Civil Rights Movements Quiz

What years define the era focused on in the study of Civil Rights movements involving minorities such as African Americans, Mexican Americans, and Women?

• 1930-1965

• 1945-1980

• 1950-1975

• 1960-1985

What was the primary role of Lulu Belle Madison White in the Civil Rights Movement?

• Organized Freedom Rides

• Founded the NAACP

• Led the desegregation of schools

• President of the NAACP in Houston

Which landmark Supreme Court ruling is associated with the Civil Rights Movement and began the process of school desegregation?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Roe v. Wade

• Marbury v. Madison

Who was the President of the United States during the Civil Rights era and worked hard to pass significant civil rights legislation?

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Richard Nixon

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

What was the original mission of LULAC during the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement?

• To organize labor strikes

• To support the rights of Spanish speaking people

• To promote economic self-sufficiency

• To fund legal cases for civil rights

What was the main goal of the Women's Civil Rights Movement as mentioned in the text?

• To gain equal salary as men in all professions

• To gain equal rights as men in the workplace and in politics

• To promote women's right to vote

• To increase women's participation in sports

What significant action did Oveta Culp Hobby undertake during World War II?

• She served as a general in the army

• She worked as a nurse on the front lines

• She traveled around the country recruiting women to the Women’s Army Corps

• She wrote propaganda for the war effort

What did the Texas Equal Rights Amendment, approved in 1972, grant to Texas women?

• The right to vote

• Equal pay in the workplace

• The same rights as men

• The right to own property

What was Lyndon B. Johnson's role in the Great Society?

• He opposed the major civil rights legislation

• He was a conservative critic of the Great Society

• He was the president that pushed through the passage of major civil rights legislation

• He focused solely on economic reforms

Which of the following is a sign of Conservatism in Texas?

• Advocating for larger government

• Every Democratic candidate has carried Texas in every presidential election since 1980

• Every Republican candidate has carried Texas in every presidential election since 1980

• Supporting individual freedoms over traditional values