Malcolm X's changed his militant views on achieving civil rights after what major event in his life?

A pilgrimage to the Islamic holy city of Mecca

Which is a major difference in Malcom X's views towards achieving civils rights compared to Martin Luther King Jr?

Malcolm X believed Blacks should use any means necessary to secure rights.

This group founded by MLK and other leaders to carry out non-violent demonstrations during the Civil Rights Movement.

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Why did the United States become involved in the Vietnam War?

To stop the spread of communism from North Vietnam to South Vietnam

What did the Freedom Riders do?

Rode integrated buses through the south challenging segregation policies

Which definition best describes Hoovervilles during the Great Depression?

Shantytowns that were filled with homeless people

Which of the following was not part of the Patriot Act?

Police could enter peoples houses without a warrant

Which of the following definitions best describes the Cold War?

A period of tension and competition between the US and the Soviet Union

Which of the following is one of the reasons for the stock market crash in October of 1929?

People were speculating on the stock market making high risk investments

What occurred in the United States on September, 11th 2001?

Planes got hijacked and destroyed the World Trade Center & damaged Pentagon

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1
The day the stock market crashed on October 29th, 1929, which began the Great Depression is known by what other term?
Red Friday
Blue Monday
Black Tuesday
Green Wednesday
2
Which court case ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?
Schenck v. United States
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
3
Malcolm X's changed his militant views on achieving civil rights after what major event in his life?
Moving to the South to live
Hearing Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a Dream" speech
After he was shot during a violent protest in Mississippi
A pilgrimage to the Islamic holy city of Mecca
4
Which law ended the use of literacy test in voting registration leading to an increase of African American voters?
The Anti-Segregation Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Jim Crow Law of 1966
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
5
Which is a major difference in Malcom X's views towards achieving civils rights compared to Martin Luther King Jr?
believed Blacks needed to convert to Islam to successfully secure rights.
believed Blacks should only protest in the north rather than in the south
believed Blacks should not fight for civils rights it would come with time
Malcolm X believed Blacks should use any means necessary to secure rights.
6
This group founded by MLK and other leaders to carry out non-violent demonstrations during the Civil Rights Movement.
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Student Democratic Society
National Urban League
7
Why did the United States become involved in the Vietnam War?
Lyndon Johnson wanted to start a war to help his chances at re-election
To stop the spread of communism from North Vietnam to South Vietnam
The US was fearful that North Korea was developing nuclear weapons
To ensure that China did not invade all of Asia
8
What did the Freedom Riders do?
Drove cars from town to town throughout the South to protest Jim Crow Laws
Rode integrated buses through the south challenging segregation policies
Had parades in the South showng people they didn't fear racism in the South
Drove integrated cars around North America
9
This revolutionary led an overthrow of the Cuban government and established a new communist government in Cuba.
Juan Guaido
Raul Gonzalez
Fidel Castro
Cesar Chavez
10
What was the term for the United States foreign policy for stopping the spread of communism?
Lockdown
Containment
Quarantine
Isolation
11
Which definition best describes Hoovervilles during the Great Depression?
Wealthy neighborhoods for people who avoided misery of the Great Depression
Middle class houses that were created to give people affordable housing
Shantytowns that were filled with homeless people
Temporary government houses at sports stadiums to help those who lost homes
12
Which of the following laws banned segregation in any public space or business throughout the United States?
The Jim Crow Law of 1966
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Anti-Segregation Act of 1965
13
What was the name of President Franklin D Roosevelt's plan to end the Great Depression?
The Great Society
The New Deal
The New Frontier
The Big Dream
14
Turning point of the Vietnam War in which the Vietcong carried out a series of attacks against the US and S. Vietnam?
The Tet Offensive
The New Resurgence
The Turning Tide
The New Era
15
Which of the following was not part of the Patriot Act?
Declared a War on Terrorism
Law enforcement could search private communications and personal records
Police could enter peoples houses without a warrant
Created the Department of Homeland Security
16
Which of the following strategies did Martin Luther King Jr. practice during the Civil Rights Movement?
Violent protest
Civil disobedience
Submissiveness
Docility
17
Which of the following definitions best describes the Cold War?
A period of tension and competition between the US and the Soviet Union
Major Armed conflict between the US and Soviet Union in which millions died
A major operation in which the United States attempted to invade Cuba
A major war that took place in the winter between the 1950s and 1990s
18
Which of the following groups statistically had the highest unemployment rate during the Great Depression?
African Americans
Whites
Asian Americans
Hispanic Americans
19
Which of the following is one of the reasons for the stock market crash in October of 1929?
People were speculating on the stock market making high risk investments
The United States were unable to pay off debts created during WW1
The economy was on the decline after World War 1
Prohibition had stunted the United States economy
20
What occurred in the United States on September, 11th 2001?
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
Planes got hijacked and destroyed the World Trade Center & damaged Pentagon
Timothy McVeigh bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma
Planes hijacked and destroyed the Sears Tower and damaged the White House

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