Civil Rights Movement Unit Test

Civil Rights Movement Unit Test Answer Key U.S. History Matching: Write the letter that best corresponds to each term. (10 points) ___C__1. Brown v. Board of Education ___I__2. Twenty-Fourth Amendment ___E__3. Sit-in ___A__4. Jackie Robinson ___G__5. Birmingham ___B__6. Thurgood Marshall ___J__7. Malcolm X ___F__8. Boynton v. Virginia ___D__9. Rosa Parks ___H__10. Voting Rights Act A. the first African American to play major league baseball B. one of the lawyers during the Brown v. Board of Education; became Justice of the Supreme Court C. the court case that decided that public schools could no longer separate white and African Americans D. refused to give up her seat on December 1, 1955 E. a protest used during the civil rights movement F. ruled that segregation on interstate buses and in waiting rooms was illegal G. the town that Dr. King wrote a famous letter in jail H. it banned literacy tests and empowered the federal government to oversee voting registration and elections I. it banned the poll tax, which keeps poor African Americans from voting J. most well-known African American radical Multiple Choice: Choose the letter that represents the best choice. ( 16 points) __B___11. Segregation was a requirement in all of these states EXCEPT A. B. C. D. Georgia Pennsylvania Missouri Alabama ___A__12. This court case ruled that segregation was constitutional as long as the facilities for black and whites were “separate but equal” A. B. C. D. Plessy v. Ferguson Sweatt v. Painter Brown v. Board of Education Boynton v. Virginia ___D__13. All of these inspired Dr. King’s philosophy of nonviolence EXCEPT A. B. C. D. Teaching of Jesus Christ Thoreau’s Essay of Civil Disobedience Gandhi’s tactics Philosophy of Johan Galtung ___A__14. In the spring of 1961 they staged a “freedom ride” through the Deep South A. B. C. D. CORE NAACP SCLC SNCC ___C___15. The March on Washington took place on A. B. C. D. August 1, 1963 August 28, 1964 August 28, 1963 July 1, 1963 ___D___16. On March 7, 1965 known a “Bloody Sunday” protests climaxed in a series of confrontations on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in A. B. C. D. Washington D.C. Birmingham, Alabama Jackson, Mississippi Selma, Alabama ___C___17. Malcolm X was part of what religious sect A. Quakers B. baalei teshuva C. Nation of Islam D. Hinduism ___B___18. Dr. King’s was shot on A. April 4, 1968 B. April 3, 1968 C. April 3, 1969 D. April 4, 196 Civil Rights Organization Graph: Fill in the blanks on the graph with the appropriate organization and date, people, or features. (12 points) 19. Organization and Date Founded National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 1909 Nation of Islam 1930 Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) 1942 Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) 1957 Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) 1960 Key People Key Features Thurgood Marshall Black Panther Party 1966 Huey Newton; Bobby Seale Focused on legal cases to end segregation and gain legal equality Advocated separation of the races Organized peaceful protests to gain civil rights Church-based group dedicated to nonviolent resistance; organized demonstrations and protest campaigns Grass-roots movement of young activists; organized voter education projects in the South Militant group advocating armed confrontation; organized antipoverty programs Elijah Muhammad; Malcolm X James Farmer Martin Luther King Jr.; Ralph Abernathy James Lawson; Ella Baker; Stokely Carmichael Short Answer: Choose FIVE of the following questions. Please be detailed and specific. Questions continue on the next page. (4 points each) 20. What is the difference between de jure segregation and de facto segregation? De jure segregation is segregation imposed by law. De facto segregation is segregation by unwritten custom or tradition. 21. What was Brown v. Board of Education? Why was it important? Brown v. Board of Education was the court case that decided that public schools could no longer separate whites and African Americans. The school system had to now provide equal education to all races. It was important because it was so controversial among Americans because it touched so many of them. Also this was one of the first rights that African Americans had gained so this showed some of the first real progress. 22. What important event happened on December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama? Rosa Parks had refused to give up her seat to a white man. This kicked off the Montgomery Bus Boycott. 23. How did young people energize the civil rights movement in the 1960s? Young people brought an attitude of urgency to the movement. They wanted change to come quickly, not in decades. They organized sit-ins and other activities to speed change and build on the momentum of the 1950s. 24. Why do you think the freedom riders chose the route that they did? What did the freedom rides accomplish? The entire route was in the segregated South and provided many opportunities to oppose segregation. The freedom rides let to desegregation of interstate public transportation and related facilities in the South. 