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Unit 7 The Struggle for Justice Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Civil Rights leader and minister who believed deeply in the power of nonviolent protest.

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Lyndon B. Johnson

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

2.

The first organized movement by African Americans to fight segregation was

a)

the “children’s crusade” in Birmingham.

b)

the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott.

c)

the mass march on Washington D.C.

d)

the Selma, Alabama voting rights campaign.

3.

Black Muslim leader who urged blacks to separate from white society and formed the Nation of Islam (also known as the Black Muslims).

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Malcolm X

4.

President who ordered soldiers to protect African-American students trying to integrate white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas.

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Lyndon B. Johnson

d)

Richard Nixon

5.

President who demanded Congress pass a sweeping civil rights law but did not live to see it enacted.

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Lyndon B. Johnson

d)

Richard Nixon

6.

President who signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Lyndon B. Johnson

d)

Richard Nixon

7.

NAACP lawyer who argued the Brown v. Board of Education case and later became a Supreme Court Justice.

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Stokely Carmichael

c)

Jackie Robinson

d)

Rosa Parks

8.

Activist whose protest helped spark the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

a)

Stokely Carmichael

b)

Jackie Robinson

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Robert Kennedy

9.

Civil Rights leader who became impatient with nonviolence and called for “Black Power”.

a)

Stokely Carmichael

b)

Jackie Robinson

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Robert Kennedy

10.

First African American to play in the major leagues, breaking the color barrier.

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Stokely Carmichael

c)

Jackie Robinson

d)

Robert Kennedy

11.

The Attorney General who had the Interstate Commerce Commission prohibit segregation in buses, trains, and planes.

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Stokely Carmichael

c)

Robert Kennedy

d)

Rosa Parks

12.

What event led to African Americans believing the time had come to demand equal treatment?

a)

WWI

b)

WWII

c)

the Korean War

d)

the Vietnam War

13.

The Supreme Court declares “separate but equal” unconstitutional in

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Morgan v. Virginia

c)

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

d)

Parks v. Marshall

14.

What event started the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr. came to Montgomery, Alabama and asked African Americans to stop riding the buses.

b)

John F. Kennedy desegregated buses across the country.

c)

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man.

d)

African American students demanded to be allowed to attend the same schools as their white counterparts.

15.

What was NOT a reaction to the Supreme Court decision that “separate but equal” was unconstitutional in the South?

a)

Schools stayed segregated.

b)

Ku Klux Klan became more active.

c)

Sit-ins in Washington D.C.

d)

“Southern Manifesto”

16.

An attempt by 9 high school students to enroll in Central High School in Little Rock led to

a)

banning the use of different voter registration standards for blacks and whites.

b)

Elizabeth Eckford facing an angry crowd all by herself.

c)

President Eisenhower sending in troops to protect the students.

d)

the founding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

17.

In order to better include youth in the Civil Rights Movement, the _____ is founded.

a)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

b)

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

c)

Black Panthers Movement

d)

Black Power Movement

18.

Members of SCLC use _____ to desegregate lunch counters throughout the South.

a)

boycott

b)

sit-ins

c)

riots

d)

speeches

19.

The success of Civil Rights Movement were the efforts of

a)

organized groups.

b)

central organizing committees.

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

ordinary people.

20.

This organization focused on challenging the laws that restricted civil rights.

a)

NAACP

b)

CORE

c)

SCLC

d)

National Urban League

21.

This organization helped African Americans who moved to major cities from the rural South.

a)

NAACP

b)

National Urban League

c)

CORE

d)

SCLC

22.

This organization was established by Martin Luther King & African American clergy in 1957 who advocated nonviolent protest & did not resist attack by opponents.

a)

CORE

b)

SNCC

c)

National Urban League

d)

SCLC

23.

The members of this organization were considered the "foot soldiers" of the Civil Rights Movement.

a)

CORE

b)

SCLC

c)

National Urban League

d)

SNCC

24.

Dedicated to end discrimination through peaceful methods, this organization was founded in 1942 by a group of interracial group of students at the University of Chicago.

a)

NAACP

b)

SNCC

c)

CORE

d)

SCLC

25.

What was the goal of the Freedom Rides?

a)

Force bus companies to allow African Americans to ride.

b)

Bring national attention to violence against African Americans.

c)

Join the Selma to Montgomery march.

d)

Test a Supreme Court ruling that desegregated buses.

26.

What was the result of the televised violence that Americans saw that occurred during the Freedom Rides?

a)

The Civil Rights Act was passed.

b)

People demanded that the Freedom Riders be arrested for breaking the law.

c)

People were horrified and demanded that the FBI get involved to arrest the people who attacked the demonstrators.

d)

Attorney General Robert Kennedy had the Interstate Commerce Commission prohibit segregation in buses, planes, and trains.

27.

Civil Rights activist James Meredith tests Mississippi’s compliance to a Supreme Court decision. by trying to enroll and attend "Ole Miss". What was the result of his attempt?

a)

The federal government had to step in and the education system across the South continues to desegregate.

b)

James Meredith was able to enroll and attended the University without any issues.

c)

James Meredith withdrew from the university because the professors refused to teach him.

d)

The federal government changed the law so the south could continue to segrate public buildings.

