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US H - Topic 16: Civil Rights Spring 2021

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rosa Parks led a boycott of buses to protest segregation in which city?

a)

Birmingham

b)

Atlanta

c)

Montgomery

d)

Greensboro

2.

This famous civil rights leader wanted equal rights "by any means necessary"

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

Malcolm Luther King

c)

Malcolm X

d)

Malcolm Y

3.

This famous civil rights leader gave the "I Have A Dream" speech in the March On Washington

a)

Malcolm Luther King

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Martin Luther King

d)

Malcolm Y

4.

This group traveled around the South in buses, stopping to protest segregation in large cities

a)

Integration Station

b)

Freedom Riders

c)

The Little Rock Nine

d)

Bus Brigade

5.

This law banned the use of literacy tests and poll taxes in the United States

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

Equal Rights Amendment of 1964

d)

Racial Freedom Act of 1965

6.

Which of these were peaceful tactics used by civil rights protesters?

a)

riots

b)

sit-ins

c)

marches

d)

fist fights

e)

boycotts

7.

This law prohibited segregation in public places and banned discrimination based on race and gender

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

Equal Rights Amendment of 1964

d)

Racial Freedom Act of 1965

8.

A policy to bring in qualified minority applicants.

a)

affirmative action

b)

civil rights

c)

desegregation

d)

integration

9.

what year was the watts rebellion?

a)

1965

b)

1999

c)

1998

d)

1997

10.

what part of LA were damaged during the riots?

a)

South-Central Los Angeles

b)

beverly hills

11.

What was Malcolm X teaching the black community?

a)

Better themselves

b)

Not to depend on the white man

c)

Educate their mind

d)

All of the above

12.

What did Malcolm X learn on his pilgrimage to Mecca?

a)

Muslims are not just black

b)

Muslims come in different cultures

c)

Muslims all worship the same regardless of where they are from or what they look like

d)

All of the above

13.

When Malcolm X returned from his Hajj to Mecca, his beliefs about race changed and he left the Nation of Islam.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which can we infer about the Black Panthers?

a)

They reacted to oppression and racial injustices

b)

They were militant and only sought to cause harm

c)

They only used non-violence

d)

They were created by MLK jr.

15.

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

16.
Where was Martin Luther King, Jr. when he was shot?
a)
Memphis, Tennessee
b)
Washington D.C.
c)
Nashville, Tennessee
d)
Atlanta, Georgia
17.
Where did MLK deliver his iconic "I have a dream" speech?
a)
Dallas
b)
Chicago
c)
Washington
d)
Atlanta
18.
Before joining the Civil Rights Movement, what was Martin Luther King Jr.'s job?
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a)
congressman
b)
lawyer
c)
professor
d)
pastor
19.
MLK was assassinated in what year?
a)
1978
b)
1868
c)
1988
d)
1968
20.
Who assassinated MLK?
a)
Earl Jay James
b)
James Ray Earl
c)
Carl James Ray
d)
James Earl Ray
21.

Which of the following is a true statement about Rosa Parks?

a)

Rosa Parks was an old lady

b)

Rosa Parks refused to move because she was tired

c)

Rosa Parks chose her seat on purpose hoping to be asked to move so she could refuse

d)

Rosa Parks sat in the "whites only" section of the bus

22.

What resulted from the work of the Sibley Commission which was formed after the Brown V. Board decision?

a)

All schools decided to never integrate.

b)

Schools integrated quickly across the state.

c)

Private schools opened so cities could avoid integration.

d)

Private schools opened to integrate more quickly within cities.

23.
These black teenagers were the first to integrate into Little Rock Central High
a)
Elite Eight
b)
Little Rock Nine
c)
Arkansas Seven
d)
Final Four
24.
Keeping things or people separate 
a)
integration
b)
discrimination
c)
DISTRACTION!
d)
segregation
25.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
26.
The main goal of the freedom riders was to 
a)
pressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate buses
b)
inspire students to protest in Birmingham against Jim Crow
c)
encourage Congress to pass Kennedy's civil rights agenda
d)
desegregate urban bus systems in the south
27.

What was the major goal of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s?

a)

to end racial segregation

b)

to reduce prejudice against Mexican-American immigrants

c)

to reform prison conditions

d)

to improve living conditions for Native American Indians

28.

