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The Civil Rights Movement Review 2022

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the defining characteristics of Civil Rights?

a)

Increased participation of minorities in the political process, Protests, Boycotts, Marches, Desegregation, Integration, Struggle for equality, due process strengthened.

b)

Communism, containment, Arms Race/Space Race, Red Scare, McCarthyism

c)

OPEC oil problems, conflict in the Middle East, Reaganomics, large military, Cold War ends, NAFTA

d)

Economic instability, Unemployment, Breadlines, Poverty

2.

What court case made segregation of schools illegal in the 1950s?

a)

Guzman V. School

b)

Brown V. Board of Education

c)

Miranda V. Arizona

d)

Plessy V. Ferguson

3.

Which leader of the civil rights movement used non-violent protest and civil disobedience to oppose segregation in the south?

a)

Dolores Huerta

b)

Malcom X

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Ceaser Chavez

4.

During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Little Rock Nine

c)

Atomic Bombs

d)

Flying Tigers

5.
Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal
a)
allow children to work.
b)
to pay black people less than white people.
c)
to return a slave.
d)
to segregate schools.
6.
After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to
a)
let African Americans ride the bus.
b)

segregate people in public facilities by their race.

c)
fire someone for not doing their job.
d)
kick someone out of the military.
7.
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
8.
Which US president signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
Lyndon B. Johnson
b)
John F. Kennedy
9.

The federal law outlawing literacy tests, and other requirements that made it difficult for southern blacks to exercise their right for to vote    

a)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
b)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
10.

Black nationalist leader and head of the Nation of Islam who preached that blacks needed to fight for their freedom “by any means necessary”. He was assassinated in 1965.

a)
Malcolm X
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
11.
Which president integrated the military and federal government?
a)
Truman
b)

Washington

c)

Lincoln

d)

Trump

12.
This NAACP lawyer used the 14th Amendment to work to integrate public schools
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Antonin Scalia
d)
Sarah O'Connor
13.
What event is being described in the picture which used non-violent activist actions? 
a)
Freedom Riders
b)
Montgomery Bus Boycott 
c)
Greensboro Sit-ins
d)
March on Washington 
14.
What event was organized after Rosa Parks was arrested?
a)
Birmingham bus boycott
b)
Atlanta bus boycott
c)
Memphis bus boycott
d)
Montgomery bus boycott
15.
What group primarily used sit-ins as their means of protesting segregation in restaurants?
a)

NASA

b)
NCAA
c)
SNCC
d)
SCLC
16.

They traveled south to test whether Interstate Bus Terminals had desegregated according to rulings by the Supreme Court. They were met with violence throughout their journey.

a)
Freedom Writers
b)
Freedom Riders
c)

Freedom Leaders

d)

Freedom Lovers

17.

The Act that eliminated literacy tests which had been used to disqualified many African American voters.

a)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
c)
Brown vs. the Board of Education
d)
Roe Vs. Wade
18.
What was the main type of pressure exerted by the Montgomery bus boycott?
a)

Physical and Mental

b)

Social and economic

c)

Unusual and Universal

d)

External and Arbitrary

19.
 Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?
a)
Freedom Rides
b)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
March from  Selma to Montgomery
20.

How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 contribute to the changes shown in this table?

a)

It helped reduce voter discrimination at polling sites

b)

It increased state revenues associated with poll taxes

c)

It contributed to increased involvement of lobbyists in political campaigns.

d)

It helped voters determine educational policy based on literacy test results.

21.

In his "Letter from a Birmingham City Jail", Dr. King said, "I would agree with Saint Augustine that 'an unjust law is no law at all.'"

This statement was used by Dr. King to show support for-

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

Separation of church and state

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

Civil Disobedience

22.
In 1964, the 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution was added, outlawing poll taxes. How did poll taxes discriminate against African Americans?
a)
They kept many African Americans from voting.
b)
They prevented African Americans from attending certain schools.
c)
They kept many African Americans from finding employment.
d)
They segregated African Americans on buses and in restaurants.
23.