28.

What was the goal behind the massive demonstration in segregated Birmingham, Alabama?

a)

MLK hoped demonstrators would be attacked so the federal government would step in and support civil rights.

b)

MLK hoped that Bull Connors would be arrested for placing over 600 children in prison for protesting.

c)

Change the direction of the movement away from peaceful demonstration to move aggressive forms of protest.

d)

Prepare African Americans for the March on Washington.

29.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the nonviolent protest style connected to the early CIvil Rights Movement?

a)

By 1962, Civil Rights became a national movement.

b)

People began to turn away from the Civil Rights Movement because it wasn't moving faster toward equality.

c)

Many Americans felt sympathy for the protestors because of the brutal treatment they endured.

d)

Pressure intensifies on Washington to create Civil Rights legislation.

30.

The goal of the _____was to persuade Congress to pass Kennedy’s civil rights bill in 1963.

a)

Freedom Summer

b)

March on Washington

c)

Selma to Montgomery march

d)

Freedom Rides

31.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Banned the use of different voter registration standards for blacks and whites.

b)

Prohibited discrimination in public areas.

c)

Withheld federal funds to programs that practiced discrimination.

d)

Allowed segregation of churches.

32.

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Selma to Montgomery March?

a)

President Johnson had marchers protected by the national guard.

b)

President Johnson promised to pass a law to protect voting rights.

c)

The opinions of many Americans were changed in favor of the marchers when they saw the violence committed against them.

d)

The Civil Right Act of 1964 was passed

33.

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?

a)

Opened voting rights to everyone who lived in the United States.

b)

Eliminated literacy tests and other barriers to voting.

c)

Changed the age requirements so 18-year-olds could vote.

d)

Changed the age requirements so 18-year-olds could vote.

34.

Who was the president that got the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts passed

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Robert Kennedy

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

35.

What did the 24th Amendment do?

a)

eliminated the Poll Tax

b)

ended voter registration

c)

outlawed De Jure segregation

d)

outlawed De Facto segregation

36.

The goal of the Freedom Summer was to

a)

get voting laws changed.

b)

organize the march on Washington.

c)

promote bus boycotts throughout the U.S.

d)

register African Americans to vote.

37.

Leader who advocated a confrontational, radical plan to gain civil rights, and promoted Black Nationalism.

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Stokely Carmichael

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Thurgood Marshall

38.

A movement for African Americans to unite, recognize heritage, build community, define their own goals and to lead their own communities.

a)

Black Growth

b)

Black Nationalism

c)

Black Power

d)

Pan Africanism

39.

Which of the following is NOT associated with the Black Power Movement?

a)

violent encounters with police

b)

Malcom X

c)

peaceful protests

d)

the Black Panthers

40.

Founder of the Black Power Movement was

a)

Stokely Carmichael

b)

Malcom X

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

John Lewis

41.

The Black Panthers wanted all the following EXCEPT

a)

led peaceful protests across the United States.

b)

to lead their own communities.

c)

police their own neighborhoods

d)

demand that the government rebuild inner cities to make up for years of neglect.

42.

A result of the rise of the Black Panthers was

a)

Martin Luther King Jr. ran for president.

b)

Malcolm X was assassinated.

c)

the movement became more popular with white Americans.

d)

a split in the Civil Rights Movement.

43.

De jure segregation is segregation that results from

a)

laws

b)

random chance

c)

habit

d)

inequalities in education

44.

Which of the following is an example of de facto segregation?

a)

poll taxes

b)

Jim Crow laws

c)

“Colored Only” drinking fountain

d)

a voter literacy test given to African Americans in the South

45.

What was the goal of black separatists?

a)

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

b)

Protect African American neighborhoods from the police.

c)

Begin a free-lunch program for African American students in public schools.

d)

Gain the release of all African Americans who were in prison.

46.

What event eclipsed the Civil Rights Movement at the end of the 1960s?

a)

the Vietnam War

b)

social and economic problems

c)

the Watergate break in

d)

the movement for equal rights for women

47.

Name the famous speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington.

a)

Our God is Marching On

b)

Letter from Birmingham

c)

A Call for Unity

d)

I Have a Dream

48.

What was the outcome of Loving v. Virginia?

a)

It allowed states to decide who could vote.

b)

People of different races could now legally marry.

c)

Issued racial quotas to favor minority groups in hiring and education.

d)

It ended the quota system for hiring in the federal government.

49.

A government policy that institutes racial quotas to favor groups that suffer from discrimination is known as

a)

affirmative action.

b)

disenfranchisement.

c)

landmark legislation.

d)

miscegenation.

50.

What was the goal of Affirmative Action?

a)

Improve education and employment for all Americans.

b)

End the quota system in America.

c)

Desegregate the school system in Detroit.

d)

Assure integration of schools by busing children so they could have better opportunities.