Civil Rights Movement Quizizz

What was the significance of the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case?

• It ended segregation in the United States.

• It allowed the segregation of African Americans and whites.

• It was the start of the Civil Rights Movement.

• It desegregated the armed forces.

Who were the two prominent figures in the Civil Rights Movement prior to 1930?

• Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X

• Rosa Parks and Harriet Tubman

• Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois

• Frederick Douglass and Thurgood Marshall

What type of segregation was present in the North prior to 1930?

• De jure segregation

• De facto segregation

• Legalized segregation

• No segregation

What action did President Truman take regarding the armed forces after WWII?

• He segregated the armed forces.

• He allowed segregation to continue in the armed forces.

• He desegregated the armed forces.

• He increased funding for the armed forces.

What does the term "Resistance" refer to in the context of Civil Rights Vocabulary?

• A practice that exists by right or according to the law

• Not doing what one is told to do by a governing group or other authority

• Judging and treating people unfairly based on qualities like race, age, or gender

• The combined efforts of people to not buy from, support, or interact with a business

What is "Prejudice" defined as in the Civil Rights Vocabulary?

• A practice that exists by right or according to the law

• A pre-made opinion of something or someone that is not based on actual experience of the subject or person

• Judging and treating people unfairly based on qualities like race, age, or gender

• Not doing what one is told to do by a governing group or other authority

What does "Discrimination" mean according to the Civil Rights Vocabulary?

• A pre-made opinion of something or someone that is not based on the actual experience of the subject or person

• The combined efforts of people to not buy from, support, or interact with a business

• Judging and treating people unfairly based on qualities like race, age, or gender

• A practice that exists by right or according to the law

What is the definition of "Boycott" in the context of Civil Rights Vocabulary?

• A practice that exists by right or according to the law

• Judging and treating people unfairly based on qualities like race, age, or gender

• Not doing what one is told to do by a governing group or other authority

• The combined efforts of people to not buy from, support, or interact with a business

What does "Dejure" refer to in Civil Rights Vocabulary?

• A practice that exists by right or according to the law

• A practice that exists regardless of whether it is officially recognized by laws

• The combined efforts of people to not buy from, support, or interact with a business

• Judging and treating people unfairly based on qualities like race, age, or gender

What is the meaning of "Defacto" in Civil Rights Vocabulary?

• A practice that exists by right or according to the law

• Not doing what one is told to do by a governing group or other authority

• A practice that exists regardless of whether it is officially recognized by laws

• A pre-made opinion of something or someone that is not based on actual experience of the subject or person