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11.10 USHG - Civil Rights Movement

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