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Vietnam and Civil Rights Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which worked mainly to improve conditions for women?

a)

United Nations (UN)

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

c)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

d)

National Organization for Women (NOW)

2.

Farm worker, labor leader, and civil-rights activist who helped form the National Farm Workers Association, later the United Farm Workers.

a)

MLK

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

JFK

3.
This law banned discrimination of any American because of race, gender,  or religion. 
a)
Voting Rights Act
b)
Civil Rights Act
c)
15th  Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Movement
4.
How was the Montgomery Bus Boycott effective?
a)
It gave free transportation to African Americans
b)
It segregated buses in America
c)
 It made Rosa Parks lots of money
d)
It helped de-segregate buses in America
5.
Which amendment did the Voting Right Act of 1965 reinforce?
a)
The 15th Amendment protects minorities' right to vote
b)
The 1st Amendment's freedom of speech
c)
The 13th Amendment makes slavery illegal
d)
The 10th Amendment allowing states to make voting laws
6.
What was the outcome of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education?
a)
Segregation in schools was illegal
b)
States voluntarily stopped all forms of school segregation
c)
Segregation was accepted if the facilities were equal
d)
Segregation was not harmful to children
7.

What is LULAC?

a)

organization formed to help Hispanics gain

economic, social, and political power

b)

group of Hispanic-owned businesses that

worked together to increase their profits

c)

a movie company that produced films

written and directed by Hispanic artists

d)

none of these answers are correct

8.

In what ways were Dr. Martin Luther King and Cesar Chavez the same

a)

Both used violence to promote social, political and economic equality

b)

Lead minority groups to protest against the Vietnam War

c)

Both used non-violence and peaceful activism to promote social, political, and economic equality

d)

Both served in the United States military and promoted U.S. involvement in Vietnam

9.

· Obey laws

· Pay taxes

· Serve Jury Duty

· Vote

Which of the following would be the correct title for the box above?

a)

Civic Responsibility

b)

Conservatism

c)

Liberalism

d)

Evangelical Movement

10.

What did the Rosa Parks incident lead to?

a)

More registered voters in the south

b)

Bus Boycott

c)

Imprisonment of all civil rights activists

d)

Banishment from the NAACP

11.

This established that employment discrimination is illegal

a)

Voting Rights Act 1965

b)

Civil Rights Act 1964

c)

94th Amendment

d)

Equal Opportunity Act 1962

12.

As more troops were sent to Vietnam and the media reported setbacks (credibility gap), people protested by mass demonstrations, violence at some rallies

a)

Antiwar movement

b)

Prowar movement

c)

Civil Rights movement

d)

Chicano Mural movement

13.

Which two people worked together to create the United Farm Workers?

a)

Delores Huerta & Cesar Chavez

b)

MLK & Malcolm X

c)

Rosa Paks & Thurgood Marshall

d)

Betty Friedan & Jackie Robinson

14.

What is the court case that established segregation was legal "separate but equal"

a)

Brown V. Board of Education

b)

Sweatt v. Painter

c)

Hernandez v. Texas

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

15.

What President established Executive order 9981 which integrated the armed forces in 1948

a)

President Truman

b)

President John F. Kennedy

c)

President Eisenhower

d)

President LBJ

16.

Who challenged the federal governments authority by prohibiting the group " Little Rock 9" from entering the school building after Brown v. Board.

a)

George Wallace

b)

Lester Maddox

c)

Orval Faubus

d)

President Eisenhower

17.

What was the overall goal of LBJ's Great Society programs like the food stamp act, Housing and Urban Development Act, & the Child and Nutrition Act

a)

help decrease poverty

b)

help in the Civil Rights movement

c)

helped in the Chicano movement

d)

helped establish the Voting Rights Act

18.

The event at Little Rock's Central High school, better known as the Little Rock 9 was a direct result of---

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Sweatt v. Painter

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

d)

Hernandez v. Texas

19.

What was a direct result of Title IX

a)

increase government funding for the cold war

b)

Women have equal opportunities as men, especially in sports participation

c)

abolished poll taxes

d)

decreased poverty rates in urban areas

20.

First African- American Supreme Court Justice, served on many important court cases of the Civil Rights Movement

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Malcolm X

21.

CORE stands for _______________________.

a)

The Congress of Racial Equality

b)

The Congress of Real Euphoria

c)

Certified Officers of Rider Equality

d)

It doesn't stand for anything. It's just a cool word.

22.

The first Freedom Ride was led by CORE Director James Farmer, and included a young __________________.

a)

John Lewis

b)

Max Forthy

c)

Franklin Berlinger

d)

Michael J. Friend

23.

Study the graphic organizer to answer the question.

Which title best completes the graphic organizer?

a)

Civil Rights and the Seventies

b)

Fighting for Segregation

c)

History of the Civil Rights Movement

d)

Peaceful Protests

24.

Which civil rights event is pictured here?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education decision

b)

Freedom Rides

c)

Lunch Counter Sit-in

d)

March On Washington

25.

The 24th Amendment worked with ______________________ to end disenfranchisement for the African American community.

a)

the 19th Amendment

b)

the Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

the Voting Rights Act of 1965

d)

the Fair Housing Act

26.

Which woman was elected to the House of Representatives for seven terms and was the first woman to run for President for a major party?

a)

Shirley Chisholm

b)

Ida B Wells

c)

Susan B Anthony

d)

Rosa Parks

27.
What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War?
a)
The Geneva Accords
b)
Operation Rolling Thunder
c)
The Tet Offensive
d)
Gulf of Tonkin
28.
Limits the power of the President during a time of conflict
a)
Voting Rights Act
b)
Economic Opportunity Act
c)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
d)
War Powers Act
29.
"FOUR KENT STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS KILLED BY OHIO STATE NATIONAL GUARDSMEN"
The event in the headline resulted in -
a)
decreased federal funding of student loans
b)
increased support for the antiwar movement
c)
the reinstatement of the draft
d)
an end to federal investigations of student organizations
30.
Which constitutional issue was debated after the release of the Pentagon Papers?
a)
Freedom of religion
b)
The right to a jury trial
c)
Freedom of the press
d)
The right to peaceful assembly
31.
How did press coverage of events during the Vietnam War affect the United States?
a)
Film footage from the front lines increased congressional support for the war.
b)
Reporting on military setbacks contributed to public disillusionment with the war
c)
Increased U.S. media presence overseas resulted in overwhelming international support for U.S. intervention
d)
Live presidential press conferences led to a decline in partisan politics in Congress.
32.
What prompted Congress to pass the War Powers Resolution?
a)
Rulings issued by the Supreme Court that banned deployment of U.S. combat forces without a declaration of war
b)
Fears that renewed conflict in the Middle East would require the United States to defend Israel
c)
Decisions made by the executive branch during the Korean and Vietnam Wars
d)
Limits on the authority of the chief executive imposed by an international tribunal
33.
Shifting the burden of actual combat from American troops to S. Vietnamese forces.
a)
Vietminization
b)
Vietcong
c)
Internationalism
d)
Linkage
34.
Allowed the public to consider different viewpoints concerning the  Vietnam war?
a)
Television 
b)
Radio
c)
Telegraph
d)
Internet

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