25. Why was the March on Washington a symbolic and appropriate choice for a civil rights demonstration? It was symbolic and appropriate because Washington, D.C., is the site of the U.S. government, which had the power to pass new laws to protect the rights of all Americans. 26 . How did the concept of black power differ from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, approach to civil rights? Black power advocates believed that African Americans should use their economic and political resources collectively to become self-reliant and independent of white influence, instead of trying to gain acceptance from whites 27. Do you think the civil rights movement would have been as effective if protesters had not used peaceful protest methods? Answers will vary N. UNIT TEST AND MODIFIED UNIT TEST Matching: Write the letter that best corresponds to each term. (10 points) _____1. Brown v. Board of Education _____2. Twenty-Fourth Amendment _____3. Sit-in _____4. Jackie Robinson _____5. Birmingham _____6. Thurgood Marshall _____7. Malcolm X _____8. Boynton v. Virginia _____9. Rosa Parks _____10. Voting Rights Act A. the first African American to play major league baseball B. one of the lawyers during the Brown v. Board of Education; became Justice of the Supreme Court C. the court case that decided that public schools could no longer separate white and African Americans D. refused to give up her seat on December 1, 1955 E. a protest used during the civil rights movement F. ruled that segregation on interstate buses and in waiting rooms was illegal G. the town that Dr. King wrote a famous letter in jail H. it banned literacy tests and empowered the federal government to oversee voting registration and elections I. it banned the poll tax, which keeps poor African Americans from voting J. most well-known African American radical Multiple Choice: Choose the letter that represents the best choice. ( 16 points) _____11. Segregation was a requirement in all of these states EXCEPT A. B. C. D. Georgia Pennsylvania Missouri Alabama _____12. This court case ruled that segregation was constitutional as long as the facilities for black and whites were “separate but equal” A. Plessy v. Ferguson B. Sweatt v. Painter C. Brown v. Board of Education D. Boynton v. Virginia ______13. All of these inspired Dr. King’s philosophy of nonviolence EXCEPT A. Teaching of Jesus Christ B. Thoreau’s Essay of Civil Disobedience C. Gandhi’s tactics D. Philosophy of Johan Galtung ______14. In the spring of 1961 they staged a “freedom ride” through the Deep South A. B. C. D. CORE NAACP SCLC SNCC ______15. The March on Washington took place on A. B. C. D. August 1, 1963 August 28, 1964 August 28, 1963 July 1, 1963 ______16. On March 7, 1965 known a “Bloody Sunday” protests climaxed in a series of confrontations on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in A. B. C. D. Washington D.C. Birmingham, Alabama Jackson, Mississippi Selma, Alabama ______17. Malcolm X was part of what religious sect A. Quakers B. baalei teshuva C. Nation of Islam D. Hinduism ______18. Dr. King’s was shot on A. April 4, 1968 B. April 3, 1968 C. April 3, 1969 D. April 4, 1967 Civil Rights Organization Graph: Fill in the blanks on the graph with the appropriate organization and date, people, or features. (12 points) 19. Organization and Date Founded Key People Key Features Thurgood Marshall Focused on legal cases to end segregation and gain legal equality Nation of Islam 1930 Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) 1942 Advocated separation of the races James Farmer Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) 1957 Church-based group dedicated to nonviolent resistance; organized demonstrations and protest campaigns James Lawson; Ella Baker; Stokely Carmichael Black Panther Party 1966 Huey Newton; Bobby Seale Grass-roots movement of young activists; organized voter education projects in the South Short Answer: Choose FIVE of the following questions. Please be detailed and specific. Questions continue on the next page. (4 points each) 20. What is the difference between de jure segregation and de facto segregation? 21. What was Brown v. Board of Education? Why was it important? 22. What important event happened on December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama? 23. How did young people energize the civil rights movement in the 1960s? 24. Why do you think the freedom riders chose the route that they did? What did the freedom rides accomplish? 25. Why was the March on Washington a symbolic and appropriate choice for a civil rights demonstration? 26. How did the concept of black power differ from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, approach to civil rights? 27. Do you think the civil rights movement would have been as effective if protesters had not used peaceful protest methods?