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11.10 USHG - Civil Rights Movement

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  • César Chávez organized farmworkers to
    Enforce immigration laws for illegal immigrants
    Improve working conditions and wages through nonviolence
    Open new schools
    Reduce voter turnout for Hispanics in the US
  • The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination based on
    Race, color, religion, or national origin
    Race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
    Property ownership
    Gender and age
  • The landmark case Brown v. Board of Education ruled that
    Voting laws could not be challenged
    Separate but equal was fair and legal
    Racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional
    Segregation was allowed under certain conditions
  • The Selma March helped lead to
    Brown v. Board of Education
    Title IX
    The formation of NATO
    The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
  • Betty Friedan’s book The Feminine Mystique helped spark
    School desegregation
    The environmental movement
    The Cold War
    The modern women’s rights movement
  • One strategy shared by civil rights leaders was
    Military enlistment
    Nonviolent protest and civil disobedience
    Armed conflict
    Trade restrictions
  • Martin Luther King Jr. supported
    Violent resistance
    Avoiding political involvement
    Military-led reforms
    Nonviolent civil disobedience
  • The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968
    Ended protests in the South
    Stopped the Civil Rights Movement
    Marked the end of segregation
    Led to widespread riots and mourning across the U.S.
  • Brown v. Board was a significant Supreme Court decision because it
    Lowered the voting age for Americans to 18
    Began the legal process to desegregate schools
    Reduced taxes for African Americans
    Began the legal process to desegregate public spaces
  • The group that emphasized Black Power was
    The Black Panthers
    SNCC
    NAACP
    SCLC
  • The main purpose of affirmative action policies is to
    Lower tuition costs for all white universities
    Expand military service for people of color
    Reduce unfair taxes for minority groups in America
    Increase opportunities for groups that faced discrimination
  • The doctrine overturned by Brown v. Board of Education was
    Due process
    Manifest Destiny
    Separate but equal
    Judicial review
  • The Black Power movement encouraged
    Rejoining European nations
    Racial pride and political and economic self-sufficiency
    Working only within existing political parties
    Passive civil protests
  • Civil Rights legislation was most successful when
    Local towns voted on the issues at hand
    Laws were passed only by states
    The federal government enforced it through laws and rulings
    The military supported actions of the federal government
  • AIM (American Indian Movement) protested
    Education reforms that excluded Native Tribes
    Violations of Native American treaty rights and poverty
    Desegregation that forced Natives into public schools
    Native Americans being drafted in Vietnam
  • The United Farm Workers used
    Boycotts and strikes to bring attention to labor issues
    Immigration enforcement to deport illegal immigrants
    Violence in protest to bring attention to their issues
    Supreme Court lawsuits to fight in court
  • Malcolm X differed from Martin Luther King Jr. because he
    Refused to speak publicly
    Promoted Black nationalism and self-defense
    Supported colonization of Africa
    Opposed any political change
  • The response to desegregation in Little Rock, Arkansas led President Eisenhower to
    Send federal troops to enforce integration
    Overturn the Supreme Court ruling
    Close public schools
    Arrest civil rights activists
  • Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech was delivered during
    The Montgomery Bus Boycott
    The March on Washington
    The Freedom Rides
    The Selma March
  • NOW (National Organization for Women) was created to
    Support military expansion
    Oppose immigration
    Defend school prayer
    Advocate for women’s equality and rights
  • The Equal Pay Act of 1963 required
    Equal wages for men and women doing the same job
    Benefits for veterans returning from war
    Tax cuts for business owners
    Separate pay scales for minorities
  • The 24th Amendment banned
    State-funded segregation
    The use of poll taxes in federal elections
    School lunches
    Literacy tests in federal elections
  • Rosa Parks is most famous for
    Refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus
    Speaking at the March on Washington
    Being elected to the U.S. Senate
    Protesting at a college campus
  • The Montgomery Bus Boycott was sparked by
    The March on Washington
    Passage of the Civil Rights Act
    Malcolm X's speeches
    Rosa Parks’ arrest
  • Sit-ins were a form of protest that involved
    Blocking highways
    Protesting outside courthouses
    Refusing to pay taxes
    Peacefully occupying segregated public places
  • One goal of AIM (American Indian Movement) was to
    Promote war
    Ban federal elections
    Reduce taxes
    Restore tribal lands and rights
  • The Voting Rights Act of 1965
    Eliminated literacy tests and other barriers to voting
    Allowed states to create new voting restrictions
    Created new poll taxes
    Raised the voting age
  • One effect of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was
    Decreased voter turnout
    Increased African American voter registration
    Increased segregation
    Lowered taxes
  • Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 aimed to
    Eliminate gender discrimination in federally funded programs
    Restrict civil disobedience in schools and colleges
    Create more jobs for men in female job spaces
    Ban private education and force public
  • The main goal of the Civil Rights Movement was to
    Increase the power of state governments
    Promote overseas expansion
    Support isolationist policies
    End racial segregation and gain equal rights
  • The goal of the Freedom Rides was to
    Promote local elections
    Test Supreme Court rulings on desegregated interstate travel
    Encourage literacy programs
    End the Cold War
  • The Civil Rights Act of 1964
    Established new colonies
    Banned segregation in public places and employment
    Gave voting rights to children
    Banned requiring a literacy test for all voters
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