1950s and 60s Review

Which event is considered a cause of the Civil Rights Movement?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• The Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• The Voting Rights Act of 1965

Which Supreme Court case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Roe v. Wade

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

Who was the prominent figure associated with the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Malcolm X

• John F. Kennedy

• Rosa Parks

• Thurgood Marshall

What was the main goal of the Freedom Riders?

• To desegregate public buses

• To promote voting rights

• To end school segregation

• To support the War on Poverty

Which act was signed into law to eliminate racial discrimination in voting?

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Fair Housing Act

• Social Security Act

What was the purpose of the March on Washington in 1963?

• To protest the Vietnam War

• To demand civil and economic rights for African Americans

• To support the Great Society programs

• To promote suburban development

Who famously delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington?

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcolm X

What was the main focus of Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society programs?

• Space exploration

• Economic and social reforms

• Military expansion

• Suburban development

Which program was part of LBJ's Great Society?

• NASA

• Medicare

• Peace Corps

• Head Start

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

• It upheld segregation in schools.

• It declared segregation in schools unconstitutional.

• It had no impact on segregation.

• It only applied to private schools.