iGCSE History USA - 1960s

Which event first made King well-known?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Sit-ins

• Freedom Rides

Whose ideas was King heavily influenced by?

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Malcolm X

• President Johnson

• Nelson Mandela

Which of these was NOT true about King?

• He believed in non-violence

• He appealed to Christians

• He was a communist

• He gave convincing speeches

What was King's most famous quote?

• 'I have a dream.'

• 'The time is always right to do what is right.'

• 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.'

• 'Hate is too great a burden to bear.'

In which year were the Birmingham Peace Marches?

• 1954

• 1960

• 1961

• 1963

In Birmingham, who ordered dogs to be set on protestors?

• 'Bull' Connor

• George Wallace

• Jim Clark

• Roy Bryant

Which controversial tactic was used in the Birmingham Protests?

• Violence was used

• Children protested

• The protestors prayed in large groups

• No white involvement was allowed

Which President sent a negotiator to Birmingham to help work out an agreement?

• Eisenhower

• Kennedy

• Johnson

• Nixon

The March on Washington took place 100 years after what event?

• The declaration of independence

• The discovery of the Americas

• The abolition of slavery

• The US Civil War

How many people marched to Washington in 1963?

• 10,000

• 100,000

• 250,000

• 500,000