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Ch 16 L1-2

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
President _____________ passed into law the Voting Rights Act of 1965
a)
Reagan
b)
Johnson
c)
Roosevelt
d)
Kennedy
2.
___________ was a leader of nonviolent protests and marches.
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Lyndon Johnson
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Jackie Robinson
3.
This person refused to give up their bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama.
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Lyndon Johnson
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Richard Nixon
4.
This court case led the way to integrating public schools.
a)
Plessy vs. Ferguson
b)
Roe vs. Wade
c)
Johnson vs. Board of Education of Dallas
d)
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka
5.
This famous baseball player broke the color barrier in 1947.
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Jackie Robinson
c)
Bo Jackson
d)
Ralph Bunche
6.
The mixing of different groups.
a)
segregation
b)
civil rights
c)
integration
d)
discrimination
7.
The unfair treatment of people based on race and gender.
a)
segregation
b)
integration
c)
discrimination
d)
impeached
8.
Basic freedoms and protections, such as the right to a fair trial.
a)
integration
b)
civil rights
c)
discrimination
d)
impeached
9.
This president was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963.
a)
Johnson
b)
Kennedy
c)
Nixon 
d)
Reagan
10.

bus trips by African American and white protestors to

integrate bus lines

a)

veteran

b)

freedom ride

c)

minority group

d)

civil right

e)

suburb

11.

basic freedoms and protections

a)

veteran

b)

freedom ride

c)

suburb

d)

minority group

e)

civil rights

12.

someone who has fought in a war

a)

veteran

b)

freedom ride

c)

minority group

d)

suburb

e)

civil rights

13.

a community outside a city

a)

veteran

b)

freedom ride

c)

minority group

d)

suburb

e)

civil right

14.

What was one result of the end of rationing and the increase in the number of manufacturing jobs after World War II?

a)

Goods that had been rationed were no longer available to the armed forces.

b)

Many more women went to work in factories.

c)

Companies produced more consumer goods, and the standard of living of Americans improved.

d)

Consumer demand for goods such as cars grew so fast that the government had to put rationing back into place.

15.

Which statement BEST describes the postwar impact of television in the United States?

a)

Tens of millions of American households had televisions by 1959. Television had a great impact on people’s lives.

b)

The government took over television in 1955. From then on, the government produced all programs.

c)

By 1960, most Americans had webcams connected to their televisions. People stopped using the telephone in favor of video conferencing with each other.

d)

Few Americans purchased televisions. Television had only a minor impact on American life.

16.

What did American manufacturers do once they no longer needed to make war supplies?

a)

They made consumer goods for people to buy.

b)

They sold things instead of making them.

c)

They gave their profits to charity.

d)

They went out of business.

17.

What did 1960s folk singers sing about?


a)

dancing in the streets

b)

the need for society to change

c)

the need for society to resist change

d)

being happy in suburbia

18.

What was one way suburban life was different from city life?

a)

Most people lived in apartments in the suburbs.

b)

Most people had less money in the suburbs.

c)

Most people had very few children in the suburbs.

d)

People needed cars in the suburbs.

19.

What was the significance of Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

It integrated schools.

b)

It protected free speech.

c)

It made segregation legal.

d)

It ended discrimination.

20.

Why is there a soldier among the students in the photograph?

a)

President Eisenhower sent U.S. Army troops to enforce the school desegregation order in Arkansas and to protect the African American students from violence.

b)

The students are about to begin classes on a military base.

c)

The students are being arrested for trespassing following a sit-in.

d)

The soldier is attending high school under the G.I. Bill of Rights.

21.

What legal concept did Brown v. Board of Education seek to overturn?

a)

habeas corpus

b)

separate but equal

c)

the Thirteenth Amendment

d)

checks and balances

22.

What was Levittown?


a)

the site of a bus boycott

b)

the reason interstate highways were built

c)

a large suburb of affordable homes

d)

the title of a popular television show

23.

The term "baby boom" refers to ...

a)

a large number of infant deaths during WWII.

b)

a large number of births shortly following WWII.

c)

a decrease in the number of girls born during WWII.

d)

a decrease in the number of German deaths after WWII.

