Unit 6: 7 Units Civil Rights & Vietnam

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Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal to segregate schools.

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to segregate schools.

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Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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The main goal of the freedom riders was to 

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pressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate buses

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How did the approach of the Black Panthers differ from the methods used by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?

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Black Panthers were willing to use violence, while Dr. King used only non-violence

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The data in the chart shows that between 1960 and 1990--

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the earning gap between men and women only slightly improved

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Which book played a role in changing attitudes about traditional gender roles in American society? Common Sense, How the Other Half Lives, The Jungle, The Feminine Mystique

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The Feminine Mystique

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Which statement accurately describes the trend of African American voter registration in the map? Options: The Voting Rights Act had little impact on voter registration in the South, Voter registration increased in the South, Fewer African Americans registered to vote, Passage of the Voting Rights Act ended racial discrimination in the South

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Voter registration increased in the South

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An organization formed in 1960 to coordinate sit-ins and other protests and to give young blacks a larger role in the civil rights movement.

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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

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Act that eliminated the so-called literacy tests that had disqualified many voters.

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Voting Rights Act of 1965

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 bans the use of __________ by states.

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literacy tests