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Who was the civil rights leader that was a preacher before he became the head figure for the movement?
 
Martin Luther King, Jr.
 
John F. Kennedy
 
Lyndon Johnson
 
Thurgood Marshall
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
Which of these states the MOST LIKELY reason for the three assassinations that took place in the 1960s?
 
All three men wanted to make big changes in society.
 
All three men were well-known and admired by the country.
 
All three men made great promises to oppressed people.
 
The men believed that United States should set an example
Who was Rosa Parks?
 
An African American that refused to give up her bus seat
 
a congresswoman from Mississippi
 
a bus driver in Alabama
 
a speaker at the March on Washington
What was the March on Washington?
 
a march for equality
 
a march for space exploration
 
a march throught the state of Washington
 
a march against high taxes
What were " Jim Crow laws"?
 
Laws that forced black to be segregated from whites
 
Laws that discriminated against migrant workers
 
Laws that allowed blacks to be paid less that whites
 
Laws that were struck down during Reconstruction
Which best describes America in the 1960s?
 
People were upset with things and sometimes were violent
 
African Americans disliked Pres. Kennedy's politics
 
All civil rights protests were non-violent
 
Love and tolerance were practiced by all races
Why was President John F. Kennedy very popular with African Americans before his assassination in 1963?
 
He favored civil rights and introduced Civil Rights Acts
 
He organized the March on Washington
 
He outlawed poll taxes and literacy tests
 
He was not popular with African Americans
What was the purpose of the boycott led by Cesar Chavez?
 
Better working conditions for migrant farm workers
 
Fruits and vegetables were too high priced
 
grocery stores bought goods from local farms
 
grocery stores could not hire migrant workers
What was one MAIN benefit of developing the technology to explore space for the US in the 1960s and 1970s?
 
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
 
the astronauts wanted to test their space suits
Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
 
B. Segregation on busses ended after boycotting
 
Thousands of blacks blocked the streets and busses
 
Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat
 
Jim Crow Laws were enforced at the polls
The March on Washington in 1963 was most famous because...
 
MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech
 
200,000 people worked together to give blacks voting rights
 
the KKK was eradicated
 
it caused race riots in the nation's capital
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
 
Made the Jim Crow Laws illegal
 
Allowed African Americans to become citizens
 
It freed the slaves
 
It changed the voting age to 21
What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
 
Did away with literacy tests and poll taxes
 
Gave all blacks the right to vote
 
Made Jim Crow Laws illegal
 
Gave black women the right to vote
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.)
 
Robert Kennedy
 
Thurgood Marshall
 
Martin Luther King, Jr.
 
Lyndon Johnson
Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme court Justice, first became famous for which of the following:
 
Winning the court case Brown v. Board of Education
 
Assassinating President Kennedy
 
Organizing the March on Washington
 
Giving African Americans the right to vote
What was the results of the Brown vs. Board of Education court case in 1954?
 
Segregation of public schools became illegal
 
African Americans began to play professional sports
 
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus
 
Martin Luther King led the March on Washington
Which type of protest did Martin Luther King Jr. oppose(not agree with) during the civil rights movement?
 
race riots
 
sit ins
 
boycotts
 
marches
Which of these states the MOST LIKELY reason for the three assassinations that took place in the 1960s?
 
All three men wanted to make big changes in society
 
All three men thought the US should lead the world
 
All three men promised poor people wealth
 
All three men were respected and popular
Cesar Chavez's union wanted to make a change so he organized a strike. What happens in a strike?
 
People refuse to work until they get what they want
 
People work for less money
 
People break windows and steal from stores
 
People work longer hours
Cesar Chavez wanted to improve _____.
 
working conditions for farm workers
 
roads for bikes
 
schools for kids
 
soil for grapes
What other technological advance came about in the 1960's?
 
television
 
microwave
 
telephone
 
dvd
Which country was the first to land a man on the moon?
 
United States of America
 
Russia
 
Soviet Union
 
Great Britain
President Kennedy’s brother, ___________________ was also shot and killed while campaigning to be president on June 5, 1968.
 
Robert Kennedy
 
Thurgood Marshall
 
Martin Luther King Jr.
 
John F. Kennedy
President _______________________ was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963.
 
John F. Kennedy
 
Robert Kennedy
 
Lee Harvey Oswald
 
Martin Luther King, Jr.
What was the peaceful protest of over 250,000 people at the nation's capital called?
 
March on Washington
 
Civil Rights Movement
 
I Have a Dream
 
Montgomery Bus Boycott
What was the protest where African Americans refused to ride buses until segregation on public transportation was outlawed??
 
Montgomery Bus Boycott
 
March on Washington
 
Brown v. Board of Education
 
Civil Rights Movement
Who was assassinated in 1968 angering many Americans and causing riots?
 
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
 
President John F. Kennedy
 
President Lyndon Johnson
 
Robert Kennedy
Civil Rights case that outlawed segregation of public schools
 
Brown v. Board of Education
 
Plessy v. Ferguson
 
Jim Crow Laws
 
Voting Rights Act
What law banned literacy tests for voting?
 
