Which person below was a United States Senator who was assassinated while running for president in 1968? (He was also a strong Civil Rights supporter.)
Lyndon Johnson
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thurgood Marshall
What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Did away with literacy tests and poll taxes
Gave black women the right to vote
Gave all blacks the right to vote
Made Jim Crow Laws illegal
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
It changed the voting age to 21
Allowed African Americans to become citizens
Made the Jim Crow Laws illegal
It freed the slaves
The March on Washington in 1963 was most famous because...
MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech
the KKK was eradicated
it caused race riots in the nation's capital
200,000 people worked together to give blacks voting rights
Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat
Jim Crow Laws were enforced at the polls
Thousands of blacks blocked the streets and busses
B. Segregation on busses ended after boycotting
What was one MAIN benefit of developing the technology to explore space for the US in the 1960s and 1970s?
the astronauts wanted to test their space suits
space technology helped with military protection
walking on the moon helped understand global warming
Rocks on the moon have special resources not found on earth
What was the purpose of the boycott led by Cesar Chavez?
grocery stores bought goods from local farms
Better working conditions for migrant farm workers
Fruits and vegetables were too high priced
grocery stores could not hire migrant workers
Why was President John F. Kennedy very popular with African Americans before his assassination in 1963?
He organized the March on Washington
He outlawed poll taxes and literacy tests
He was not popular with African Americans
He favored civil rights and introduced Civil Rights Acts
Which best describes America in the 1960s?
Love and tolerance were practiced by all races
African Americans disliked Pres. Kennedy's politics
People were upset with things and sometimes were violent
All civil rights protests were non-violent
What were " Jim Crow laws"?
Laws that forced black to be segregated from whites
Laws that allowed blacks to be paid less that whites
Laws that were struck down during Reconstruction
Laws that discriminated against migrant workers
What was the March on Washington?
a march against high taxes
a march for space exploration
a march for equality
a march throught the state of Washington
Who was Rosa Parks?
An African American that refused to give up her bus seat
a congresswoman from Mississippi
a speaker at the March on Washington
a bus driver in Alabama
Which of these states the MOST LIKELY reason for the three assassinations that took place in the 1960s?
The men believed that United States should set an example
All three men made great promises to oppressed people.
All three men wanted to make big changes in society.
All three men were well-known and admired by the country.
What was the "Space Race"?
competition btw US and Soviet Union to put a man in space
launching 2 rockets at the same time for orbit
NASA experiments to find the fastest missile
Many nations manufacturing space shuttles
Who was the civil rights leader that was a preacher before he became the head figure for the movement?
Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thurgood Marshall
