Civil Rights Unit Test: 5th grade

What was the law that prohibited discrimination based on race, gender, or religion?

Which new technology made an impact on American society during the 1950s?

Which African American refused to give up a seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955?

Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?

When John F. Kennedy was assassinated, how did the American public react?

In Brown vs Board of Education, the US Supreme Court ruled that public schools must?

Which president during the 1960s said America would put a man on the moon within 10 years?

What was the peaceful demonstration where MLK, Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech?

Which of these political leaders WAS NOT assassinated?

What did African Americans fight for during the Civil Rights Movement?

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. encouraged others to use ___ tactics in order to gain civil rights.

Which 2 countries were involved in the SPACE RACE?

What was the peaceful protest of over 250,000 people on the nation's capital called?

Whose assassination in 1968 angered Americans and caused many riots?

Which law banned literacy tests used in voting?

As a result of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the US Supreme Court outlawed ___on transportation.

The impact of TV was significant because it changed American life in many ways. How?

What was the protest where African Americans refused to ride buses for over a year called?

What does the term "assassination" mean?

Which country was the first to send a man in space in 1961?

What was the court case where the Supreme Court ruled it illegal for segregation in schools?

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

Which country launched the first satellite in space in 1957?