Civil War Flashcards
Which amendment was added to the constitution after the Civil War?
A: The 1st amendment
B: The 6th amendment
C: The 15th amendment
D: The 12th amendment
Answer - C
SNCC was an association of ____ wanting civil rights.
A. students
B. politicians
C. church officials
D. teachers
A
Medgar Evers was a prominent civil rights activist in the 1950s and 1960s. What was his primary role in the Civil Rights Movement?
A) He was a co-founder of the Black Panther Party.
B) He served as the first African American senator from Mississippi.
C) He worked as a field secretary for the NAACP and fought against segregation and voter suppression.
D) He was a Supreme Court justice who ruled in favor of desegregation.
C) He worked as a field secretary for the NAACP and fought against segregation and voter suppression.
What was Malcolm X known for?
A) Leading civil rights marches
B) Advocating for Black empowerment and self-defense
C) Writing novels
D) Creating music
Answer: B
What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
A) A protest against racial segregation on public buses in Montgomery, Alabama
B) A strike by bus drivers for higher wages
C) A celebration of public transportation in Montgomery
D) A campaign to reduce bus fares for everyone
Answer: A
Who did the March on Washington pressure?
A. John F. Kennedy’s administration
B. Mohamed Bin Salman of Saudi Arabia
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
D. The government of Cuba
ANSWER - A
What was the primary goal of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) during the Civil Rights Movement?
A) To promote equality and integration of all races
B) To support the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
C) To maintain white supremacy and oppose civil rights for African Americans
D) To encourage non-violent protests for social justice
C) To maintain white supremacy and oppose civil rights for African Americans
What situation made it to where the Little Rock Nine could attend an All White School?
A. They were all the children of the first African American Supreme Court members.
B. The Supreme Court case Brown vs. Board made it unconstitutional to segregate schooling.
C. Dwight D. Eisenhower saw that they were qualified and let them in.
D. The Supreme Court case Scott vs Stanford made it unconstitutional to segregate schooling.
B
A voluntary abstention of a product or organization.
a. deteriazation
b. boycott
c. corporate detachment
d. market revolution
b. boycott
Which amendment did the U.S supreme court state that public school broke during the Brown vs. Board of Education, Topeka Kansas?
A: 13th amendment
B: 10th amendment
C: 14th amendment
D: 4th amendment
Answer - C
What was a reason for African Americans to move up North from the rural South in the event know as the Great Northern Migration during the 1920´s
a) Shortage of Laborers in industries during WWI
b) Flee from the hard life in the South caused by Whites and implemented anti-Black social systems
c) The North was a place where rights of African Americans were always protected and they could never be discriminated
d) Du Bois advocated for movement to the North to avoid the South’s oppressive treatment of Blacks
Answer: B
What was best James Meredith known for?
A. Being the first black student to be admitted to University of Mississippi.
B. Being the first Black senator in the United States.
C. His contributions to the drafting of the Emancipation Proclamation.
D. His cross-country demonstrations where he advocated for civil rights.
Correct Answer: A
When was Freedom Summer?
A. June-Aug 1964
B. July-Sept 1842
C. Oct-Nov 1776
D. June-Aug 1992
Answer: A
What was Plessy v. Ferguson known for in relation to civil rights?
A It banned ice cream
B It created “separate but equal” segregation laws
C It made dogs illegal
D It stopped people from riding bikes
Answer B
The March on Selma was a 54-mile long peaceful protest from Selma, Alabama to..
A Washington D.C.
B Birmingham, Alabama
C Montgomery, Alabama
D Austin, Texas
Answer: C
____ _____ was an african american lady who refused to leave her seat on a public bus and became very popular.
A. Rosa Parks
B. Martin Luther king
C. Zendaya
D. Claudette Colvin
Answer: A
What was George Wallace’s stance on segregation?
A. he rationalized segregation as “best for both races”
B. he was neutral in his stance on segregation
C. he strictly spoke out against the practice of segregation
D. he made his own institutions that helped with desegregating schools.
Answer: A
By who, where and in what year was the Black Panther Party Founded?
A. Fred Hampton in Chicago, IL in 1970
B. J. E. Hoover in New York, NY in 1969
C. Huey P. Newton in Oakland, CA in 1966
D. Alex Rackley in Los Angeles, CA in 1972
c. Huey P. Newton in Oakland, CA in 1966
A sit in can most likely be defined as?
A. A time where you and your friends sit in a circle and play among us
B. Davis Tran’s new dine in restaurant
C. A form of nonviolent protest where individuals occupy a space and sit down, often to challenge segregation or discrimination
D. A time of marching through streets while chanting slogans for civil rights
Answer: C
What was Emmett Till falsely accused of, and what was the outcome of the accusation?
A) He was accused of stealing from a store and was given life in jail
B) He was accused of insulting a white woman and was lynched by a mob.
C) He was accused of breaking into a house and was sent to juvenile detention.
D) He was accused of arson and was publicly shamed in his community.
Correct Answer: B
What religion does the SCLC support:
A. Protestant
B. Russian Orthodox
C. Judaism
D. Islam
A
What was the Letter from a Birmingham Jail?
A. a letter explaining why MLK believed people had a responsibility to follow just laws and a duty to break unjust ones.
B. a book by of civil rights movement.
C. a newspaper on Martin Luther King.
D. a biography on Martin Luther King.
Answer:A
What did the Thirteenth Amendment abolish?
a) Chewing with your mouth open
b) Bad drivers
c) Talking really slow
d) Slavery
Answer: Slavery
What was the goal of the black power movement?
A.) secure their human rights by creating political and cultural organizations that served their interests.
B.) achieve voting rights by means of a Congressional amendment to the Constitution
C.) seek to change government policy regarding a specific, ongoing war
D.) promoted openness and tolerance as alternatives to the restrictions and regimentation they saw in middle-class society
answer: A.) secure their human rights by creating political and cultural organizations that served their interests.
