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Civil Rights and other review 21-22

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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.
2.
After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to
a)
let African Americans ride the bus.
b)
deny someone of a job because of their race.
c)
fire someone for not doing their job.
d)
kick someone out of the military.
3.
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
4.
Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.
a)
Sit-In
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Selma March
d)
Filibuster
5.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
a)
Laws that placed freedom limitations on nonwhite people
b)
Laws that made all people work together towards a common goal
6.
Which US president signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
Lyndon B. Johnson
b)
John F. Kennedy
7.
The federal law outlawing literacy tests, poll taxes, and other requirements that made it difficult for southern blacks to exercise their right for suffrage    
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
b)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
8.
Person who was killed on April 4, 1968, while standing on the balcony outside his hotel room at Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee after trying to help black sanitation workers receive better working conditions    
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Robert Kennedy
9.
Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?
a)
Charlayne Hunter
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Rebecca L. Felton
10.
_______________ wrote "I Have a Dream" and delivered it to thousands in Washington, DC. 
a)
Harry Belafonte
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr. 
d)
Jesse Jackson
11.
In 1964, Martin received the _____________ for peace. 
a)
Nobel Prize
b)
Oscar Award
12.
Martin Luther King Day is celebrated on the 3rd Monday in _______________.
a)
December
b)
January
c)
February
d)
March
13.
People who protest to call attention to a cause, like civil rights
a)
activist
b)
actor
c)
reporter
d)
scholar
14.
Keeping things or people SEparate
a)
prejudice
b)
union
c)
confederate
d)
segregation
15.
A form of nonviolent protest where people stop buying a product?
a)
march
b)
boycott
c)
sit in
d)
activist
16.
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.
17.
An organization formed in 1960 to coordinate sit-ins and other protests and to give young blacks a larger role in the civil rights movement.
a)
affirmative action
b)
de facto segregation
c)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 
d)
National Organization for Women 
18.
Act that eliminated the so-called literacy tests that had disqualified many voters.
a)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
c)
Brown vs. the Board of Education
d)
Roe Vs. Wade
19.
Where did the first sit-ins for civil rights take place?
a)
on busses
b)
in schools
c)
at polling places
d)
at lunch counters
20.
Segregation caused by private action & not legislation
a)
de facto segregation
b)
de jure segregation
c)
affirmative action
d)
ex post facto segregation
21.
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
22.
Where did President Eisenhower send the 101st Airborne to enforce integration of a public high school?
a)
Little Rock, Arkansas
b)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
c)
Birmingham, Alabama
d)
Jackson, Mississippi
23.
What strategy did the NAACP adopt in its fight for civil rights?
a)
massive resistance
b)
attacking racism in the courts
c)
direct nonviolence
d)
sit-ins
24.
Who did the Southern Christian Leadership Conference elect as its first leader?
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Jackie Robinson
c)
Martin Luther King Jr.
d)
Thurgood Marshall
25.
The Selma March is also known as ____. 
a)
Bloody Sunday
b)
Black Sunday
c)
Bloody Tuesday
d)
Black Tuesday
26.

How old was Ruby when she started at her new school?

a)

15

b)

9

c)

4

d)

6

27.

Why was Ruby chosen to attend the all white school?

a)

She had one of the highest test scores

b)

Her name was chosen in a lottery

c)

She volunteered

d)

Her name came first alphabetically

28.

What did Ruby do on her first day of school?

a)

Go to class

b)

Stay in the office all day

c)

Play outside

d)

Meet the other students

29.

Who escorted Ruby to school each day?

a)

Her father

b)

The US Marshalls

c)

The police

d)

No one

30.

Why did Ruby hide her food?

a)

She was afraid someone would poison her

b)

She didn't like the food her mother gave her

c)

She wanted to save the food for later

d)

She wasn't hungry

31.

What was the name of Ruby's teacher?

a)

Mrs. Jones

b)

Mrs. Henry

c)

Mrs. Brown

d)

Mrs. Cole

32.

What did the lady hold up to try to scare Ruby?

a)

A scary mask

b)

A dead chicken

c)

A baby doll in a coffin

d)

A baseball bat

33.

What is Ruby Bridges best known for?

a)

She was the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

b)

She refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man

c)

She was the first black student to attend a white elementary school in the South

d)

She was a nurse during the Civil War who founded the American Red Cross

34.

What word best describes Ruby?

a)

Brave

b)

Mean

c)

Angry

d)

Rude

35.

