Question 1

What provoked whites in Money,Mississippi,to lynch Emmett Till?

Accepted Answer

A)  Till attempted to register to vote in rural Georgia. 
B)  Till raped a white woman in a large southern city. 
C)  He breached social etiquette-the boy called a white woman "Baby." 
D)  Till was married to a white woman and had several children in the North with her. 
A)  Till attempted to register to vote in rural Georgia. 
B)  Till raped a white woman in a large southern city. 
C)  He breached social etiquette-the boy called a white woman "Baby." 
D)  Till was married to a white woman and had several children in the North with her.

Question 2

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination in places of __________ accommodation, including restaurants, hotels, gas stations, and entertainment facilities, as well as schools, parks, playgrounds, libraries, and swimming pools.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned...

Question 3

The results of the civil rights movement indicate the failure of the tactic of non-violent civil disobedience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In his speech for the 1963 March on Washington,Martin Luther King,Jr.,cast aside his prepared remarks and made a passionate speech; his passionate delivery and his declaration of the rights of black people gave the speech its great power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A year after the Brown decision, in May 1955, the Supreme Court issued a second ruling, commonly known as Brown II, which addressed the practical process of desegregation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is true about the sit-in in Greensboro,North Carolina,in February of 1960?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a completely spontaneous effort, with little planning beforehand. 
B)  It was the first time the sit-in tactic had been used. 
C)  It sparked similar activities and support from the student community. 
D)  It was a complete failure generally. 
A)  It was a completely spontaneous effort, with little planning beforehand. 
B)  It was the first time the sit-in tactic had been used. 
C)  It sparked similar activities and support from the student community. 
D)  It was a complete failure generally.

Question 7

How did white violence impact the development of the civil rights movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  It made no impact. 
B)  It helped to end the movement. 
C)  It revealed southern racism to the larger public, extending the movement. 
D)  It found approval as a tactic by the federal government, ending the movement. 
A)  It made no impact. 
B)  It helped to end the movement. 
C)  It revealed southern racism to the larger public, extending the movement. 
D)  It found approval as a tactic by the federal government, ending the movement.

Question 8

What group began to come to the forefront of the civil rights movement beginning in 1960?

Accepted Answer

A)  older blacks 
B)  northern whites 
C)  college students 
D)  gays and lesbians 
A)  older blacks 
B)  northern whites 
C)  college students 
D)  gays and lesbians

Question 9

What challenges did the civil rights movement experience in 1963? What strategies did King choose to utilize?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Note that in

Question 10

What group did Martin Luther King,Jr.,form to continue the civil rights struggle begun with the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Accepted Answer

A)  Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 
B)  Montgomery Bus Boycott League 
C)  Southern Christian Leadership Council 
D)  Congress of Racial Equality 
A)  Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 
B)  Montgomery Bus Boycott League 
C)  Southern Christian Leadership Council 
D)  Congress of Racial Equality

Question 11

How did President Kennedy react to the challenges to federal authority posed by southern governors Ross Barnett and George Wallace?

Accepted Answer

A)  He approved of their decisions to allow students to attend universities. 
B)  He dispatched federal marshals to ensure that black students were admitted to universities. 
C)  He refused to do anything, allowing them to deny admission to black students. 
D)  He told them verbally he supported their actions, disappointing his black supporters. 
A)  He approved of their decisions to allow students to attend universities. 
B)  He dispatched federal marshals to ensure that black students were admitted to universities. 
C)  He refused to do anything, allowing them to deny admission to black students. 
D)  He told them verbally he supported their actions, disappointing his black supporters.

Question 12

How do events at Little Rock High School in 1957 reveal the approach to civil rights practiced by the Eisenhower administration? How did Little Rock shape the civil rights movement?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Explain that

Question 13

Why is the decade of the 1950s known as the era of prosperity and prejudice?