24.

Which of these was an impact of new technologies, such as the radio and movies, combined with the growth of cities?

a)

the rise of popular culture

b)

a trend toward mass migration

c)

the efficiency of mass production

d)

a theory of mass demonstrations

25.

Deemed “separate but equal” unconstitutional by recognizing that separate facilities could never be equal.

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

26.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed the requirement for would-be voters in the United States to take literacy tests to register to vote.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Brown V. Board of Education

a)

Court ruled that segregation in the schools was unconstitutional

b)

Supreme Court decision which legalized state ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal.

c)

The court ruled that all employees will receive equal pay for equal work

d)

Ruled that a defendant in a felony trial must be provided a lawyer free of charge if the defendant cannot afford one.

28.

_____________ rode in interstate buses into the segregated southern United States to test the ruling of unsegregated public places.

a)

Freedom Rides

b)

National Organization for Women

c)

United Farm Workers

d)

Counterculture

29.

What president assured the nation that "we shall overcome" when he signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965. He also took steps to end discrimination earlier when he signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Harry Truman

30.

This act made racial, religious, and gender discrimination by employers illegal and gave the government the power to enforce all laws governing civil rights, including desegregation of schools and public places.

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Voting Rights Law 1975

c)

Civil Rights Law of 1988

d)

Civil Service Act of 1960

31.

American civil rights lawyer, who became the first black justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Malcom X

c)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Earl Warren

32.

What allowed the public to consider different viewpoints concerning the Vietnam war and other issues such as the Civil Rights Movement by letting the public see events?

a)

Television

b)

Radio

c)

Telegraph

d)

Internet

33.

What vocab word describes the act passed to help veterans’ return to civilian life by providing funds for education, housing, and other benefits?

a)

Urban Renewal

b)

Mass Media

c)

GI Bill of Rights

d)

Termination Policy

34.

What are smaller residential communities that surround cities called?

a)

Urban areas

b)

Suburbs

c)

Slums

d)

Ghettos

35.
What is credit?
a)
Free money
b)
Borrowed money
c)
Standard of living
d)
A term that causes tears
36.
What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education case?
a)
Segregation in public schools became illegal
b)
African-Americans began playing profession sports
c)
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus
d)
MLK led a March on Washington
37.
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a)
It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
b)
It allowed African-Americans to run for political office
c)
It ended segregation in school
d)
It made poll taxes illegal
38.
What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
It gave African-American women the right to vote
b)
It made literacy tests to vote illegal
c)
It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
d)
It allowed all African-Americans to vote
39.
The March on Washington is most famous for...
a)
causing race riots in Washington, D.C.
b)
200,000 people worked together to get the right to vote
c)
the KKK became an illegal organization
d)
MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech
40.
Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a)
Segregation on buses became illegal after a couple of days of boycotting
b)
Segregation on buses became illegal after months of boycotting
c)
African-Americans blocked the streets preventing buses from operating
d)
Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat
41.

To accuse a government official and/or charge with a crime is known as

a)

perjury

b)

political espionage

c)

impeachment

d)

subpoena

42.
The Increased demand in housing after WWII was due to the ...
a)
WWII baby boom and GI Bill
b)
Fear of communist influences inside the city
c)
Increased immigration
d)
Increased demand for automobiles
43.
One of the main effects of the passage of the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 was the expansion of
a)
ridership on long-distance passenger trains
b)
 immigrant populations
c)
communities in the suburbs
d)
the airline industry
44.

What previous Supreme Court decision did Brown v. Board overturn?

a)

Worcester v. Georgia

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Dille v. Marshall

d)

Marbury v. Madison

45.

Which of the following sought to end school segregation?

a)

Brown v Board of Education of Topeka

b)

Plessy v Ferguson

c)

Separate but Equal Act on 1965

d)

Title IX

46.

What is the name of the highway system created by Dwight D. Eisenhower?

a)

Eisenhower Interstate Highway

b)

Eisenhower Highway Service

c)

Eisenhower Defense Highway

d)

Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highway

47.

