Civil Rights Movement Assessment

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These black teenagers were the first to integrate into Little Rock Central High

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Little Rock Nine

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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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True or False: Martin Luther King Jr believed in non violent protests.

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True

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True or False: Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist before refusing to give up her bus seat.

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True

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In 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke of his dream that the United States would reach a time "... when all God's children, black men and white men,... will be able to join hands..." This speech expressed his desire to--

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replace racial segregation with an integrated society

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What were the defining characteristics of Civil Rights? Options: Economic instability, unemployment, breadlines, bank closures, poverty; OPEC oil problems, conflict in the Middle East, Reaganomics, large military, Cold War ends, NAFTA; Increased participation of minorities in the political process, Protests, Boycotts, Marches, Desegregation, Integration, Struggle for equality, due process strengthened.; Communism, containment, Arms Race/Space Race, Red Scare, McCarthyism

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Increased participation of minorities in the political process, Protests, Boycotts, Marches, Desegregation, Integration, Struggle for equality, due process strengthened.

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What movement during the 1920s helped inspire the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s?

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Harlem Renaissance

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What group during the Civil Rights Movement allowed members to use all necessary means to defend and provide for their community?

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Black Panthers

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What acts of protest during the Civil Rights Movement encouraged the government to expand political and economic opportunities for minority citizens? Options: Mass Support Demonstrations, Malcolm X, United Farm Workers; Little Rock Nine, Arkansas National Guard, States v Federal; Black Panthers, SNL, MLK Jr; March on Washington, Freedom Rides, Montgomery Bus Boycott

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March on Washington, Freedom Rides, Montgomery Bus Boycott