Civil Rights-Vietnam War

Match the group to the correct description

• Challenged segregation in Freedom Rides

• Little Rock Nine

• Held sit-ins at lunch counters

• S.N.C.C.

• A group of African American students who challenged segregation

• C.O.R.E.

What was the purpose of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail"?

• To defend the strategy of nonviolent resistance.

• To criticize the government for its inaction on social issues.
• To outline the history of the civil rights movement.
• To promote the use of violent protests against racism.

What event challenged the federal government to enforce the Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation?

• Sit-in

• Boycotts

• Freedom Rides

• March on Washington

What court case did the Brown vs. Board of Education overturn?

• Roe vs. Wade

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Sibley vs. Board of Education

• Madox vs. SNIC

What was the impact of Brown v. Board of Education on the civil rights movement?

• It increased funding for minority schools.

• It resulted in the segregation of all public facilities.

• It led to the desegregation of public schools.

• It had no significant impact.

Why was Sweatt v. Painter important in the Civil Rights Movement?

• It reinforced the idea of separate but equal education.
• It focused solely on voting rights for African Americans.
• It was primarily about housing discrimination.
• It set the precedent for Brown v. Board

Which was an immediate effect of Rosa Parks' arrest?

• The Montgomery Bus Boycott began.
• A new bus route was established in Montgomery.
• The Civil Rights Act was passed.
• Rosa Parks was released immediately after her arrest.

Match the term to the correct definition.

• Prevented Political Participation

• Plessy V. Ferguson

• State and local laws enforcing racial segregation

• Literacy Test

• Established the 'separate but equal' doctrine

• Jim Crow

• Worked to legally earn equality

• NAACP

Match the correct description to the Amendment

• abolished slavery

• 15th Amendment

• prohibited voting discrimination

• 14th Amendment

• granted citizenship and protection

• 13th Amendment

What was one of the primary goals of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society?

• To increase military spending

• To combat poverty in the United States

• To reduce government intervention in the economy

• To promote international trade agreements