Who was the first African American female astronaut in space?

a)

Sally Ride

b)

Shirley Chisolm

c)

Selma Montgomery

d)

Mae Jemison

48.

By 1959, how many American homes had television?

a)

44 million

b)

25 million

c)

5 million

d)

8,000

49.

Who was the first African American baseball player to play in the major leagues?

a)

Ralph Bunche

b)

Branch Rickey

c)

Jack Robinson

d)

Babe Ruth

50.

What three things did the G. I. Bill of Rights give to veterans?

a)

Money, jobs, and food

b)

Education, a car, and a home

c)

Education, home loans, and other benefits

51.

Which president passed the Civil Rights Bill?

a)

President John F. Kennedy

b)

President Richard Nixon

c)

President Ronald Reagan

d)

President Lyndon B. Johnson

52.

Which civil rights law was passed in 1965 by Lyndon B. Johnson?

a)

Voting Rights Act

b)

Women's Voting Act

c)

Segregation Act

d)

Jim Crow Laws

53.

Who organized the Montgomery bus boycott?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Jack Robinson

d)

Thurgood Marshall

54.

More than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., for a political rally for jobs and freedom.

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

c)

Freedom Riders

d)

March on Washington

55.

Atlanta born Civil Rights activist that believed in non-violent protests.; gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Thurgood Marshall

56.

Refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.

a)

Mary Washington

b)

Jackie Kennedy

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Rosa Parks

57.

President who was assassinated during a campaign visit in Dallas, Texas, by Lee Harvey Oswald for his Civil Rights efforts

a)

Robert Kennedy

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

John F. Kennedy

58.

When African Americans refused to ride the public busses as a sign of protest; this began when Rosa Parks was jailed for refusing to give up her seat to a white man.

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

March on Washington

c)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

d)

15th Amendment

59.

Separation of two or more races based on skin color

a)

segregation

b)

racism

c)

oppression

d)

facism

60.
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
61.
Act that eliminated the so-called literacy tests that had disqualified many voters.
a)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
c)
Brown vs. the Board of Education
d)
Roe Vs. Wade
62.
Literacy tests & poll taxes were used in the South to keep African Americans from doing what?
a)
voting
b)
serving in the military
c)
moving north
d)
getting an education
63.
Where did the first sit-ins for civil rights take place?
a)
on busses
b)
in schools
c)
at polling places
d)
at lunch counters
64.
What state laws created separate public facilities for African Americans in the South?
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
affirmative action
c)
Civil Rights Acts
d)
Force Acts
65.
In the 1954 trial of Brown v Board of Education, the US Supreme Court ruled that
a)
private schools should be controlled by the federal government
b)
issues of racial segregation should be decided by the states.
c)
racially segregated public schools are unconstitutional
d)
the "separate but equal" doctrine should be contnued
66.
Where did President Eisenhower send the 101st Airborne to enforce integration of a public high school?
a)
Little Rock, Arkansas
b)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
c)
Birmingham, Alabama
d)
Jackson, Mississippi
67.
What strategy did the NAACP adopt in its fight for civil rights?
a)
massive resistance
b)
attacking racism in the courts
c)
direct nonviolence
d)
sit-ins
68.
 What was the common goal of the sit-in movement and the Freedom Rides?
a)
to seek legal remedies to inequality
b)
to end segregation in all public areas
c)
to end segregation in public schools
d)
to force segregation to respond violently
69.
Who did the Southern Christian Leadership Conference elect as its first leader?
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Jackie Robinson
c)
Martin Luther King Jr.
d)
Thurgood Marshall
70.
The Selma March is also known as ____. 
a)
Bloody Sunday
b)
Black Sunday
c)
Bloody Tuesday
d)
Black Tuesday
71.
Integrate means to ________________________.
a)
keep people of different races separate
b)
include people of all races
c)
be compassionate
d)
be dependable
72.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was the youngest person to ever receive this prize in 1964.
a)
The Civil Rights Prize
b)
An Academy Award
c)
The World Cup
d)
The Nobel Peace Prize
73.
Freedoms that every person should have are
a)
segregation
b)
hero
c)
civil rights
d)
minister

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