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WorksheetsSocietal Movements Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins
In addition to boycotts, marches, and freedom rides, the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) helped
organize sit-ins at lunch counters across the South.
promote removing the poll taxes
promote removing literacy tests
How did the Edmund Pettus Bridge become a symbol of the struggle for Civil Rights in 1965?
On March 7, 1965, today known as "Bloody Sunday," people protesting the murder of Jimmy Lee Jackson tried to march across the bridge. They were met with violence and brutality from the Alabama State troopers and Selma's police force, led by Sheriff, Jim Clark.
On March 24, 2018, today known as "Bloody Saturday," people protesting gun violence in the USA marched across the bridge. They were met with violent and brutality from the Alabama State troopers led by Alabama's governor, George Wallace.
On April 4, 1968, today known as "Bloody Tuesday," people protesting the assassination of Martin Luther King marched across the bridge. They were joined by marchers from all over the nation led by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
On July 7, 1963, today known as "Bloody Sunday," people protesting the murder of Medgar Evers tried to march across the bridge. They were met with violence and brutality from the Mississippi Klu Klux Klan and Nazi Party, led by a local Baptist minister, Edgar Ray Killen.
Civil disobedience refers to standing up against unfair laws or policies using _________.
riots
violence
nonviolence
any means necessary
What was so important about the Stonewall Riots?
The stonewall riots sparked the beginning of the fight against LGBTQ+ oppression.
It showed the defiance of citizens
It created the pride flag
It made a celebrity famous
what is feminism👩🏼🎓?
the idea that women should have equal political, economical and social rights
the idea that women should have the right to vote
the idea that women should be placed higher than men in society
the idea that girls should have equal political, social, and economical rights
True or False: Betty Friedan's book, the Feminine Mystique focused on the dissatisfaction of highly educated, middle-class women.
True
False
She was a co-founder of the United Farm Workers, also led many boycotts and successfully organized strikes and labor so farm workers got better pay
Martha Cotera
Dolores Huerta
Emma Tenayuca
Sandra Cisneros
Which event is NOT a highly publicized protest/demonstration that AIM was involved in?
Occupation of Alcatraz Island
Trail of Tears
The takeover of a site at Wounded Knee
The March on Washington
What does A.I.M. stand for?
Ancient Indian Mojo
Anti-Indian Management
American Independence Movement
American Indian Movement
The American Indian Movement (AIM) was created because young Native Americans ....
Wanted to make money off from media attention.
Felt anger over poverty, unemployment, and neglect for Native rights.
Wanted more revenue from reservation casinos.
Wanted to violently take back their tribal lands.
Who was the president at the time that the Little Rock 9 led the integration in Little Rock high schools?
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Richard Nixon
Dwight Eisenhower
What Supreme Court ruling said that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?
Miranda v. Arizona
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Marbury v. Madison
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Who ordered the national guard to stop the Little Rock Nine on their first day of school?
The president
A senator
The principal
The major
The governor
The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in _____.
1963
1900
1990
2021
Which of the following was NOT a goal of the A.I.M.
Help Native Americans living in poverty
Revive traditional Indian cultures
Restore federal recognition of Indian tribes
Have representation in U.S. Congress
Why was Wounded Knee chosen as a location for occupation?
It was a strategically significant transport hub
It was a major tourist destination
It had been the location of a past massacre
It was Nixon's hometown
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has never become part of the constitution. The ERA would ensure full equality between __________.
all races/ethnicities
men & women
between Black & white Americans
LGBTQ+ Americans
What group of people took over Alcatraz Island in protest.
Women
African Americans
LGBTQ people
Native Americans
The 19th Amendment, ERA, and Title IX all were created with the goal of ensuring
equality for African Americans
equality for women
equality for Americans with disabilities
equality for the the LGBTQ community
What did the government do to address the rights of Americans with disabilities?
Equal Opportunities Act of 1965
Passing of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Reparations and a formal apology - Executive Order 4417
Approved the Americans Disabled for Accessible Public Transit Act
Which of the following is TRUE about the Chicano movement and education reforms?
It had very little influence on education as it was largely a movement for fair wages
Made it illegal to deny students an education because they did not speak English
Made sure that every school in the U.S. taught Spanish and English equally
Made it much more difficult for Mexican American students to gain an education
What was the main goal at the start of the LGBT movement?
Equal pay and health benefits
Social Acceptance and ending discrimination
Education of LGBT community in schools
Legal equality with marriage
Which group used armed takeovers/occupation of public places as a form of protest?
Chicano Movement
Native American Movement
LGBTQ Movement
Asian American Movement
Civil Rights are best defined as which of the following?
rights to social and political freedom and equality
rights given to those that actually civil
rights given after the civil war to the North
rights for women
Describe the purpose of the march from Selma to Montgomery(Bloody Sunday).
protest voting restrictions
protest police brutality
protest segregation in schools
none of these
