Review Book Topic 10

What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education case?

• Segregation in public schools became illegal
• African-Americans began playing profession sports
• Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus
• MLK led a March on Washington

The March on Washington is most famous for...

• causing race riots in Washington, D.C.
• 200,000 people worked together to get the right to vote
• the KKK became an illegal organization
• MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech

Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Segregation on buses became illegal after a couple of days of boycotting
• Segregation on buses became illegal after months of boycotting
• African-Americans blocked the streets preventing buses from operating
• Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat

Which leader of the civil rights movement used non-violent civil disobedience to oppose segregation in the south?

• Dolores Huerta

• Malcom X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Ceaser Chavez

During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?

• Tuskegee Airmen

• Little Rock Nine

• Atomic Bombs

• Flying Tigers

Segregation caused by private action & not legislation

• de facto segregation
• de jure segregation
• affirmative action
• ex post facto segregation

Rosa Parks refusal to give up her seat sparked this.

• The Selma March

• The March on Washington

• The Montgomery Bus Boycott

• The Greensboro Sit-in

People no longer have to pay a poll tax in order to vote

• 25th

• 24th

• 14th

• 17th

Who was the Supreme Court Chief Justice behind civil rights decisions like Brown v. Board of Education and Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US?

• Earl Warren

• John Marshall

• Warren Burger

• Wiliam Rehnquist

Which direct action challenged interstate busing segregation?

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Freedom Rides

• Birmingham Children's Crusade

• Selma March