Historical Assassinations and Their Consequences

What was the unintended consequence of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination?

• It resulted in the immediate end of racial segregation.

• It caused the Voting Rights Act to be repealed.

• It led to a more militant phase of black liberation.

• It ended the civil rights movement.

What was the impact of Malcolm X's assassination on the civil rights movement?

• It caused the movement to become more peaceful.

• It resulted in the immediate passage of new civil rights laws.

• It ended the movement entirely.

• It led to a more militant approach by some activists.

What event did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand directly lead to?

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The Russian Revolution

• The start of World War I

• The fall of the Ottoman Empire

What was the significance of the date chosen for Archduke Franz Ferdinand's visit to Sarajevo?

• It was the Archduke's birthday.

• It was the anniversary of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's founding.

• It was a national holiday in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

• It marked the anniversary of a Serbian defeat by the Ottomans.

Why was Lee Harvey Oswald not in federal custody after assassinating President Kennedy?

• He was already sentenced to life in prison.

• He was a federal informant.

• He was protected by the Texas Rangers.

• The federal government had no legal authority to arrest him.

What change in federal law occurred after President Kennedy's assassination?

• The establishment of the FBI

• The enactment of a federal statute prohibiting the murder of the president

• The introduction of the Civil Rights Act

• The creation of the Secret Service

What was the conspirators' original plan for Julius Caesar's body?

• To toss it into the Tiber River

• To display it in the Roman Forum

• To bury it in the Field of Mars

• To send it back to his family

What did Mark Anthony reveal during Caesar's funeral that inflamed the Roman populace?

• Caesar's plans to invade Gaul

• Caesar's will, which included gifts to the citizens

• Caesar's secret alliance with Egypt

• Caesar's intention to abolish the Senate

What was John Wilkes Booth's initial plan regarding President Lincoln?

• To challenge him to a duel

• To poison him at a public event

• To assassinate him at Ford's Theater

• To kidnap him and take him to Richmond

How did the assassination of Abraham Lincoln affect John Wilkes Booth's legacy in the South?

• He was celebrated as a hero.

• He was honored with a statue.

• He was largely seen as an embarrassment.

• He was forgotten entirely.