What happened on Bloody Sunday?

a)

Marchers arrived in Montgomery, Alabama.

b)

State troopers attacked peaceful protesters.

c)

Black Americans were given the right to vote.

d)

A bridge was destroyed.

36.

Which civil rights leader was in charge of the Selma to Montgomery march?

a)

Stokely Carmichael

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Nelson Mandela

37.

What kept black southerns from voting in 1965?

a)

Poll taxes

b)

Literacy tests

c)

The risk of being fired or physically harmed

d)

All of the above

38.

Who Ordered for the African-Americans of the Little Rock Nine to be protected?

a)

I wasn't paying attention

b)

George Washington

c)

Orval Faubus

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

39.

The Little Rock Nine drew attention to the Civil Rights Movement

a)

I wasn't paying attention

b)

True

c)

Maybe

d)

False

40.
The basic freedoms that all citizens deserve to have are called __________.
a)
debate
b)
boycott
c)
authority
d)
civil rights
41.

During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Domino Theory

42.

During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Big Stick Policy

c)

Containment Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

43.

What did the Soviet Government do when their authority was challenged?

a)

Allowed people to protest as they wanted

b)

Quickly changed to a democratic government

c)

Worked peacefully with the United Nations

d)

Imposed prompt and severe punishment of those who challenged them

44.

What did Churchill mean when he said "an iron curtain has descended across the continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe..."

a)

The USSR was expanding into southeast Asia

b)

The Soviet Union was improving the standard of living of Europeans

c)

The Soviet Union has expanded it's influence throughout Eastern Europe

d)

Democracy was expanding across the globe.

45.

What motivated the U.S. to get involved in the war in Vietnam?

a)

The U.S. supports governments fighting against Communism (Containment)

b)

The U.S. was only after natural resources in the area

c)

The U.S. wanted to colonize Korea and Vietnam

d)

The U.S. was helping the Japanese empire expand into Vietnam

46.

The countries in RED represent which Cold War era organization?

a)

League of Nations

b)

Justice League

c)

USA

d)

Warsaw Pact

47.

Which country supported Fidel Castro, the communist leader of Cuba?

a)

USA

b)

USSR

c)

Great Britain

d)

Wakanda

48.
What does the ‘Iron Curtain’ symbolize? 
a)
The division between East Germany and West Germany
b)
The division between East Berlin and West Berlin
c)
The division between communist Europe and noncommunist Europe 
d)
The division between North Korea and South Korea
49.
A competition between nations to build powerful weapons is called ___________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Blockade
c)
Space Race
d)
Atomic Bomb
50.

Who was the leader of the United States during World War II?

a)

Mussolini

b)

Stalin

c)

Roosevelt (FDR)

d)

Hitler

51.

Who was the only president to be elected four times (he will die before the war ends)?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

52.

Who was the US president who decided to drop the atomic bombs on two Japanese cities?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Harry S. Truman

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

Woodrow Wilson

53.

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Winston Churchill

54.

Name the three countries that formed the alliance known as the Axis powers (it was also known as the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis)

a)

Japan, U.S., Russia

b)

Japan, Germany, Soviet Union

c)

Japan, Great Britain, Soviet Union

d)

Japan, Germany, Italy

55.
Which of these is described below? *signed at the end of WWI *required Germany to pay Allies for damages caused by the war*required Germany to reduce the of its miliary
a)
the New Deal
b)
the United Nations
c)
the Treaty of Versailles
d)
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
56.
Which was a consequence of the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
It created a long-lasting peace in Europe
b)
It resulted in a strong League of Nations
c)
It paved the way for future conflicts in Europe
d)
It reduced political tensions in the world
57.
Why was the League of Nations weak?
a)
no raw materials
b)
Russia signed the Treaty of Versailles
c)
weaponry was banned
d)
Some nations like the USA didn't join
58.
Two superpowers that emerged after World War II
a)
Soviet Union and Germany
b)
United States and Germany
c)
Soviet Union and China
d)
United States and Soviet Union 
59.

