Unit 7

Use the photo to answer the question. The black-and-white image shows a hanging street sign that reads COLORED WAITING ROOM.

• Black Codes

• Jim Crow Era

• Antebellum Era

• Reconstruction Era

Which of these was MOST responsible for ending general public segregation?

• Brown v. Board of Education, 1954

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Plessy v Ferguson, 1896

Which of these represents an outcome of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972?

• College enrollment for women has tripled since its passage five decades ago

• Barriers to the right to vote have been increasingly reduced for women and minorities

• Job applicants are no longer required to answer questions about their religious affiliation

• Employers have been required to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities

Which of these CORRECTLY describes an impact of a federal action during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s?

• President Harry Truman issued an executive order to integrate the United States military

• The Voting Rights Act of 1965 helped to expand the participation of Americans in the political process

• The Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that the practice of segregation in public schools was illegal

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made the process of gerrymandering illegal in order to achieve a racial majority in a Congressional district

Which of these statements BEST describes the differences in the basic outlook of Dr. Martin Luther King as compared with the Black Panthers?

• The Black Panthers appealed mainly to more affluent African Americans, while Dr. King attempted to mobile poor people

• Dr. King achieved civil rights by becoming a part of the national government, while the Black Panthers worked to get members elected at the local level

• The Black Panthers strongly advocated nonviolent, civil disobedience while Dr. King believed some armed or physical resistance could be necessary to achieve civil rights

• Dr. King strongly advocated nonviolent, civil disobedience while the Black Panthers believed some armed or physical resistance could be necessary to achieve civil rights

What are the factors that contribute to de facto segregation?

• The choices of individuals to live in segregated communities without government action or support

• The draw of high paying jobs to urban areas have attracted many African Americans to move to cities

• The idea that separate establishments are equal including housing, schools, and other public offices

• The practice of ensuring that members of historically disadvantaged or underrepresented groups have equal access to opportunities

Which event was the most significant in leading to the decline of the late 1800s and early 1900s economic hub of “Black Wall Street” in Tulsa, Oklahoma?

• The Indian Relocation Act of 1910 divided segments of the community and established reservations for Native Americans

• The Plessy v. Ferguson decision mandated African Americans allow whites to participate in the economic activities of the community

• The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre left hundreds of African Americans dead or injured and resulted in thousands of houses and businesses destroyed

• The “Black Monday” New York Stock Exchange crash started a snowball of economic weakening, which destroyed African American investments surrounding “Black Wall Street”

Which statement reflects an inaccurate reason for the self-reliant and self-contained environment found at “Black Wall Street” during the late 1800s and early 1900s in Tulsa, Oklahoma?

• The African American community commonly used their own, minted currency instead of the United States dollar

• Media, such as the Tulsa Star, helped educate the African American community of opportunities and legal rights

• Eastern Oklahoma was strictly segregated, so African Americans relied almost solely on each other for economic activity

• Many economic activities were available, including variety stores, restaurants, food stores, hotels, entertainment centers, barbershops and salons, as well as, doctors’ and lawyers’ offices

Which de facto practice contributed to the socioeconomic divide between segregated neighborhoods?

• Redlining

• Assimilation

• Gentrification

• Affirmative Action

Which of these BEST describes why the United States became involved in what is known as the Korean War?

• The U.S knew the Soviet Union had installed missiles in North Korea

• Ho Chi Minh was leading a guerilla war against non-communist forces in the South

• The U.S. feared that communist-controlled North Korea would take full control of the Korean Peninsula

• The Soviet Union was attempting to invade North Korea, which would have put South Korea's democratic government in jeopardy