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P1Q3 US Civil Rights (Document)

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Which of the following events was a significant catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement?

The Montgomery Bus Boycott

What was the goal of the Greensboro sit-in?

To challenge the segregation of public accommodations

What was the significance of the Little Rock crisis?

It highlighted the resistance to desegregation in the South

What was the purpose of the Freedom Rides?

To protest the segregation of public transportation

Which of the following events was a pivotal moment in the Selma to Montgomery march?

The confrontation on the Edmund Pettus Bridge

What was the primary goal of the Birmingham Campaign?

To demand economic and social change

Which of the following events led to international sympathy for the Civil Rights Movement?

The Children's Crusade in Birmingham

What was the significance of the Interstate Commerce Commission's (ICC) decision during the Kennedy administration?

It banned segregation on interstate transportation

Which of the following events sparked widespread outrage and motivated further civil rights activism?

The bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church

What was a significant outcome of the Selma to Montgomery march?

The passing of the Voting Rights Act

What was one of the main objectives of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Prohibiting discrimination in public services and on the job

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ensure for African-Americans?

Guaranteed right to vote

What happened as a result of the Civil Rights Acts by the 1970s?

African-Americans were elected to public and private office in the Southern States

In what year was an African-American elected President of the USA as a significant milestone in civil and constitutional rights?

2008

Although full equality has not yet been realized, who has benefited from the efforts towards civil rights as mentioned in the text?

African-Americans, other minorities, and whites alike

The decade 1955 to 1965 marked the low point of the Civil Rights Movement.

False

The Montgomery Bus Boycott is what initiated the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.

True

Blacks had timidly demanded their full rights as American citizens during the Selma to Montgomery march in 1965.

False

The crisis in Little Rock showed that integration was easily accepted by all Southerners.

False

African-Americans realized that making themselves heard on the street and in the courtroom would not guarantee their rights as American citizens as per the Constitution.

False

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination in public services and on the job.

True

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 granted all African-Americans the right to run for public office.

False

By the 1970s, only a few African-Americans had been elected to public and private office throughout the Southern States.

False

The election of an African-American President in 2008 indicated that full equality had been achieved for all Americans.

False

Despite existing equality laws, the USA has achieved full equality for all Americans in practice.

False

The Montgomery Bus Boycott launched the ______

movement

Student activity increased with the Freedom Rides and Freedom ______

Summer

By 1965, the Selma to Montgomery march clearly showed both how far American blacks had come and how far they still had to ______

go

Blacks were not at the end of the road, but they were further along than they had ever ______

been

Television broadcasts and magazines kept the Civil Rights Movement’s message alive for millions of ______

people

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination in ______ services and on the job.

public

The federal government guaranteed all African-Americans the right to ______ in the follow-up Voting Rights Act of 1965.

vote

By the 1970s, substantial numbers of African-Americans had been elected to public and private office throughout the Southern ______.

States

The fact that an African-American was elected President of the USA in 2008 is an indication of how far the nation has travelled in promoting and protecting equal civil and constitutional rights for all: AfricanAmericans, other minorities and ______ alike.

whites

Television broadcasts and magazines kept the Civil Rights Movement’s message alive for millions of ______.

people

This quiz covers the historic Selma to Montgomery march during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, detailing the events of violence, government support, and significance of the march. Test your knowledge on this pivotal moment in American history.

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