Which Civil Rights leader also became the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

a)

W.E.B Du Bois

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Rosa Parks

29.

Which conclusion about the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s is most valid?

a)

The movement failed to inspire other groups

b)

Civil disobedience successfully brought about legislative changes

c)

All races had a common goal but different ways for achieving them

d)

The movement began violently but ended with peaceful demonstrations

30.

In 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke of his dream that the United States would reach a time "... when all God's children, black men and white neb,... will be able to join hands..." This speech expressed his desire to--

a)

unite all churches into one religious faith

b)

establish religious freedom for Americans

c)

replace racial segregation with an integrated society

d)

create a separate nation for African Americans within the United States.

31.

Groups like the SCLS, CORE, and SNCC often used what type of protest?

a)

non-violent marches

b)

mail bombs sent to the governors of their states

c)

Black Panther parties

d)

fire-bomb buses

32.

Which of the following were people who rode interstate buses throughout the Deep South to ensure that the interstate bus laws were being enforced?

a)

US Marshals

b)

Freedom Riders

c)

the KKK

d)

Children of civil rights leaders

33.

In which city did President Eisenhower order federal troops to protect nine African Americans who were trying to attend high school, but were being denied by a governor who refused to desegregate?

a)

Selma, Alabama

b)

Little Rock, Arkansas

c)

Birmingham, Alabama

d)

Montgomery Alabama

34.

What term describes segregation by law or backed by law?

a)

de jure segregation

b)

de facto segregation

c)

affirmative action

d)

white flight

35.

The Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned discrimination in

a)

federal hiring.

b)

public schools.

c)

housing.

d)

the military.

36.

De facto segregation is segregation that results from

a)

inequalities in education.

b)

custom, habit, and/or tradition.

c)

random choice.

d)

law.

37.
Which Supreme Court case reversed "separate but equal" and led to the desegregation of public schools?  
a)
Brown v. BOE
b)
Texas v. Johnson 
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Madison v. Marbury 
38.
First African American to play major league baseball
a)
Jackie Robinson
b)
Kenny Washington
c)
Hattie McDaniel
d)
Guy Bluford
39.
Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.
a)
Sit-In
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Selma March
d)
Filibuster
40.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
a)
Laws that placed freedom limitations on nonwhite people
b)
Laws that made all people work together towards a common goal
41.
Black nationalist leader who for awhile was a spokesman for the Nation of Islam; talked about black freedom “by any means necessary;” was assassinated on February 21, 1965, in NYC by Nation of Islam members  
a)
Malcolm X
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
42.
Martin Luther King Day is celebrated on the 3rd Monday in _______________.
a)
December
b)
January
c)
February
d)
March
43.
A form of nonviolent protest where people stop buying a product?
a)
march
b)
boycott
c)
sit in
d)
activist
44.

the Governor in Little Rock was

a)

Faubus

b)

Franz

c)

Frank

d)

Faubs

45.

On the first day of school at Central High, Faubus placed the National Guard in front of the school in order to:

a)

protect the LR9

b)

Keep the mobs outside of the school.

c)

Keep the LR9 out

d)

Attack anyone who came near

46.

What happened to the two men that brutally killed Emmett Till?

a)

They received the death penalty

b)

Nothing, they were acquitted

c)

Life in jail, no parole

d)

They were murdered

47.

What decision did Emmett's mother make that impacted the Civil Rights movement?

a)

Spoke out on the news

b)

Testified in court

c)

Had an open casket funeral

d)

Marched in Mississippi

48.
Why did Mamie Till have an open casket?
a)
She wanted to show the people what the men had done to her boy. They beat him to the point where he was unrecognizable. 
b)
She wanted publicity for her boy 
c)
She wanted attention while mourning for her boy 
d)
She did not want an open casket she was forced to have an open casket
49.
Which of the following is true about Emmett Till's murder? 
a)
The crime was never solved. 
b)
It took place in Michigan. 
c)
It was the catalyst of the Civil Rights Movement. 
d)
it took place in 1975.
50.

The school in Remember the Titans, TC Williams, finally desegregated their school in what year?

a)

1971

b)

1980

c)

1998

d)

2010

51.

What is the main idea of the section "Brown v. Board Of Education"?

a)

The case meant the end of separating students by race in public schools.

b)

The case required all children in the United States to attend public schools.

c)

The case required Kansas to give black schools the same amount of money as white schools.

d)

The case meant that separate schools could offer equal education.