Voting Rights Act
 
Civil Rights Act
 
Brown v. Board of Education
 
Jim Crow Laws
What was the law that prohibited discrimination based on race, gender, or religion?
 
Civil Rights Act
 
Voting Rights Act
 
Brown v. Board of Education
 
Jim Crow Laws
Dr. King encouraged others to use _____________ methods to gain civil rights.
 
nonviolent
 
violent
 
riots
 
cruel
Which African American refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama?
 
Rosa Parks
 
Harriet Tubman
 
Eleanor Roosevelt
 
Thurgood Marshall
Who was Linda Brown's lawyer in Brown v Board of Education trial?
 
Thurgood Marshall
 
John F. Kennedy
 
Rosa Parks
 
Martin Luther King Jr.
The peaceful demonstration where Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.
 
March on Washington
 
Voting Rights Protest
 
Space Race March
 
Montgomery Bus Boycott
As a result of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the court outlawed ________ on public transportation
 
segregation
 
integration
 
smoking
 
music
Because of Brown v. Board of Education, the court ruled that schools must be _____
 
integrated
 
segregated
 
closed
 
taxed
What did African Americans fight for during the Civil Rights Movement?
 
equal rights
 
segregation
 
poll taxes
 
drivers licenses
What is a poll tax
 
a fee charged to vote
 
a reading test to vote
Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
 
Thurgood Marshall
 
Martin Luther King Jr.
 
Robert Kennedy
 
John F. Kennedy
What was the name of the space craft that landed on the moon
 
Apollo 11
 
Sputnik 1
 
Russian Cosmonauts
destruction from a crowd of angry people
 
riot
 
sit in
 
march on washington
 
pop culture
the murder of a political figure
 
assassination
 
race riot
 
march on washington
 
sit ins
What was the space race
 
contest btw US and Soviets to put a man in space
 
several different nations wanting to be 1st to make a rocket
 
experiments by NASA to find out which satellite was fastest
Which of these states the MOST LIKELY reason for the 3 assassinations in the 60s?
 
all 3 men wanted to make great changes in society
 
all 3 made great promises to oppressed people
 
all 3 believed that the US should be an example to others
 
all 3 were admired by the country
What was a direct result of the March on Washington?
 
the Civil Rights Act
 
the Montgomery Bus Boycott
 
troops sent to protect the Little Rock Nine
Who was Rosa Parks?
 
woman who refused to give up her seat on the bus
 
a bus driver
 
a speaker at the March on Washington
 
a congresswoman in Mississippi
What was the March on Washington
 
a march for equality
 
a march through the state of Washington
 
a march against high taxes
 
a march for space exploration
What were the Jim Crow Laws?
 
Laws that forced blacks to stay separated from whites
 
Laws that were struck down during Reconstruction
 
Laws that allowed employers to pay blacks less money
 
Laws that discriminated against migrant workers
President that signed the Civil Right act and Voting rights act into law
 
Lyndon Johnson
 
Robert Kennedy
 
John F. Kennedy
 
Thurgood Marshall
Did away with poll taxes and literacy tests
 
Voting Rights Act 1965
 
Civil Rights Act 1964
 
March on
What were the Jim Crow Laws?
 
Laws that discriminated against blacks in the south
 
Laws that protected African Americans' rights
 
Laws that African Americans fought for in the south
 
Laws that MLK and others worked to enact
Senator that was accepting the democratic nomination and was assassinated in 1963
 
Robert F. Kennedy
 
John F. Kennedy
 
Thurgood Marshall
 
Dwight Eisenhower
What is the culture of average people called?
 
pop culture
 
peer culture
 
culture and society
What were poll taxes?
 
A fee that was charged to blacks in order to vote in 50s
 
Reading and writing test to be able to vote
 
taxes charged to African Americans for violating civil right
 
tax levied on blacks that stayed out past curfew
Who was Cesar Cavez
 
Fought for better working conditions for migrant workers
 
farm worker that grew grapes in California during the 1950s
Who was the vice president that was sworn in as president when Kennedy was assassinated?
 
Lyndon Johnson
 
Robert F. Kennedy
 
Dwight Eisenhower
 
Martin Luther King Jr.
Federal law that banned segregation in public places like restaurants, hotels, theaters.
 
Civil Rights Act of 1964
 
Voting Rights Act 1965
 
Equal Rights Act 1965
What was the name of the famous speech MLK gave at the March on Washington
 
"I Have a Dream"
 
"i've Been to the Mountaintop"
 
"Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory"
 
"Free at Last"
Who was the African American woman who sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
 
Rosa Parks
 
Dorothea Lange
 
Coretta Scott King
Who was the Civil Rights leader that believed in non-violence?
 
Martin Luther King, Jr.
 
Robert Kennedy
 
Thurgood Marshall
 
Dwight Eisenhower
Who was the attorney in the Brown v. Board of Education case?
 
Thurgood Marshall
 
Dwight Eisenhower
 
Lyndon Johnson
 
Robert F. Kennedy
Supreme court decision that outlawed segregation in public schools
 
Brown v. Board of Education
 
Plessy v. Ferguson
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