WorksheetsCivil Rights Movement
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins
Define segregation
to refuse to buy, use, or go to, in order to make a protest or bring about a change.
the practice of separating people according to groups, especially racial groups.
the process of bringing all parts together into a whole.
an objection or complaint
What organization created by W.E.B. Dubois sought immediate equality for minorities?
WAC
HUAC
NAACP
SNCC
What movement during the 1920s helped inspire the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s?
Great Migration
Prohibition
NAACP
Harlem Renaissance
This 1972 poster depicts an organization originally formed to argue for –
Publicly funded health care for children.
Better economic treatment of migrant workers.
A retirement system for farm laborers.
Equal employment opportunities for women.
How did the event described by Rosa Parks in this excerpt affect the Civil Rights Movement?
It changed the way police arrested public protesters.
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 prompted the government to station the National Guard in southern states.
What was the main result of the events referred to in these headlines?
The growth of insurance and welfare programs for elderly citizens.
The growth of radical political parties on the East Coast.
The expansion of political and economic opportunities for minority citizens.
The expansion of economic cooperation between northern and southern states.
Jackie Robinson first rose to national prominence in the late 1940s when he –
Organized sit-ins to desegregate lunch counters.
Enrolled in the racially segregated University of Mississippi.
Participated in the Freedom Rides to desegregate interstate bus terminals.
Helped bring an end to racial segregation in Major League Baseball.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 eliminated –
Barriers to voting for women.
Literacy tests as prerequisites for voting.
Proof of residency as a condition for voting.
Age discrimination in state voting laws.
Who was most instrumental, or most important, in the outlawing of segregation in public schools?
Rosa Parks
Ella Baker
Medgar Evers
Thurgood Marshall
Resistance by state and local governments to the Brown v. Board of Education is best represented by which incident?
Little Rock Nine
Montgomery Bus Boycotts
Greensboro Sit-Ins
Freedom Rides
It provided for equal protection under the law and gave citizenship to those born in the U.S.
Affirmative Action
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
14th Amendment
What is the name of the civil rights leader that best represents the political views represented in the chart?
Booker T. Washington
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Stokely Carmichael
Malcolm X
Which Civil Rights organizations correctly complete this table?
Which of the following contributed to President Truman's decision to declare a policy of equal treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin?
Discrimination against minority service members.
Declining enlistment rates during peacetime.
A lack of funding for veteran pensions.
A desire to repeal the draft.
How did the Brown v. Board of Education decision influence the Civil Rights Movement?
By discouraging activists from relying on the judicial system.
By guaranteeing scholarships to minority college students.
By providing a judicial basis for achieving equality in other areas.
By eliminating social barriers associated with hiring practices.
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 organized thousands of farm workers to protest for better wages and working conditions?
Cesar Chavez
Malcolm X
Dolores Huerta
Martin Luther King, Jr.
During Reconstruction the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were ratified.Which issue did these amendments address?
Rights for women
Readmission of states to the Union
Rights for former slaves
Presidential impeachment proceedings
