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WorksheetsCivil Rights Movement
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
During the 1950s, which of the following technologies became the most dominant form of mass media?
radio
television
computers
newspapers
Which important leader from the 1960s was assassinated in 1968 while running for president?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
What is one way that Thurgood Marshall contributed to the Civil Rights movement?
He won the court case Brown v. Board of Education which led to the desegregation of public schools.
He introduced the Civil Rights Act of 1965 which increased equality in the American workplace.
He pressured the Supreme Court to pass a voting rights bill that made poll taxes and literacy tests illegal.
He overturned the court case Dred Scott v. Sandford which led to the end of slavery in the United States.
Which of these is best described in the list above?
Fourteenth Amendment
Civil Rights Act
March on Washington
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Which important figure of the 1960s is described above?
Martin Luther King, Jr
Robert F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The policy of "separate but equal" was used to
increase the number of political parties.
justify the practice of legal racial segregation.
prevent the passage of unfair laws.
halt the creation of independent school districts.
The local government’s first response to the Birmingham protests was to
agree to change the laws quickly
make it illegal to carry protest signs on the street.
join in the protests and fight for change.
arrest protesters and send them to jail.
What group during the Civil Rights Movement allowed members to use all necessary means to defend and provide for their community?
Southern Peace Corps
NAACP
SNCC
Black Panthers
During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?
Tuskegee Airmen
Little Rock Nine
Atomic Bombs
Flying Tigers
What event challenged the federal government to enforce the Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation?
Sit-in
Boycotts
Freedom Rides
March on Washington
