SS Vocab Unit 6 and 7: Civil Rights

The peaceful protests during the Civil Rights Movement often faced violent acts of __________ from those who opposed equality.

• Propaganda

• Aggression

• Diplomacy

• Isolationism

The leaders of the Civil Rights Movement used __________ to negotiate with government officials and push for new laws.

• Retaliation

• Subvert

• Diplomacy

• Escalation

The practice of segregation was a form of __________, as it treated people unfairly based on their race.

• Persecution

• Isolationism

• Repression

• Genocide

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed to end racial __________ in schools, workplaces, and public spaces.

• Propaganda

• Conflict

• Devastation

• Aggression

Some activists feared that violent responses to peaceful marches would lead to an __________ of tensions between protesters and authorities.

• Escalation

• Isolationism

• Retaliation

• Totalitarian

Many African Americans faced __________ when they tried to register to vote, including unfair literacy tests and threats of violence.

• Subvert

• Repression

• Diplomacy

• Devastation

Martin Luther King Jr. believed in nonviolent resistance and discouraged acts of __________ against those who attacked protesters.

• Retaliation

• Genocide

• Diplomacy

• Subvert

Racist groups spread false information and hateful __________ to try to discredit the Civil Rights Movement.

• Propaganda

• Isolationism

• Persecution

• Sovereignty

The bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham caused widespread __________ among communities fighting for equality.

• Genocide

• Devastation

• Diplomacy

• Conflict

Some state governments used laws and policies as tools of __________ to suppress civil rights activists and maintain segregation.

• Repression

• Persecution

• Subvert

• Neutrality