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WorksheetsOther Civil Rights Movements
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The American Indian Movement (AIM) fought for:
a)
An Indian president
b)
Separate but equal rights in the southern states.
c)
Renewed culture, independence, equal education.
d)
The right to work equality and assimilation into U.S. society
2.
The Latino/Chicano Movement was based on the idea that:
a)
Other minority groups were receiving equal rights.
b)
California was the only state that would allow migrants to receive equal pay.
c)
Labor Unions were illegal for Latinos.
d)
They had been seen as outsiders and denied employment, education, and housing.
3.
The Equal Rights Amendment was a great success and saw a constitutional amendment passed
a)
True
b)
False
4.
What was the issue in Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)?
a)
The students and parents sued the school district claiming a violation of their first Amendment right of freedom of speech.
b)
The school district wanted to search the bags of the students.
c)
The parents did not want their children wearing black arm bands in school.
d)
The students felt that their freedom of religion was violated.
5.
Betty Friedan wrote what book in 1963 that became the symbol for the Women's Rights Movement?
a)
The Feminine Mystique
b)
Das Kapital
c)
The Trouble with Women
d)
Walden Pond
6.
Which group believed that equality could not be given, but had to be seized by a powerful, organized Black community.
a)
Nation of Islam
b)
Black Power Movement
c)
NAACP
d)
Black Panthers
7.
African-American muslim civil rights activist
a)
Earl Warren
b)
James Meredith
c)
Malcolm X
d)
Jackie Robinson
8.
What was a main goal of the Black Panthers?
a)
Push for equal pay
b)
Challenge police brutality in African American communities
c)
Push for equal education opportunities
d)
All of the above
9.
To whom is the Letter from Birmingham Jail addressed?
a)
ministers who criticized King's efforts
b)
whites who arrested King for no reason
c)
his coworkers in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
d)
his wife and his lawyer
10.
King believes that resentment and frustration over racism should be channeled into...
a)
non-violent direct action.
b)
violent protest.
c)
religious belief.
d)
political discussions.
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