Accepted Answer

The decade of the 1950s is known as the

Question 14

What was the relationship between the NAACP strategy regarding graduate education and grade-school education? How did the organization change its strategy over time?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Define the ol

Question 15

For most white Americans, the 1950s were an era of unparalleled decline in income and living standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which state was generally seen as the symbolic center of racism and violence in 1964?

Accepted Answer

A)  Florida 
B)  Georgia 
C)  Arkansas 
D)  Mississippi 
A)  Florida 
B)  Georgia 
C)  Arkansas 
D)  Mississippi

Question 17

Why were blacks disappointed with the Civil Rights Act of 1957?

Accepted Answer

Blacks were disappointed with the Civil

Question 18

How was the case of Briggs v.Elliot different from prior NAACP cases in education?

Accepted Answer

A)  It involved medical-school education, rather than law school. 
B)  It was the first case to involve elementary-school education. 
C)  It was the first successful desegregation case. 
D)  It was a loss for the NAACP and resulted in large setbacks. 
A)  It involved medical-school education, rather than law school. 
B)  It was the first case to involve elementary-school education. 
C)  It was the first successful desegregation case. 
D)  It was a loss for the NAACP and resulted in large setbacks.

Question 19

What Montgomery group was pivotal in the effectiveness of the boycott?

Accepted Answer

A)  The children of the city were pivotal because they persuaded adults to avoid the buses. 
B)  The women of the city, who funded and organized the boycott, were pivotal. 
C)  Martin Luther King, Jr., was the only reason the boycott became a major success. 
D)  The ministers, who were united behind the cause and took great personal risks, were pivotal. 
A)  The children of the city were pivotal because they persuaded adults to avoid the buses. 
B)  The women of the city, who funded and organized the boycott, were pivotal. 
C)  Martin Luther King, Jr., was the only reason the boycott became a major success. 
D)  The ministers, who were united behind the cause and took great personal risks, were pivotal.

Question 20

White Citizen's __________ formed in numerous southern cities after the Brown decision to "preserve the southern way of life."

Accepted Answer

The answer of White Citizen's __________ formed in numerous southern...

Exam 21: The Freedom Movement

What provoked whites in Money,Mississippi,to lynch Emmett Till?

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination in places of __________ accommodation, including restaurants, hotels, gas stations, and entertainment facilities, as well as schools, parks, playgrounds, libraries, and swimming pools.

The results of the civil rights movement indicate the failure of the tactic of non-violent civil disobedience.

In his speech for the 1963 March on Washington,Martin Luther King,Jr.,cast aside his prepared remarks and made a passionate speech; his passionate delivery and his declaration of the rights of black people gave the speech its great power.

A year after the Brown decision, in May 1955, the Supreme Court issued a second ruling, commonly known as Brown II, which addressed the practical process of desegregation.

What is true about the sit-in in Greensboro,North Carolina,in February of 1960?

How did white violence impact the development of the civil rights movement?

What group began to come to the forefront of the civil rights movement beginning in 1960?

What challenges did the civil rights movement experience in 1963? What strategies did King choose to utilize?

What group did Martin Luther King,Jr.,form to continue the civil rights struggle begun with the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

How did President Kennedy react to the challenges to federal authority posed by southern governors Ross Barnett and George Wallace?

How do events at Little Rock High School in 1957 reveal the approach to civil rights practiced by the Eisenhower administration? How did Little Rock shape the civil rights movement?

Why is the decade of the 1950s known as the era of prosperity and prejudice?

What was the relationship between the NAACP strategy regarding graduate education and grade-school education? How did the organization change its strategy over time?

For most white Americans, the 1950s were an era of unparalleled decline in income and living standards.

Which state was generally seen as the symbolic center of racism and violence in 1964?

Why were blacks disappointed with the Civil Rights Act of 1957?

How was the case of Briggs v.Elliot different from prior NAACP cases in education?

What Montgomery group was pivotal in the effectiveness of the boycott?

White Citizen's __________ formed in numerous southern cities after the Brown decision to "preserve the southern way of life."

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