In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr., spoke his famous I Have A Dream speech. This speech expressed his desire to--

a)

unite all churches into one religion

b)

establish religious freedom for Americans

c)

replace racial segregation with an integrated society

d)

create a seperate nation for African Americans within the US

24.
The main goal of the freedom riders was to 
a)
pressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate buses
b)
inspire students to protest in Birmingham against Jim Crow
c)
encourage Congress to pass Kennedy's civil rights agenda
d)
desegregate urban bus systems in the south
25.
Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in what sport?
a)

MMA Fighting

b)

Rugby

c)

Field Hockey

d)

Baseball

26.

What is Title IX

a)

A Law allowing males to have the same opportunities as females

b)

A Law allowing women to have the same opportunities as males

c)

A law that makes female sports illegal

d)

No such thing as Title IX

27.

Laws that enforced racial segregation while violating the 14th Amendment were called

a)

Miranda Rights

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Integration Laws

d)

Suffrage Laws

28.

True or False: In 1948, President Truman used Exec. Order 9981 to desegregate the U.S. Military.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Also called passive resistance, it is the refusal to comply with certain laws and to pay fines, as a peaceful form of political protest.

a)

Grape Boycott

b)

Freedom Rides

c)

Civil Disobedience

d)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

30.

According to King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail", the purpose of Civil Disobedience is to?

a)

begin the bombings of homes and churches.

b)

create tension so that people have to confront an issue.

c)

not bring lawlessness but instead a higher form of lawfulness

d)

lose the sympathy of the religious community and moderate whites.

31.

The March on Washington in 1963 was most famous because...

a)

A. it caused race riots in the nation's Capital.

b)

B. 200,000 people worked together to help blacks get the right to vote in 1963.

c)

C. the KKK became an illegal organization as a result of the march.

d)

D. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous ,"I Have a Dream" speech, which inspired hundreds of thousands of people to help the Civil Rights movement.

32.

In a speech in 1963, he defined Black Power as "a call for black people in this country to unite, to recognize their heritage, to build a sense of community

a)

Stokley Carmichael

b)

Martin Luther King

c)

John Lewis

33.

He was critical of the nonviolent protests of the Civil Rights Movement. Instead, he believed that African Americans should advance themselves by "any means necessary."

a)

Malcom X

b)

MLK

c)

Abraham Lincoln

34.

Dramatic increase in birth rate, especially in the years following WWII. This was due to so many people working and making a better living.

a)

Baby Boom ­

b)

Baby Gap

c)

GI Bill

d)

Transistor

35.
William J. Levitt contributed to the growth of the suburbs by
a)
Mass-producing houses
b)
Criticizing urban life
c)
Designing interstate highways   
d)
Providing low-interest mortgage loans
36.

When soldiers returned home from World War II, what helped them get lower mortgage rates and paid for their continued education?

a)

The Consitution

b)

Veteran's Fund

c)

G.I. Bill of Rights

d)

Military Service Reimbursement Bill

37.

These "super" structures connected multiple states across the country. Built during the Cold War in case of a nuclear attack

a)

Transcontinental Railroad

b)

Amtrak Rail System

c)

Federal Highway System

d)

Old Town Road

38.

Why didn't William Levitt want to sell to African Americans?

a)

Because he thought the values of the home would drop drastically

b)

Because he wasn't allowed to by law

c)

Because they weren't veterans

39.

Examine the cartoon. What aspect of American society in the 1950s was the cartoonist making?

a)

high culture

b)

stay-at-home moms

c)

suburban conformity

d)

planned obsolescence

40.

Singer from Memphis, Tennessee whose music awoke of generation of young people to the sounds of rock n' roll

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

Little Richard

c)

Bill Haley and the Comets

d)

James Dean

41.

After the war, the ___?___ replaced radio and movies as the main entertainment for American families.

a)

television

b)

YouTube

c)

internet

d)

community swimming pool

42.
Which of following accurately describes the expected role of women in the 1950s?
a)
Politically Active 
b)
Happy Housewife
c)
Majority Income Earner
d)
Single Mothers
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