WorksheetsAfrican American Civil Rights Movement
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
During World War II, how did the NAACP help African Americans?
a)
They challenged individual segregation cases in court
b)
They fought for equal opportunity for African Americans in housing and employment
c)
They helped African Americans register to vote
d)
all of the above
2.
Which United States president ended segregation in the Armed Forces in 1948?
a)
Harry S. Truman
b)
Lyndon Johnson
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
John F. Kennedy
3.
Which United States president called in federal troops to support African American students at Little Rock Central High School?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
Lyndon Johnson
d)
Harry S. Truman
4.
What legal action helped to end segregation in public schools?
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Hernandez v. Texas
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
5.
Name the Supreme Court Judge who made this statement about education:“We conclude that in the field of public education, the doctrine of “separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are always unequal.”
a)
Orval Faubus
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Earl Warren
d)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
6.
forcing people to use separate facilities according to race
a)
boycott
b)
segregation
c)
civil disobedience
d)
integration
7.
The mixing of different racial groups
a)
boycott
b)
segregation
c)
integration
d)
civil disobedience
8.
The Montgomery Improvement Association was created in ___________ to support the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
a)
1947
b)
1955
c)
1965
d)
1896
9.
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was founded by ___________________
a)
African Americans to fight for Civil Rights
b)
White Americans to end integration laws
c)
the federal government to fight for Civil Rights
d)
The state government to end integration laws
10.
Montgomery is located in the state of Georgia
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Jackie Robinson was chosen as Rookie of the Year in his first year in the Major Leagues
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The first war that US soldiers fought side by side in integrated units was the Vietnam War
a)
True
b)
False
13.
The NAACP challenged the Plessy v. Ferguson for the first time during World War II.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Why was Moses Fleetwood Walker important to the history of Major League Baseball?
a)
He was the first African American player to join a Major League team in 1947
b)
He was the first African American player to join a Major League team in 1884
c)
He was the first African American player to become Rookie of the year
d)
He was the first African American coach for a Major League team in 1884
15.
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Montgomery bus boycott?
a)
It marked the end of segregated facilities and services in southern states
b)
It proved the effectiveness of civil disobedience as a way to win rights
c)
Martin Luther King Jr emerged as a major civil rights leader
d)
It focused the nation’s attention on the struggle for civil rights in the South
16.
Who was the NAACP lawyer who later became the first African American Supreme Court Judge?
a)
Orval Faubus
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Earl Warren
d)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
17.
The United States Armed Forces were integrated
a)
In 1948 after World War II ended
b)
In 1948 before World War II ended
c)
In 1955 after the Brown v. Board of Education decision
d)
In 1956 after the Montgomery Bus Boycott ended
18.
How did Dwight Eisenhower help African Americans in the fight for equal rights?
a)
He was the Supreme Court judge who made the decision to end segregation in public schools
b)
He was the Supreme Court judge who made the decision to end segregation on Montgomery Buses
c)
He was the president of the United States who sent federal troops to escort African American children into a Little Rock High School
d)
Dwight Eisenhower was reluctant to help African Americans during his time as president
19.
What legal action made it acceptable to allow segregation in public facilities?
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Hernandez v. Texas
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
20.
Little Rock is located in the state of Arkansas
a)
True
b)
False
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