Worksheets1960s: A Decade of Change Quiz
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 28mins
The goal of the Freedom Rides was to
end discrimination against disabled americans
boycott interstate travel
protest the Supreme Court rulings
end discriminatory voting practices
As a result of Rosa Parks' arrest for refusing to move to the back of the bus
other protesters got arrested
the SCLC organized a bus boycott
more voters registered in the South
the National Guard was called in to enforce the law
Resulted in the expansion of rights for minorities
Sit-ins
Freedom rides
marches
all of the answers are correct
The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments are called the Civil War amendments. They all have to do with rights for
women
slaves
latinos
children
As a result of discrimination and bravery of minority service members, Truman issued an executive order to integrate the
military
schools
whole country
busses
The 15th amendment gives the right to ____ to former slaves
protest
be a citizen
go to school
vote
Eisenhower federalized the National Guard to allow the Little Rock Nine to
sit at an all white lunch counter
vote in a state election
desegregate public schools
sit where they want on a train car
The act that bans discrimination based on gender in sports
Title IX
Roe v Wade
Voting Rights Act
24th Amendment
What was the purpose of the Great Society program?
segregate the military
fund rural schools
decrease poverty
create affordable medical insurance
Cesar Chavez and the Chicano civil rights movement supported
schoolchildren
women
migrant workers
Native Americans
This group used armed protests to gain more rights after years of forced assimilation, limited rights, and second-class status
Latinos
Native Americans
Women
African Americans