52.

What happened on Double D-Day on 5/3/63?

a)

Police were ready with German shepherds & fire hoses.

b)

Parents were called.

c)

Schools were closed.

d)

Students were violent.

53.

How many little girls died in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

13

d)

4

54.

After Bull Connor directed the police to "let 'em have it" with the fire hoses, some students remained holding hands and were soaking wet. What song were they singing?

a)

We Are the World

b)

We the People

c)

We Are Family

d)

Freedom

55.

Which Civil Rights leader also became the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

a)

W.E.B Du Bois

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Rosa Parks

56.

What was the significance of sending federal troops to protect African-American students in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957?

a)

It led to a federal takeover of many Southern public schools

b)

It strengthened control of education by state governments

c)

It was the first time martial law had been declared in the United States

d)

It showed that the government would enforce court decisions on integration

57.

The statement, "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever!!" most closely represents the views expressed by --

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Joseph McCarthy

c)

George Wallace

d)

Thurgood Marshall

58.

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.

59.
Names of the Great Society Programs that provide health insurance to the elderly and covers low income people with medical needs?
a)
HUD and CPB
b)
VISTA and Job Corps
c)
NEA and SeniorCare
d)
Medicare and Medicaid
60.
Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs?
a)
Minorities and the poor
b)
White, middle-class families
c)
Farmers and laborers
d)
Businessmen
61.

What was one result of the Great Society?

a)

Poverty was eliminated in the United States.

b)

the lives of many underprivileged Americans improved.

c)

President Johnson's popularity plummeted.

d)

The federal government shrank considerably.

62.
Some critics complained that the Great Society programs
a)
gave the rich too many tax breaks
b)
gave the federal government too much power
c)
paid too little attention to health care
d)
favored rural over urban citizens
63.
Johnson's domestic program was called
a)
New Deal
b)
Square Deal
c)
Welfare
d)
Great Society
64.
What kind of society did President Lyndon B. Johnson envision when he created the Great Society programs?
a)
one that ensured access to justice, education, decent housing, and health care for all Americans
b)
on that emphasized that all people are equal only in the eyes of God
c)
one in which extremism in the defense of liberty is encouraged 
d)
one that made separate schools for black and white children truly equal
65.
Declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional
a)
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
b)
Baker v. Carr (1962)
c)
Reynolds v. Sims (1964)
d)
New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)
66.
Forbade state bans on interracial marriage
a)
Loving v. Virginia (1967)
b)
Reynolds v. Sims (1964)
c)
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
d)
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
67.
What kind of society did President Lyndon B. Johnson envision when he created the Great Society programs?
a)
one that ensured access to justice, education, decent housing, and health care for all Americans
b)
on that emphasized that all people are equal only in the eyes of God
c)
one in which extremism in the defense of liberty is encouraged 
d)
one that made separate schools for black and white children truly equal
68.

The purpose of Medicaid was to provide health care to which group of Americans?

a)

The elderly

b)

Immigrants

c)

Republicans

d)

Low-income individuals and families

69.
This is a pre-school program  for low-income children
a)
Medicaid
b)
Kindergarten
c)
Head Start
d)
Medicare
70.

Why did John & Mary Beth Tinker and Chris Eckhardt wear black arm bands?

a)

To Protest the war in Vietnam.

b)

They disagreed about taxes.

c)

To protest the 4th amendment.

d)

To support WWII veterans.

71.

Which statement accurately describes the trend of African American voter registration in the map?

a)

The Voting Rights Act had little impact on voter registration in the South

b)

Voter registration increased in the South

c)

Fewer African Americans registered to vote

d)

Passage of the Voting Rights Act ended racial discrimination in the South

72.

What was the major goal of the American Indian Movement (AIM)?

a)

to gain U.S. citizenship and representation in Congress

b)

to relocate American Indians to urban Areas

c)

to obtain greater understanding of the American-Indian point of view

d)

to end segregation American Indians in public places

73.
Was originally a theater character, but became a term that described things related to African Americans
a)
Jim Sparrow
b)
Jack Sparrow
c)
Jack Crow
d)
Jim Crow
74.
The mixing of different races through marriage and family, and was illegal in many states
a)
misinformed
b)
segregation
c)
miscegenation
d)
public accommodation