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Civil Rights Leaders

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The “separate but equal” principle was established in _____________________.

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Marbury v. Madison

2.

The Supreme Court ended segregation in schools with its decision in the ______________________ case.

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

3.

The Service Readjustment Act or the _______________ assisted military personnel in affordable housing and in education.

a)

Selective Service Act

b)

GI Bill

c)

Social Security Act

d)

New Deal

4.

After WWII, President Truman issued an executive order to desegregate the ___________________.

a)

Military

b)

Schools

c)

Transportation system

d)

Businesses

5.

The baby boom led to the increase of Americans moving to _____________ to raise a family.

a)

Urban areas (City)

b)

Rural areas (Country side)

c)

Suburbs (in between the city and country side)

6.

The ________________________ is unemployment insurance to the elderly for retirement.

a)

Selective Service Act

b)

Medicare

c)

Social Security Act

d)

22nd Amendment

7.

The 18th amendment passed prohibition that resulted in the increase of __________________ and other illegal activities.

a)

Organized crime

b)

Suburbs

c)

Urbanization

d)

Robber Barons

8.

The Holocaust was a genocide of the Jewish people by the German Nazi Party.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The American manufacturer, ___________________ created the first affordable car in the U.S.

a)

Charles Lindbergh

b)

Thomas Eddison

c)

Andrew Carnegie

d)

Henry Ford

10.

Spending money on a faster sea route is to Panama Canal

    As spending money on math and science is to ________

a)

Japanese

b)

Trench Warfare

c)

Women Suffrage

d)

Arms Race

11.

The Chinese Exclusion Act is to the Chinese 

    As Executive Order 9066 is to the _______________

a)

Japanese

b)

Trench Warfare

c)

Women Suffrage

d)

Arms Race

12.

The 18th Amendment is to prohibition

    As the 19th Amendment is to ______________

a)

Japanese

b)

Trench Warfare

c)

Women's Suffrage

d)

Arms Race

13.

During the Civil Rights Era, Rosa Parks is most remembered for -

a)

Organizing the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

b)

Co-Founding the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

c)

Being arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man

d)

Going on a hunger strike until Congress passed civil rights legislation

14.

 Inspired by Rosa Park, Dr. Martin Luther King - 

a)

Used peaceful protest to bring awareness to the Civil Rights Movement

b)

Used violence to ensure the government would listen to his message

c)

Organized mass demonstrations on college campuses to set fire to the academic buildings

d)

Refused to have meetings with political leaders or elected leaders

15.

Contrary to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Black Panthers were a group -

a)

That worked to silence the Civil Rights Movement by threatening the use of violence

b)

Of political leaders that made Civil Rights their primary political platform

c)

That were willing to fight back and use violence to further the Civil Rights Movement

d)

Of students that worked to desegregate universities throughout the country

16.

The primary leader of the Black Panthers was -

a)

Dr. Lefron Jeffries

b)

Huey Newton

c)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Rosa Parks

17.

How did the event described by Rosa Parks in this excerpt affect the Civil Rights movement?

a)

It resulted in a bus boycott that lasted more than a year.

b)

It led to an increase in the number of registered voters in southern states

c)

It changed the way police arrested public protesters.

d)

It prompted the government to station the National Guard in southern states.

18.

The name of which civil rights leader best completes the title of the graphic?

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Stokely Carmichael

19.

How did the event in this headline impact the Civil Rights movement?

a)

The focus of the movement shifted to the struggle of migrant workers.

b)

The movement lost an important national leader.

c)

The movement lost credibility with the American public.

d)

The focus of the movement shifted to protesting U.S. involvement in foreign wars.

20.

Which method for achieving civil rights is most associated with Martin Luther King, Jr.?

a)

Using peaceful protests and acts of civil disobedience

b)

Obtaining signatures to petition for a referendum

c)

Pursuing litigation through the court system

d)

Recalling officials in special elections

21.

During the Civil Rights movement, the Black Panthers Party's tactics differed from those of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., because the Black Panthers called for-

a)

the use of the court system to gain equality

b)

the use of armed resistance if necessary

c)

respecting government authority

d)

enduring injustice through religious faith

22.

Which organization's name correctly completes this table?

a)

Nation of Islam

b)

Black Panther Party

c)

Congress of Racial Equality

d)

NAACP

23.

Which organizations correctly complete this table?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

In the 1960s which action of the Black Panthers was MOST DIFFERENT from the philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?

a)

Writing a ten-point platform that demanded decent housing

b)

Using armed patrols to protect neighborhoods

c)

Operating the Free Breakfast for Children Program

d)

Creating "survival" programs that included medical and legal aid

25.

What did the federal government do to address the social injustice shown in this photograph?

a)

Enforced the Wisconsin v. Yoder decision protecting First Amendment rights

b)

Established the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) to promote voting rights

c)

Passed civil rights legislation banning segregation in public places

d)

Issued an executive order prohibiting limits on interstate migration

26.

WHO is the excerpt above from?

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27.

WHERE is the place she is describing?

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28.

WHAT is the issue that she is referring to brings her so much hurt?

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29.

What historical event is she known for?

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30.

What are Jim Crow Laws?

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31.

What are some other historical events occurring in the U.S. at the time?

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