Civil RIghts Movement Quiz

What was the South called before the Civil Rights Movement because it consistently voted for the Democratic Party until the 1960s?

• The Solid South

• The Dixie South

• The Democratic South

• The Segregated South

Who formed the Dixiecrat party in the late 1940s and 1950s?

• Northern Republicans

• Southern Democrats

• Western Independents

• Eastern Liberals

Which leader was associated with the Dixiecrat movement?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Strom Thurmond

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

What was the significance of the Elmore v. Rice case in 1948?

• It allowed women to vote in the Democratic primary.

• It allowed everyone to vote in the Democratic primary, regardless of race.

• It abolished the Democratic primary.

• It introduced a new voting system.

What was the importance of the Briggs v. Elliott case (1947-1952)?

• It led to the argument that segregated schools were unequal.

• It established the right to vote for women.

• It introduced new labor laws.

• It abolished the death penalty.

What was the main argument in the Briggs v. Elliott case?

• Black and white schools were the same.

• Black schools had more resources.

• Black and white schools weren't the same.

• White schools had fewer resources.

What was the purpose of the GI Bill passed in 1944?

• To provide financial aid for veterans to buy cars.

• To provide financial aid for veterans for college and home loans.

• To provide financial aid for veterans to start businesses.

• To provide financial aid for veterans to travel.

What was the result of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat in 1955?

• The start of the Civil War.

• The end of World War II.

• The Montgomery Bus Boycott.

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence.

What was the significance of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech at the March on Washington in 1963?

• It was a protest against the Vietnam War.

• It was a significant nonviolent protest against segregation.

• It was a celebration of the end of World War II.

• It was a protest against the Civil War.

Which university was the last major state institution to desegregate in the South, admitting African American students in 1963?

• University of Alabama

• Clemson University

• University of Georgia

• University of Mississippi