World History - Feb. 12 - The NAACP and Civil Rights Movement

What was the primary goal of the NAACP when it was founded in 1909?

• To promote agricultural skills among Black Americans

• To remove barriers set in place by racial discrimination

• To establish separate communities for different races

• To support the Niagara Movement

Explain how the Niagara Movement influenced the formation of the NAACP.

• It provided a model for racial segregation

• It was a precursor that focused on civil and political rights for Black Americans

• It was a movement that opposed the NAACP's goals

• It was a group that promoted agricultural skills

Which event marked a significant legal victory for the NAACP in 1915?

• The founding of the Niagara Movement

• The Supreme Court ruling against the Oklahoma "grandfather clause"

• The Atlanta Compromise speech

• The Brown v. Board of Education case

Analyze the impact of Thurgood Marshall's achievements on the Civil Rights Movement.

• He promoted agricultural skills among Black Americans

• He was the first Black Supreme Court Justice and won the Brown v. Board of Education case

• He founded the Niagara Movement

• He supported the Atlanta Compromise

What was Booker T. Washington's stance on racial equality?

• He supported immediate social and political equality

• He believed in furthering skills in farming and carpentry

• He was a leader in the NAACP

• He organized the silent march in New York City

Discuss the significance of the 100,000-person silent march organized by the NAACP.

• It was a protest against the Niagara Movement

• It demonstrated the NAACP's commitment to peaceful protest and civil rights

• It was a celebration of the Atlanta Compromise

• It marked the founding of the NAACP

Who were the key figures in the founding of the NAACP?

• Booker T. Washington and William Monroe Trotter

• W.E.B. DuBois and Ida B. Wells-Barnett

• Thurgood Marshall and Abraham Lincoln

• William Monroe Trotter and Thurgood Marshall

Evaluate the role of the NAACP in the passage of the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act.

• The NAACP had no influence on these laws

• The NAACP's legal victories and advocacy efforts helped influence these laws

• The NAACP opposed these laws

• The NAACP focused solely on educational reforms

What was the purpose of the Niagara Movement led by W.E.B. DuBois?

• To promote racial segregation

• To establish an organization for civil and political rights for Black Americans

• To support the Atlanta Compromise

• To focus on agricultural skills

How did the Brown v. Board of Education case impact public schools in the United States?

• It upheld racial segregation in schools

• It declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional

• It had no impact on public schools

• It promoted separate but equal facilities