History: chapter 21 test

Question 1

who was the spokes person for the mississippi leaders for the democratics

Answer 1

fannie lou hammer

Question 2

the naacp that argued the brown v. board of education case was

Answer 2

thurgood marshall

Question 3

black muslim leader

Answer 3

malcom x

Question 4

the civil rights leader and minister who believed in nonviolent protests

Answer 4

martin luther king jr

Question 5

president who demAnded that congress pass a sweeping civil rights law but didnt live to see it

Answer 5

john f kennedy

Question 6

Veteran who became the 1st African American who attended the university of Mississippi ?

Answer 6

James merideth

Question 6

Veteran who became the 1st African American who attended the university of Mississippi ?

Answer 6

James merideth

Question 7

Activists whose protest helped spark the Montgomery bus boycott

Answer 7

Rosa parks

Question 8

President who ordered soldiers to help African Americans ?

Answer 8

Dwight d. Eisenhower

Question 9

Civil rights leader who became impatient with nonviolence and called for black power

Answer 9

Stokley Carmichael

Question 10

Which of the following affirmed the legality of racial segregation and prompted the passage of Jim Crow laws?

Answer 10

the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

Question 11

Which doctrine relating to public education was overturned by the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

Answer 11

“separate but equal”

Question 12

According to the Kerner Commission, what was the main cause of urban violence?

Answer 12

white racism

Question 13

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made segregation illegal in which of the following?

Answer 13

public accommodations

Question 14

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 enable federal officials to do?

Answer 14

register voters

Question 15

The Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned discrimination in which activity?

Answer 15

selling or renting a home

Question 16

Which of the following is not associated with the Black Power movement?

Answer 16

the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party

Question 17

What was the main type of pressure exerted by the Montgomery Improvement Association in response to segregation on buses?

Answer 17

economic

Question 18

Which of the following was not advocated by the Black Panthers?

Answer 18

nonviolence