Chapter 29 history

Place a check mark next to all of the items that describes a factor in the Chicano Movement.

• The Chicano Movement was primarily led by American Indians

• It sought higher wages and better working conditions for Mexican Americans.

• Many of its participants were farm workers that faced racism, and exploitation.

• It focused on helping farm workers achieve voting and political rights.

Which action led to the changes in the bar graph?

• passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• passage of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act

• the introduction of Head Start programs

• an increase in the numbers of non-public schools

Which U.S. Supreme Court decision struck down the ability of states to separate races in schools, railroad cars, movie theaters, public schools, and public beaches?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Korematsu v United States

Which choice stated that minorities could not be denied service based on skin color?

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

Identify the events that resulted from the Supreme Court decision in Brown

>>>events that resulted from the supreme court ruling

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Ended separate but equal public schools

• Passage of the Equal Rights Amendment

• Allowed separate but equal schools

Which of the following would he think most Americans would be justified in disobeying?

• the Fourteenth Amendment

• the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

• Civil Rights Act of 1965

• Affirmative Action programs

Which conclusion can be drawn from an examination of these 1947 headlines about Jackie Robinson?

• Robinson's integration of major league baseball was a key event in the history of civil rights.

• Robinson went on to organize the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.

• Sports fans strongly encouraged the desegregation of public accommodations.

• Robinson's major league debut had no impact of race relations in the United States.

What was the main objective of the American Indian Movement's occupation of Alcatraz Island and Wounded Knee?

• to gain attention to their condition

• to gain the right to vote

• to expand reservation lands

• to protest the Vietnam War

What impact did this Supreme Court ruling have on American society?

• It permited separate schools as long as they were equal to white schools.

• It showed that changing social conditions can affect Supreme Court decisions.

• It checked the powers of the executive branch to help African Americans

• It provided federal funds to educate minorities