The Sixties Crash Course

What event marked the beginning of key moments in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s?

• The March on Washington

• The Freedom Rides

• Sit-ins in Greensboro, North Carolina

• Martin Luther King Jr.'s protests in Albany, Georgia

What was the primary goal of the Freedom Rides launched by the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) in 1961?

• To protest the Vietnam War

• To integrate interstate buses

• To demand higher minimum wages

• To end discrimination in employment

Which of the following was NOT prohibited by the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• Discrimination in employment

• Discrimination in schools

• Discrimination in privately-owned public places

• Discrimination based on age

What power did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 grant to the federal government?

• The power to oversee voting in areas with discrimination

• The power to enforce school desegregation

• The power to establish a national minimum wage

• The power to ban discrimination in all public accommodations

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What was a key aspect of the Black Panther Party's activities in Oakland?

• Advocating for complete racial integration.

• Focusing solely on armed self-defense.

• Providing neighborhood services alongside self-defense.

• Promoting non-violent civil disobedience.

Which book is credited with raising awareness about the dangers of environmental pollution and contributing to the environmental movement?

• The Feminine Mystique

• On the Road

• Silent Spring

• The Grapes of Wrath

What was the title of Betty Friedan's influential book that helped launch the modern feminist movement?

• A Room of One's Own

• The Outsiders

• The Feminine Mystique

• Ain't I a Woman?

Which Supreme Court case established the right to an attorney for indigent defendants in felony cases?

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Mapp v. Ohio

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Loving v. Virginia