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Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 46mins
What led to the decline of SNCC membership and collapse of the group in the early 1970s?
Its leaders were elected to national office.
The group's leadership took on increasingly radical and shocking positions
Law enforcement authorities often murdered SNCC members
All of the group's goals had been achieved
"I ain't going to jail no more" was part of a rallying cry for which of the following movements?
Black Power
nonviolent resistance
the Freedom Rides
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
The success of the sit-ins throughout the South led to the formation of which of the following
CORE
NAACP
NOW
SNCC
Cause: ______________________
Effect: 24th Amendment Passed
Most southern schools remained segregated
Poll taxes used to keep many African Americans from voting
No black delegates were seated at the Democratic National Convention in 1964
Urban riots spread nationwide
Which organization was formed as a result of the successful Montgomery Buss Boycott
NAACP
CORE
SNCC
SCLC
Under whose leadership did SNCC abandon the philosophy of nonviolence?
John Lewis
Stokley Carmichael
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Which lawyer worked with the NAACP on the Brown vs. Board of Education case?
Rosa Parks
James Farmer
Jackie Robinson
Thurgood Marshall
Which of the following organizations was dedicated to the practice of nonviolent protest?
KKK
CORE
Black Panthers
Black Muslims
Public universities in Georgia, Mississippi, and Arkansas were only integrated after
the Supreme Court ruled segregated colleges were inherently unequal
SNCC staged sit-ins on public university campuses throughout the South
the SCLC riveted national attention on the violence that accompanied the enrollment of black students
federal courts ordered states to integrate their higher education facilities
In which of the following states did volunteers find it most difficult to register African Americans to vote?
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
Who assassinated Martin Luther King?
James Earl Ray
Malcolm X
Stokely Carmichael
Black Muslims
What strategy did the NAACP adopt in its fight for civil rights?
massive resistance
attacking racism in the courts
direct non-violence
sit-ins
Why did some civil rights workers begin to question the effectiveness of nonviolent protest in the mid-1960s?
Protests had led to no changes in federal law.
Violence continued despite legal victories.
Malcolm X called for retaliation and revenge
The Montgomery bus boycott had failed.
What was the major cause of the failure of some of the SCLC's campaigns?
the inability of protesters to learn techniques of nonviolent resistance
opposition of the local white community
the infiltration of the SCLC by FBI agents
the failure of police to respond to protesters with violence
Cause: Segregation of lunch counters
Teaching of nonviolent protest methods
Effect: ____________________________________
Emergence of the Nation of Islam
Freedom of Summer
Sit-in Movement
Freedom Rides
Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed in Congress by large majorities in part because
television coverage of violence in Selma shocked the nation
the Supreme Court had ruled race-based barriers to voting were unconstitutional
representatives hoped many African Americans would be elected to office.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
banned discrimination in employment and public housing
abolished the poll tax
gave African Americans the right to vote
abolished slavery
What was Black Power?
a movement calling for the integration of public housing
a movement calling for African Americans to rely on themselves to achieve change
a civil rights program created by the Nation of Islam
a movement that taught African Americans the power of nonviolent resistence
The organizers of the March on Washington for jobs and freedom
unemployed African Americans asking Congress to approve affirmative action programs
followers of Malcolm X
trying to build support for the civil right movement
members of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
De facto segregation
was struck down by the Supreme Court
has a legal basis
only existed in the South
existed throughout the US in the 1960s
What was the common goal of the sit-in movement and the Freedom Rides?
to seek legal remedies to inequality
to end segregation in public areas, such as restaurants and restrooms
to end segregation in public schools
to force segregationists to respond violently
Was the Voter Education Project a success?
yes, more than a half-million African Americans became registered voters.
no, mobs prevented new voters from registering
yes, the project was directly responsible for the passage of the 24th Amendment
no, because poll taxes prevented African Americans from voting
Cause: Success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Effect: __________________________________
Ban against segregation in all public facilities
Organization of boycotts across the country
Desegregation of bus station waiting rooms and restrooms
Emergence of the Black Power Movement
"Segregation now, Segregation tomorrow, Segregation forever."
Who said this quote?
Medgar Evers
James Meredith
George Wallace
J. Edgar Hoover
Studies of African American children found that one effect of segregated schools was that the children
believed in Black Power
attended school less often than did white children
came to believe that they were not as good as white children
felt very resentful of the advantages that white children enjoyed
Why was the tactic of nonviolence so successful in achieving change?
Segregationists saw that there was nothing to fear from African Americans
The violent response of segregationists provoked moral outrage in onlookers
State government stepped in to enforce the law and protect African American protesters
The moral stance of the protesters influenced Supreme Court justices in several key court decisions
What led to the decline of the civil rights movement in the late 1960s?
John Lewis made the SNCC more radical and rioting erupted in US cities
Andrew Goodman and James Chaney were assassinated, Freedom Summer was a failure, and a civil rights opponent was elected president
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, the movement lack strong leadership, and radical civil rights groups were weakened by infiltration by the FBI
What was the results of the Brown vs. Board of Education court case in 1954?
A. Segregation of public schools became illegal
B. African Americans began to play professional sports.
C. Martin Luther King Jr led the March on Washington protest.
D. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus.
1. Which type of protest did Martin Luther King Jr. oppose(not agree with) during the civil rights movement?
A. Sit-in
B. Bus Boycott
C. March on Washington
D. Race Riots
What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
A. It gave black women the right to vote.
B. It made literacy tests in order to vote illegal.
C. It made the Jim Crow Laws illegal.
D. It gave all blacks the right to vote.
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
A. It made the Jim Crow Laws illegal.
B. Lee Harvey Oswald
C. Martin Luther King Jr.
D. Thurgood Marshall
The March on Washington in 1963 was most famous because...
A. it caused race riots in the nation's Capital.
B. 200,000 people worked together to help blacks get the right to vote in 1963.
C. the KKK became an illegal organization as a result of the march.
D. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous ,"I Have a Dream" speech, which inspired hundreds of thousands of people to help the Civil Rights movement.
Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
A. Segregation on buses became illegal within a few days of Rosa Parks beginning a protest.
B. Segregation on busses became illegal after many months of protesting.
C. Thousands of blacks blockaded the streets so that busses could not finish their routes.
D. Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat to a white person.
9. How did the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr affect the Civil Rights movement?
A. The movement gained strength, because people of all races were outraged and the event gained national attention on TV, radio, and in the newspaper.
B. People were heartbroken but the Civil Rights movement slowed because it missed MLK's emphasis on non-violent leadership.
C. The movement continued on without MLK because he wasn't that important.
D. MLK's death had no effect on the Civil Rights movement.
What were " Jim Crow laws"?
A. Laws that were struck down during Reconstruction.
B. Laws that forced black people to stay separated from white people.
C. Laws that allowed employers to pay black workers less than white workers.
D. Laws that discriminated against migrant workers.
What was the March on Washington?
A. a march for space exploration
B. a march for equality
C. a march through the state of Washington
D. a march against high taxes
Which Supreme Court Case supported segregation and established "separate but equal"
Brown v. Board of Education
Roe v. Wade
Carlson v. Merrow
Plessy v. Ferguson
In what state did the Little Rock 9 break through segregation to go to school?
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Massachusetts
In what form of protest do people refuse to leave segregated restaurants?
Sit ins
Sit downs
Boycotts
Freedom Rides
Which Civil Rights group provided free breakfast for kids and were communist?
MLK
Malcolm X
Black Panthers
Medger Evers
