Civil Rights Unit Test: 5th grade

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

Whose assassination in 1968 angered Americans and caused many riots?

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

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

Which country landed a man on the moon?

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

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

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

Which law banned literacy tests used in voting?

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

Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?

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

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

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

What does the term "assassination" mean?

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

Which 2 countries were involved in the SPACE RACE?

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

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

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