacy

• Desegregating schools

• Increasing agricultural output

• Ending the Cold War

Who was instrumental in organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Thurgood Marshall

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcolm X