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WorksheetsiGCSE History USA - 1960s
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
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, with violence against protestors for refusing to disperse?
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
Where did the sit-ins begin?
Louisiana
Alabama
South Carolina
North Carolina
Which tactic was used by protestors in the sit-ins?
Jail not bail
Sit don't quit
Vote for your quota
Students for sit-ins
Which president openly state support for the sit-ins in March 1960?
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Johnson
Nixon
Which group organised the Freedom Rides?
NAACP
SNCC
MIA
CORE
What were the freedom riders trying to desegregate?
State buses and bus station facilities
Interstate buses and bus station facilities
Interstate railway and railway station facilities
All transport facilities
Which university was James Meredith trying to attend in 1962?
Mississippi University
Utah University
Harvard University
Mississippi Valley State University
Which president sent hundreds of Federal officials to escort Meredith to register on 30 September 1962?
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Johnson
Nixon
