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WorksheetsCivil Rights Leaders
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 33mins
The “separate but equal” principle was established in _____________________.
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Miranda v. Arizona
Marbury v. Madison
The Supreme Court ended segregation in schools with its decision in the ______________________ case.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
Miranda v. Arizona
Brown v. Board of Education
The Service Readjustment Act or the _______________ assisted military personnel in affordable housing and in education.
Selective Service Act
GI Bill
Social Security Act
New Deal
After WWII, President Truman issued an executive order to desegregate the ___________________.
Military
Schools
Transportation system
Businesses
The baby boom led to the increase of Americans moving to _____________ to raise a family.
Urban areas (City)
Rural areas (Country side)
Suburbs (in between the city and country side)
The ________________________ is unemployment insurance to the elderly for retirement.
Selective Service Act
Medicare
Social Security Act
22nd Amendment
The 18th amendment passed prohibition that resulted in the increase of __________________ and other illegal activities.
Organized crime
Suburbs
Urbanization
Robber Barons
The Holocaust was a genocide of the Jewish people by the German Nazi Party.
True
False
The American manufacturer, ___________________ created the first affordable car in the U.S.
Charles Lindbergh
Thomas Eddison
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Ford
Spending money on a faster sea route is to Panama Canal
As spending money on math and science is to ________
Japanese
Trench Warfare
Women Suffrage
Arms Race
The Chinese Exclusion Act is to the Chinese
As Executive Order 9066 is to the _______________
Japanese
Trench Warfare
Women Suffrage
Arms Race
The 18th Amendment is to prohibition
As the 19th Amendment is to ______________
Japanese
Trench Warfare
Women's Suffrage
Arms Race
During the Civil Rights Era, Rosa Parks is most remembered for -
Organizing the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Co-Founding the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Being arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man
Going on a hunger strike until Congress passed civil rights legislation
Inspired by Rosa Park, Dr. Martin Luther King -
Used peaceful protest to bring awareness to the Civil Rights Movement
Used violence to ensure the government would listen to his message
Organized mass demonstrations on college campuses to set fire to the academic buildings
Refused to have meetings with political leaders or elected leaders
Contrary to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Black Panthers were a group -
That worked to silence the Civil Rights Movement by threatening the use of violence
Of political leaders that made Civil Rights their primary political platform
That were willing to fight back and use violence to further the Civil Rights Movement
Of students that worked to desegregate universities throughout the country
The primary leader of the Black Panthers was -
Dr. Lefron Jeffries
Huey Newton
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
How did the event described by Rosa Parks in this excerpt affect the Civil Rights movement?
It resulted in a bus boycott that lasted more than a year.
It led to an increase in the number of registered voters in southern states
It changed the way police arrested public protesters.
It prompted the government to station the National Guard in southern states.
The name of which civil rights leader best completes the title of the graphic?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Malcolm X
Booker T. Washington
Stokely Carmichael
How did the event in this headline impact the Civil Rights movement?
The focus of the movement shifted to the struggle of migrant workers.
The movement lost an important national leader.
The movement lost credibility with the American public.
The focus of the movement shifted to protesting U.S. involvement in foreign wars.
Which method for achieving civil rights is most associated with Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Using peaceful protests and acts of civil disobedience
Obtaining signatures to petition for a referendum
Pursuing litigation through the court system
Recalling officials in special elections
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-
the use of the court system to gain equality
the use of armed resistance if necessary
respecting government authority
enduring injustice through religious faith
Which organization's name correctly completes this table?
Nation of Islam
Black Panther Party
Congress of Racial Equality
NAACP
Which organizations correctly complete this table?
In the 1960s which action of the Black Panthers was MOST DIFFERENT from the philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Writing a ten-point platform that demanded decent housing
Using armed patrols to protect neighborhoods
Operating the Free Breakfast for Children Program
Creating "survival" programs that included medical and legal aid
What did the federal government do to address the social injustice shown in this photograph?
Enforced the Wisconsin v. Yoder decision protecting First Amendment rights
Established the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) to promote voting rights
Passed civil rights legislation banning segregation in public places
Issued an executive order prohibiting limits on interstate migration
WHO is the excerpt above from?
WHERE is the place she is describing?
WHAT is the issue that she is referring to brings her so much hurt?
What historical event is she known for?
What are Jim Crow Laws?
What are some other historical events occurring in the U.S. at the time?
