Chapter 1- The Civil Rights Movement Takes Shape

Question 1

Thurgood Marshall

Answer 1

Went on to become Supreme Court justice, and Jack Greenberg led the courtroom battles against segregation.

Question 2

Brown v. Board of Education

Answer 2

In the early 1950s, five Delaware, Kansas, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., came together under the title of Brown v. Board of Education.

Question 3

Little Rock Nine

Answer 3

It allowed nine outstanding black students to attend Central High School. These students became known as the Little Rock Nine.

Question 4

Rosa Parks

Answer 4

Boarded a bus and sat in the front row of the section reserved for black passengers. When the bus became full, the driver told Parks and three others to give their seats to white passengers. Parks refused. The bus driver called the police, and Parks was taken to jail.

Question 5

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Answer 5

In the Montgomery Bus Boycott, thousands of African Americans stopped riding the buses.

Question 6

Martin Luther King Jr.

Answer 6

A young Baptist minister. The 26-year-old King already had a reputation as a powerful speaker whose words could motivate and inspire listeners.

Question 7

Sit-In

Answer 7

A demonstration in which protesters sit down and refuse to leave.

Question 8

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

Answer 8

To continue the struggle for civil rights, the leaders of the student protest formed the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in the spring of 1960.

Question 9

John F. Kennedy

Answer 9

Won the election of 1960, he became the youngest person ever elected president of the United States.

Question 10

Freedom Rides

Answer 10

To accomplish this, CORE organized series of protests called Freedom Rides, in which black and white bus riders traveled together to segregated bus stations in the South.

Question 11

March on Washington

Answer 11

A massive demonstration for civil rights.

Question 12

Lyndon B. Johnson

Answer 12

He was elected to House of Representatives. He was elected to the Senate in 1948.

Question 13

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Answer 13

The act banned segregation in public places. It also outlawed discrimination in workplace on the basis of color, gender, religion, or national origin.

Question 14

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Answer 14

Which Johnson signed into law in August. This law gave federal government new powers to protect African Americans’ voting rights.

Question 15

Great Society

Answer 15

His program of domestic reforms that he called the Great Society.

Question 16

Black Power

Answer 16

Movement, which called for African American independence.

Question 17

Malcom X

Answer 17

Helped inspire the Black Power movement.

Question 18

Cesar Chavez

Answer 18

One of many Hispanic Americans who worked to improve conditions.

Question 19

United Farm Workers

Answer 19

This union was committed to the goal of better pay and working conditions for migrant farmworkers—those who move seasonally from farm to farm for work.

Question 20

Betty Friedan

Answer 20

Described the dissatisfaction some women felt with their traditional roles of wife, mother, and homemaker.

Question 21

National Organization for Women

Answer 21

To fight for equal education and career opportunities for women.

Question 22

Shirley Chisholm

Answer 22

Was elected to represent a New York district in the House of Representatives.

Question 23

Equal Rights Amendment

Answer 23

Would outlaw all discrimination based on sex.

Question 24

Phyllis Schlafly

Answer 24

A conservative activist, founded the group STOP ERA to prevent its ratification.

Question 25

American Indian Movement

Answer 25

Founded in 1968 to fight for Native Americans’ rights.

Question 26

Disabled in Action

Answer 26

To make people aware of challenges facing people with disabilities.