Test: Civil Rights Era

The belief that women should have economic, political, and social equity with me.

• National Organization for Women
• Black Power
• feminism
• civil disobedience

Which of these was a philosophy based on racial pride?

• Black Power
• civil disobedience
• desegregation
• integration

The major goal of the civil rights movement of the 1960s was to

• establish a separate political state for African Americans
• gain passage of an equal rights amendment to the constitution
• end segregation based on race
• permit unlimited immigration to the United States

Why did some African American leaders disagree with Dr. King's methods?

• They believed his approach was too slow in bringing change.
• They didn’t think African Americans should integrate.
• They believed that nonviolent protest was better.
• They thought he was too angry at white Americans.

How did the Montgomery bus boycott achieve its goal?

• It damaged the city's buses.
• It hurt city businesses financially.
• It started riots all over the city.
• People boycotted shops that sold grapes.

How did Malcolm X's views change during the 1960's?

• He started off believing in nonviolence, but became more radicalized by the late 1960's.
• His views did not change; he continued to follow the teachings of Dr. King.
• He softened his view and believed that a "black white brotherhood" could be created.
• He stayed radicalized up until his death.

Why did four African-American students stage a sit-in at the Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, NC?

• They were protesting the fact that the store would not serve teenagers at the counter.
• They were protesting the Vietnam War.
• They were protesting the fact that the store would not serve African-Americans at the counter.
• They had heard of other sit-in protests throughout the area and wanted to join the movement.

Which event marked the high point of the civil rights movement and where Dr. King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech?

• March on Washington
• March in Selma, Alabama
• Protests in Birmingham, Alabama
• Little Rock, Arkansas

During the Children's March and Selma March, the police used these methods to try to stop the people from marching.

• Writing tickets
• Dogs, tear gas and jail
• Ignoring them
• nonviolence

What is Title IX?

• law that marked the end of the Civil Rights Movement.
• a law allowing women to have the same opportunities as males
• a law that increased voting rights for African Americans.
• Supported of migrant farm workers.