What law banned literacy tests for voting?
Jim Crow Laws
Civil Rights Act
Brown v. Board of Education
Voting Rights Act
What other technological advance came about in the 1960's?
dvd
television
telephone
microwave
President _______________________ was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963.
Robert Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Lee Harvey Oswald
Which of these states the MOST LIKELY reason for the three assassinations that took place in the 1960s?
All three men were well-known and admired by the country.
All three men made great promises to oppressed people.
All three men wanted to make big changes in society.
The men believed that United States should set an example
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Allowed African Americans to become citizens
Made the Jim Crow Laws illegal
It freed the slaves
It changed the voting age to 21
President Kennedy’s brother, ___________________ was also shot and killed while campaigning to be president on June 5, 1968.
Martin Luther King Jr.
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Thurgood Marshall
What was the name of the space craft that landed on the moon
Apollo 11
Sputnik 1
Russian Cosmonauts
Who was the civil rights leader that was a preacher before he became the head figure for the movement?
Thurgood Marshall
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Martin Luther King, Jr.
What were " Jim Crow laws"?
Laws that forced black to be segregated from whites
Laws that were struck down during Reconstruction
Laws that allowed blacks to be paid less that whites
Laws that discriminated against migrant workers
What was the results of the Brown vs. Board of Education court case in 1954?
Martin Luther King led the March on Washington
African Americans began to play professional sports
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus
Segregation of public schools became illegal
As a result of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the court outlawed ________ on public transportation
smoking
segregation
music
integration
Which type of protest did Martin Luther King Jr. oppose(not agree with) during the civil rights movement?
race riots
marches
sit ins
boycotts
The peaceful demonstration where Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.
Voting Rights Protest
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Space Race March
March on Washington
Who was the vice president that was sworn in as president when Kennedy was assassinated?
Lyndon Johnson
Martin Luther King Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Made Jim Crow Laws illegal
Gave black women the right to vote
Gave all blacks the right to vote
Did away with literacy tests and poll taxes
Why was President John F. Kennedy very popular with African Americans before his assassination in 1963?
He was not popular with African Americans
He outlawed poll taxes and literacy tests
He organized the March on Washington
He favored civil rights and introduced Civil Rights Acts
Dr. King encouraged others to use _____________ methods to gain civil rights.
riots
nonviolent
cruel
violent
Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme court Justice, first became famous for which of the following:
Assassinating President Kennedy
Organizing the March on Washington
Winning the court case Brown v. Board of Education
Giving African Americans the right to vote
What was the law that prohibited discrimination based on race, gender, or religion?
Civil Rights Act
Brown v. Board of Education
Voting Rights Act
Jim Crow Laws
What was the space race
experiments by NASA to find out which satellite was fastest
several different nations wanting to be 1st to make a rocket
contest btw US and Soviets to put a man in space
Which country was the first to land a man on the moon?
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Russia
United States of America
Cesar Chavez's union wanted to make a change so he organized a strike. What happens in a strike?
People work longer hours
People work for less money
People break windows and steal from stores
People refuse to work until they get what they want
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.)
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Lyndon Johnson
Robert Kennedy
What is a poll tax
a reading test to vote
a fee charged to vote
Who was assassinated in 1968 angering many Americans and causing riots?
President John F. Kennedy
President Lyndon Johnson
Robert Kennedy
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who was Rosa Parks?
An African American that refused to give up her bus seat
a bus driver in Alabama
a speaker at the March on Washington
a congresswoman from Mississippi
Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Jim Crow Laws were enforced at the polls
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
What was the March on Washington?
a march throught the state of Washington
a march for space exploration
a march for equality
a march against high taxes
What was the purpose of the boycott led by Cesar Chavez?
Fruits and vegetables were too high priced
Better working conditions for migrant farm workers
grocery stores could not hire migrant workers
grocery stores bought goods from local farms
What was the protest where African Americans refused to ride buses until segregation on public transportation was outlawed??
March on Washington
Civil Rights Movement
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Brown v. Board of Education
What was one MAIN benefit of developing the technology to explore space for the US in the 1960s and 1970s?
walking on the moon helped understand global warming
space technology helped with military protection
the astronauts wanted to test their space suits
Rocks on the moon have special resources not found on earth
Who was Linda Brown's lawyer in Brown v Board of Education trial?
Martin Luther King Jr.
John F. Kennedy
Rosa Parks
Thurgood Marshall
The March on Washington in 1963 was most famous because...
200,000 people worked together to give blacks voting rights
MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech
the KKK was eradicated
it caused race riots in the nation's capital
What was the peaceful protest of over 250,000 people at the nation's capital called?
Civil Rights Movement
March on Washington
Montgomery Bus Boycott
I Have a Dream
What were the Jim Crow Laws?
Laws that forced blacks to stay separated from whites
Laws that allowed employers to pay blacks less money
Laws that were struck down during Reconstruction
Laws that discriminated against migrant workers
Which best describes America in the 1960s?
African Americans disliked Pres. Kennedy's politics
People were upset with things and sometimes were violent
Love and tolerance were practiced by all races
All civil rights protests were non-violent
What was the "Space Race"?
Many nations manufacturing space shuttles
NASA experiments to find the fastest missile
launching 2 rockets at the same time for orbit
competition btw US and Soviet Union to put a man in space
Which African American refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama?
Eleanor Roosevelt
Thurgood Marshall
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
Cesar Chavez wanted to improve _____.
schools for kids
soil for grapes
working conditions for farm workers
roads for bikes