What was the reaction of federal officials to the events on the timeline?

They sent assistance in the form of troops & marshals to stop the violence

What conclusion can be made from this photograph?

Whites and blacks participated in the struggle against discrimination

Which statement best describes a belief of the Black Panthers?

African Americans should be armed to be capable of self-defense

What benefits did this law provide to veterans returning from WWII? The picture shows Roosevelt signing the G.I. Bill.

Low-interest housing loans and money to further education

What did the Supreme Court decide in the case of Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)?

Schools can take race into account when making their admission decisions

The Little Rock Nine were known for

integrating a previously all-white school

What was a major result of these acts?

Met the transportation demands of growing suburbs

Which pair discouraged cooperation w/other racial groups in the struggle to improve conditions for African Americans?

Malcolm X and Stokely Carmichael

Which factor explains the low unemployment rates in the United States following World War II?

Military and social spending created economic opportunities in the U.S.

What was the main purpose of this event?

To demand that Congress pass Kennedy’s Civil Rights Bill

How can these strategies best be characterized?

Nonviolent methods to oppose segregation

Which phrase completes the chart?

A state cannot deny citizens the right to vote on account of race

Which goal was shared by Rosa Parks and the Freedom Riders?

The desegregation of public transportation

The Civil Rights Movement may be considered a cross-cultural movement. Which statement best supports this position?

Gender/ethnic groups benefited due to early civil rights movement successes

Which phrase best completes the diagram?

Expressed pride in being African American

Which event caused the changes in African-American voter registration shown in the graph?

Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Which assumption might best explain the information in this graph?

African Americans had fewer educational opportunities than white Americans

Which reason best explains this change in the birthrate?

Prosperity following a conflict

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1
What was the reaction of federal officials to the events on the timeline?
They passed laws ending discrimination in housing, employment, and voting
They sent assistance in the form of troops & marshals to stop the violence
They failed to act; they needed the support of white Southerners
They intended to side with white segregationists against demonstrators
2
What conclusion can be made from this photograph?
The “March on Washington” persuaded states to prohibit racial segregation
Whites and blacks participated in the struggle against discrimination
Dr. King refused to work with whites in the struggle against segregation
A. Philip Randolph was unable to attend the March on Washington
3
Which statement best describes a belief of the Black Panthers?
African Americans should establish an independent nation in Africa
African Americans should be armed to be capable of self-defense
African-American organizations should use boycotts as a means of protest
African-American organizations should seek representation in Congress
4
What benefits did this law provide to veterans returning from WWII? The picture shows Roosevelt signing the G.I. Bill.
Low-interest housing loans and a bonus payment after 5 years
Free medical care and a special retirement plan
Low-interest housing loans and money to further education
Promise of a guaranteed job and money to further education
5
What did the Supreme Court decide in the case of Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)?
A quota should be set up to ensure a number of each racial background
Schools can take race into account when making their admission decisions
Any student whose parents attended a state university should be admitted
Admit candidates on the basis of academic qualifications and ability to pay
6
The Little Rock Nine were known for
integrating a previously all-white school
their role in founding the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
organizing a local bus boycott spinoff
getting arrested at lunch counter sit-in
7
What was a major result of these acts?
Avoided the shortage of farm laborers in rural areas
Met the transportation demands of growing suburbs
Accommodated the influx of migrants into inner-city areas
Prevented the decline of small town industries
8
Which pair discouraged cooperation w/other racial groups in the struggle to improve conditions for African Americans?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis
Thurgood Marshall and James Farmer
A. Philip Randolph and Rosa Parks
Malcolm X and Stokely Carmichael
9
Which factor explains the low unemployment rates in the United States following World War II?
Military and social spending created economic opportunities in the U.S.
Communist expansion increased the demand for U.S. goods in Eastern Europe
Changes to immigration policies created opportunities for Mexican laborers
Restriction on Asian immigration allowed workers to find better-paying jobs
10
What was the main purpose of this event?
Demand enforcement of the Supreme Court’s decision to desegregate schools
To demand that Congress pass Kennedy’s Civil Rights Bill
To demand an end to racial discrimination by federal contractors
Demand reparations for centuries of oppression felt by African Americans
11
Read the following quotation by a civil rights leader in 1964 and then answer the question:Who said this?
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr.
Fannie Lou Hamer
Malcolm X
12
Which issue is discussed in the sentences?
College admissions quotas
Denial of suffrage rights
Unequal economic opportunities
Outsourcing of jobs
13
How can these strategies best be characterized?
Nonviolent methods to oppose segregation
Efforts to legally challenge affirmative action
Militant actions to achieve a separate society
Activities to gain support for women’s rights
14
Which phrase completes the chart?
A state cannot deny citizens the right to vote on account of age
A state cannot deny citizens the right to vote on account of race
A state cannot deny citizens the right to vote on account of age
A state cannot deny the right to vote to Indians who remain on reservations
15
Which Supreme Court decision declared unconstitutional the Jim Crow laws that violated the 14th Amendment?
Brown v. Board of Education
Mapp v. Ohio
Plessy v. Ferguson
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
16
Which goal was shared by Rosa Parks and the Freedom Riders?
The desegregation of public transportation
A prohibition on requiring poll tax requirements
The elimination of voter literacy tests
A ban on segregation in public education
17
The Civil Rights Movement may be considered a cross-cultural movement. Which statement best supports this position?
Women’s groups were unable to fully join the civil rights movement
Native American groups rejected the philosophy of the civil rights movement
Most Latino groups were completely excluded from the civil rights movement
Gender/ethnic groups benefited due to early civil rights movement successes
18
Which phrase best completes the diagram?
Opposed African-American participation in elections
Ignored racist attitudes in Northern cities
Expressed pride in being African American
Proposed emigration to Africa
19
Which event caused the changes in African-American voter registration shown in the graph?
Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Desegregated restaurants and hotels made voting easier
Southern states enacted their own new voting laws
Newly integrated schools encouraged African Americans to vote
20
Which African-American leader advocated separation of races and later assassinated because he changed his stance?
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
James Farmer
Stokely Carmichael
21
Which assumption might best explain the information in this graph?
White Americans had larger extended families than African Americans
African Americans had fewer educational opportunities than white Americans
African Americans were employed in agriculture at higher rates than whites
White Americans were employed in lower numbers than African Americans
22
Which reason best explains this change in the birthrate?
Immunizations preventing childhood diseases
Prosperity following a conflict
Regulations ensuring healthful diets
Immigration due to demobilization

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