Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

KS3 End of year test > History dates and civil rights > Flashcards

History dates and civil rights Flashcards

1
Q

When was Franz Ferdinand killed?

A

28th June 1914

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

When did World War 1 end?

A

11 November 1918

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

When was the Battle of the Somme?

A

1 July - 18th November 1916

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

When did WWII start and end?

A

1 Sep 1939- May 7 1945

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

In York, at Easter one year, Jewish people were massacred. Which year was it?

A

1190

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

On St. Valentines Day in France, in which city, in what year, were Jewish people massacred?

A

Strasbourg, 1349

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

When were the Nuremberg laws approved by the Nazi party?

A

15th September 1935

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

When did Jews rebel against the Germans in Warsaw, and how long did it take for the Germans to recover the situation?

A

April 1943, 33 days

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

When was Auschwitz liberated?

A

January 1945

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What is the difference between Federal and State laws?

A

State laws govern individual states whereas federal laws govern the whole of the USA

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What is the constitution?

A

A document containing laws , rules and processes by which the USA is to be governed, written in 1780s by the founding fathers

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What is an amendment?

A

A change to the US constitution, proposed by congress and passed by the states

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What is the Bill of Rights?

A

The first ten amendments to the constitution, concerning personal liberty

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

When did Abraham Lincoln become president (i.e. take office- he won elections a year earlier)?

A

March 4, 1861

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

When did the American Civil War start and end?

A

April 12th 1861 - spring of 1865

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What were the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments?

A

13th- abolished slavery 14th- granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to all who were formerly enslaved 15th- prohibits an individual being denied the right to vote

17
Q

How many African Americans fought in WW2?

A

125000

18
Q

When was Rosa Parks arrested?

A

December 1 1995

19
Q

When did Martin Luther King Jr deliver his “I have a dream” speech?

A

August 28th 1963

20
Q

In what period of time were the Jim Crow laws active?

A

1870s- 1960s

21
Q

Where and when did the phrase “separate but equal” come about?

A

Plessy vs Ferguson, 1896

22
Q

Describe the Plessy vs Ferguson case

A

Homer Plessy, an African-American, refused to sit in a car for black people, but the court said that the difference between the cars and races was merely legal, and that his rights were not being violated.

23
Q

NAACP info

A

National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People, set up 1909 by W.E.B. DuBois, legal defence, anti lynching

24
Q

CORE info

A

Congress Of Racial Equality, founded 1942, focused on non-violent protests, involved bus boycott, Freedom rides, shifted to black power in 1960s

25
Q

SCLC info

A

Southern Christian Leadership Conference, formed in Atlanta in 1957, first president was Martin Luther King, non violent action& protest

26
Q

Black Panthers info

A

Miltant organisation, opposed to King’s non-violence, founded by Seale and Newton 1966, exposing police brutality, seen as criminal by mainstream press

27
Q

When and where was the “separate but equal” doctrine found unconstitutional?

A

Brown vs Board of Education 1954

28
Q

What two laws did away with the Jim Crow laws?

A

Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Act of 1965

29
Q

Important events 1937-47

A

1941- law stated “No discrimination in employment of workers in defence industries/ government, because of race, creed, colour or national origin 1941-45- Adam Clayton (mixed-race politician) successfully campaigned for African American journalists to be accepted into congress and for African-American students into the US naval Academy 1946- President Truman creates President’s Committee on Civil Rights 1957- Jackie Robinson joins the Brooklyn Dodgers

30
Q

When did the Little Rock 9 enter Central High School?

A

Sep 4 1957

31
Q

Who was Orval Eugene Faubus?

A

The governor of Arkansas who fought against the desegregation of Central High

32
Q

What did Faubus do to prevent the Little Rock Nine?

A

He mobilized the Arkansas National Guard to prevent them from entering the school

33
Q

How did the Little Rock Nine eventually get to school?

A

Escorted by troops that President Eisenhower sent (101st Airbourne)

34
Q

When was Emmet Till murdered?

A

28 August 1955

35
Q

Who were his murderers, and when were they tried?

A

Bryant and Milam, September 1955

36
Q

When did the Montgomery Bus Boycott end and how many days did it last?

A

20 December 1956, 381 days

37
Q

How much was Martin Luther King Jr. fined for leading the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

A

$500

KS3 End of year test (11 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions