60s Quiz

The main goal of the freedom riders was to

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

• inspire students to protest in Birmingham against Jim Crow

• encourage Congress to pass Kennedy's civil rights agenda

• desegregate urban bus systems in the south

Brown vs. Board of Education was a famous case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1954. The court ruled that it is unconstitutional (illegal) to:

• allow children to work long hours in factories

• segregate schools based on people’s skin color

• pay black people less than white people for similar work

• return an escaped slave to his/her master  

Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?

• Freedom Rides

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• March on Washington

• March from  Selma to Montgomery

How was the Montgomery Bus Boycott effective?

• It gave free transportation to African Americans

• It segregated buses in America

•  It made Rosa Parks lots of money

• It helped de-segregate buses in America

Define segregation

• to refuse to buy, use, or go to, in order to make a protest or bring about a change.

• the practice of separating people according to groups, especially racial groups.

• the process of bringing all parts together into a whole.

• an objection or complaint

What previous Supreme Court decision did Brown v. Board overturn?

• Worcester v. Georgia

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Roe v. Wade

• Marbury v. Madison

Laws enacted by Southern state and local governments to separate white and black people in public and private facilities.

• Racist

• Prejudice

• Discrimination

• Jim Crow

What was the primary goal of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s?

• To end racial segregation and discrimination

• To promote environmental conservation

• To expand the U.S. space program

• To increase military spending

Which event is considered a pivotal moment in the 1960s counterculture movement?

• The Woodstock Festival

• The Moon Landing

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Watergate Scandal

Who was the U.S. President during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962?

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Richard Nixon

• Gerald Ford