What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper article?

a)

United States declared war on Japan

b)

United States remained neutral

c)

Japan captured and took control of Hawaii

d)

Germany declared war on Japan

60.
Why were women and minorities able to make economic gains during World War II?
a)
Increased educational opportunities for women and minorities.
b)
Labor unions successfully demanded equal opportunities for these groups.
c)
New civil rights legislation forced businesses to change their hiring practices.
d)
A shortage of labor created new opportunities in the workplace.
61.
How did the American government respond to Japanese Americans after the forced internment ended?
a)
Increased taxes to pay for internment
b)
Issued a public apology for internment
c)
Enforced segregated neighborhoods
d)
Closed Japanese American businesses
62.
What was the main purpose of government ordered rationing during World War II?
a)
To increase foreign trade
b)
To limit the growth of industry
c)
To conserve raw materials for the war effort
d)
To encourage women to enter the workforce
63.
Regulating the amount of goods a consumer can obtain
a)
Office of War Information
b)
Bataan Death March
c)
rationing
d)
war bonds
64.
Home project raising about one third of the nation’s vegetables during World War II
a)
anti-Semitism
b)
carpet bombing
c)
rationing
d)
victory gardens
65.
Developed the atomic bomb
a)
Manhattan Project
b)
Geneva Convention
c)
Holocaust
d)
appeasement
66.
The Act that allowed the U.S. to give War supplies to Britain in early WW2?
a)
United Nations
b)
Lend-Lease Act
c)
Manhattan Act
d)
New Deal
67.
Hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States but without military action was known as ______.
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Cold War
d)
Brinkmanship
68.
Vietnam was a colony of what country prior to World War II?  
a)
United States
b)
China
c)
Japan 
d)
France
69.
Who was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?
a)
 Mao Zedong
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Le Duan 
d)
Ngo Dinh Diem
70.

Guerrilla Warfare was-

a)

Fighting by small groups using tactics such as the ambush

b)

Using gorillas to fight against enemy soldiers

c)

Dressing up as gorillas and fighting while hitting your chest

71.
Dwight Eisenhower "invented" what theory?
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Domino Theory
c)
Search - and - Destroy Theory
d)
Chemical Warfare Theory
72.
What are Napalm and Agent Orange are two examples of?
a)
guerilla fighting
b)
chemical weapons
c)
army helicopters
d)
missiles
73.
What were the problems of fighting in Vietnam?
a)
Identifying the enemy 
b)
Jungle/Location provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies
c)
Weather and climate
d)
all of these
74.

The American people strongly supported U.S. involvement in the war

a)

True

b)

False

75.

Our Vietnam Vets were welcomed with open arms when they returned home

a)

No

b)

yes

76.

POW's are

a)

Partners of war

b)

the children that were used as decoys

c)

Prisoners of war

d)

people who sided with communism

77.

Louis Zamperini is the son of _____________ immigrants.

a)

Italian

b)

German

c)

French

d)

Lebanese

78.

Louie's pre-teen years could best be described as...

a)

peaceful

b)

easy

c)

rebellious

d)

joyful

79.

What was Mutsuhiro Watanabe's nickname?

a)

The Quack

b)

The The Butcher

c)

Curley

d)

The Bird

80.

Louie chose to forgive his captors and lived a long, productive life doing what?

a)

running a camp for at-risk boys

b)

staying active through running, skateboarding, and hiking

c)

traveling the world as an inspirational speaker

d)

all of the above

81.

Where was Rosa Parks arrested?

a)

Montgomery, AL

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

San Jose, CA

d)

Los Angeles, CA

82.

What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s most famous speech?

a)

"I Have a Dream"

b)

"The Cross of Gold"

c)

"The Only Thing We Have to Fear is Fear Itself"

d)

"Ask What You Can Do for Your Country"

83.

King was supposed to speak for four minutes, but he spoke for over 16.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

King had not planned on giving the speech that day; it was impromptu.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

Which of the following was the first African Americans Supreme Court Justice?

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Colin Powell

c)

Benjamin Banneker

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

86.

Which man was most important to the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Colin Powell

b)

Langston Hughes

c)

Benjamin Banneker

d)

W.E.B. Dubois

87.
Frances Perkins was the first female...
a)
Secretary of Labor
b)
Vice President
c)
Cabinet Member
d)
Governor
88.

a large building that has many apartments or rooms for rent

a)

tenement

b)

scathing

c)

galvanize

d)

persecution

89.

What was the Reconstruction Era?

a)

rebuilding of the south after the Civil War

b)

the time period right before World War I

c)

the other name for the Civil Rights movement

d)

the time period the United States was expanding overseas

90.

women that fought for woman’s suffrage

a)
Suffragist
b)
Muckraker
c)
Klan Member
d)
People

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