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WorksheetsiGCSE History USA - 1960s
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 17mins
What is a sit in?
Sitting on a bus
Sitting in an area where you are not allowed as a form of protest
Sitting on the floor rather than a chair
Sitting rather than standing at a lunch counter
Where did the first sit-in take place?
Montgomery, Alabama
Greensboro, South Carolina
Little Rock, Arkansas
Greensboro, North Carolina
In which department store did the first sit-in take place?
Woolworths
The Warehouse
Walmart
K Mart
Who took part in the first sit-in? *
High school students.
Primary school students.
University students.
Working adults.
In which year did the first sit-in take place? *
1958
1959
1960
1961
Which group was associated with the later sit-ins? *
NAACP
CORE
SNCC
SCLC
How many people took part in the sit-ins?
700
7,000
70,000
700,000
What was the date the Freedom Rides began?
4 May 1961
4 July 1776
21 May 1962
1 February 1960
This iconic bus was set ablaze by KKK members in what Alabama city?
Birmingham
Montgomery
Anniston
Topeka
How many Freedom Riders began the journey on 4 May 1961?
11
12
13
14
Which American president helped to protect the Freedom Riders?
Abraham Lincoln
George Bush
John F. Kennedy
Barack Obama
Which university did James Meredith apply to in 1961?
Mississippi University
Kansas University
Alabama University
Birmingham University
How many people died and how many people were injured in the riots when James Meredith was escorted to register at university?
2 and 2,000
2 and 300
13 and 700
0 and 2,000
Which group planned the Freedom Rides?
MIA
SCLC
SNCC
CORE
NAACP
Which US President publicly acknowledged 'sympathy' for the sit-ins?
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Donald Trump
Lyndon B. Johnson
What did 'SNCC' stand for?
Student Nonviolent Co-ordinating Committee
Students Needing Colored Counters
Student Nonviolent Cooperation Committee
Sit-in Nonviolent Co-ordinating Committee
What does CORE stand for?
Coordination of Racial Equity
Congress of Racial Equality
Cooperatives of Racial Equality
Congress of Racial Equity
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association of Activist Colored People
National Association for the Advantage of Colored People
National Association to Advance Congressional Presidents
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Which tactic was used during the sit-ins?
Jail not bail
Sit don't quit
Drink not sink
Locks not rocks
Which event first made King well-known?
Brown v. Board of Education
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Sit-ins
Freedom Rides
Whose ideas was King heavily influenced by?
Mahatma Gandhi
Malcolm X
President Johnson
Nelson Mandela
Which of these was NOT true about King?
He believed in non-violence
He appealed to Christians
He was a communist
He gave convincing speeches
What was King's most famous quote?
'I have a dream.'
'The time is always right to do what is right.'
'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.'
'Hate is too great a burden to bear.'
In which year were the Birmingham Peace Marches?
1954
1960
1961
1963
In Birmingham, who ordered dogs to be set on protestors?
'Bull' Connor
George Wallace
Jim Clark
Roy Bryant
Which controversial tactic was used in the Birmingham Protests?
Violence was used
Children protested
The protestors prayed in large groups
No white involvement was allowed
Which President sent a negotiator to Birmingham to help work out an agreement?
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
The March on Washington took place 100 years after what event?
The declaration of independence
The discovery of the Americas
The abolition of slavery
The US Civil War
How many people marched to Washington in 1963?
10,000
100,000
250,000
500,000
Which famous speech was made by King at the March on Washington?
'I have a dream'
'We shall fight on the beaches'
'Abolition speech'
'Quit USA'
What did President Kennedy promise after the March on Washington?
An election
A civil rights bill
Desegregated schools
A voting rights bill
How many African Americans successfully registered to vote in Mississippi during the Freedom Summer?
1,600
17,000
25,000
100,000
What did MFDP stand for in the Freedom Summer?
Mississippi Freedom Divisive Students
Maryland Freedom Democratic Participants
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Maryland Freedom Dallas Participants
What was the central aim of the Freedom Summer?
To desegregate sidewalks
To increase African American voter registration
To pass a civil rights bill
To improve African American education
How many campaigners were tragically murdered during the Freedom Summer?
1
2
3
4
Where did the 1965 protests take place?
Mississippi
Selma
Alabama
Montgomery
What did 7 March 1965 become known as?
Bloody Sunday
Turnaround Tuesday
Voting Wednesday
Black Thursday
Which was NOT an impact of the Selma marches?
Congress passed the Voting Rights Act
The civil rights movement began to split
The movement gained further media attention
Racism in the USA stopped
After federal support, where did 25,000 people march to (from Selma)?
Mississippi
Arkansas
Montgomery
Topeka
