Multiple Choice Questions

Little Rock was the site of the forced integration of a public school inThe use of the 101st showed that the federal government was upholding and will continue to uphold the decision of Brown v. Board.
  • Berlin Wall
  • Andy Warhol
  • Little Rock
  • Malcolm X
The SCLC was a civil rights organization that supported peaceful demonstration (i.e. Montgomery Boycott) The organization helped influenced the government to pass civil right legislation.
  • Southern Christian Leadership Conference
  • Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee
  • Volunteer in Service to America
  • Black Panthers
A civil rights legislation passed by Johnson inThe act outlawed segregation in public areas and granted the federal government power to fight black disfranchisement. The act also created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
  • Civil Rights Act
  • Equal Rights Amendment
  • Voting Rights Act
  • Economic Opportunity Act
Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader from Alabama. He was important in getting the government to pass civil rights legislation.
  • Milton Friedman
  • Earl Warren
  • Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Eldridge Cleaver
He was a famous American economist. He strongly promoted the idea of free trade and condemned government regulation and socialism.
  • Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Milton Friedman
  • Phyllis Schlafly
  • James Meredith
He was a black activist as a member of SNCC. Compared to others, he was very militant strongly advocating black power.
  • Eldridge Cleaver
  • H. Rap Brown
  • Nguyen Van Thieu
  • Betty Friedan
A program that provides health care insurance to low-income or disabled persons. It helped those who were disadvantaged economically.
  • Malcolm X
  • Vietcong
  • Medicaid
  • Berlin Wall
He was the chief of police of Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement. His use of excessive force against the peaceful marchers on television brought attention to the issue, and helped gain support for civil right legislation.
  • Bull Connor
  • Earl Warren
  • Rosa Parks
  • Orval Faubus
A program part of the Great Society that provided medicine for the elderly. It made a significant step for social legislation and helped establish the growing population of the elderly as a pressure group.
  • Black Panthers
  • George Wallace
  • Medicare
  • Miranda v. Arizona
Government legislation passed after the attack on the U.S. destroyer in the Gulf of Tonkin. The resolution granted the president the use of whatever forced needed to help any member of SEATO without an official declaration of war.
  • Southern Manifesto
  • Congress of Racial Equality
  • Volunteer in Service to America
  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The U.S. commission in charge with investigating the assassination of JFK. It came to the conclusion that Oswald was alone in his actions and advised to reform presidential security measures.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis
  • Vietcong
  • Medicaid
  • Warren Commission
The Cuban Missile Crisis was an incident where Soviet missiles were placed in Cuba as a response for help. The event greatly increased tensions between the Soviets and the Americans. As a result, a hotline was established between the two nations to avoid any accidents.
  • March on Washington
  • Cuban Missile Crisis
  • Warren Commission
  • Bay of Pigs
An American commercial illustrator and artist famous for his Campbell's soup painting. He was the founder of the pop-art movement, which like all other art movements in history reflected something back on the present society.
  • Rachel Carson
  • Andy Warhol
  • March on Washington
  • Berlin Wall
A supreme court justice. He was in charge of the Warren Commission. In addition, he was very influential in getting the court to vote on liberal ideas.
  • Earl Warren
  • Betty Friedan
  • Rosa Parks
  • Ralph Nader
The Berlin Wall was a fortified wall made up of concrete and barbed wire made to prevent East Germans escaping to West Berlin. It was one of the most visible signs of the Cold War and the Iron Curtain.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis
  • Bay of Pigs
  • Berlin Wall
  • Watts
Parks was a southern black woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus. Her actions led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and it was the first milestone in the Civil Rights Movement.
  • Ralph Nader
  • Rosa Parks
  • Orval Faubus
  • Betty Friedan
A district in Los Angeles where a six day race riot occurred. The riot showed that many blacks were becoming disillusioned with peaceful means.
  • March on Washington
  • Watts
  • Rachel Carson
  • Berlin Wall
The Bay of Pigs was an American attempt to overthrow the newly established communist government in Cuba by training and sending Cuban rebels. The coup ended up in a disaster due to the lack of support by the Americans. The incident was an embarrassment for the U.S. and ultimately led to Castro pleading for Soviet aid (Cuban Missile Crisis)
  • Bay of Pigs
  • March on Washington
  • Malcolm X
  • Rachel Carson
A proposed amendment that would ban any discrimination based on sex. Although defeated, the popularity of the amendment showed how far the feminists had come.
  • Civil Rights Act
  • Elementary and Secondary Education Act
  • Voting Rights Act
  • Equal Rights Amendment
A black political organization that was against peaceful protest and for violence if needed. The organization marked a shift in policy of the black movement, favoring militant ideals rather than peaceful protest.
  • Great Society
  • Ralph Nader
  • Black Panthers
  • Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee
SNCC was a student based civil rights organization. Their actions, such as sit-ins, helped pass civil right laws.
  • Black Panthers
  • Southern Christian Leadership Conference
  • Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee
  • Volunteer in Service to America
Oswald was JFK's assassin. The death of JFK led to Johnson's presidency.
  • Betty Friedan
  • Milton Friedman
  • Eldridge Cleaver
  • Lee Harvey Oswald
He was a black activist as member of CORE. As the movement progressed, he started to become more militant creating the cry of black power.
  • Stokeley Carmichael
  • Nikita Khrushchev
  • Phyllis Schlafly
  • Milton Friedman
The Act is an extensive statute which funds primary and secondary education. This allowed the government to help those who cannot achieve a good education.
  • Equal Rights Amendment
  • Voting Rights Act
  • Great Society
  • Elementary and Secondary Education Act
He was Johnson's vice president. He was Nixon's opponent in 1968.
  • Nguyen Van Thieu
  • Robert Kennedy
  • Hubert Humphrey
  • Nikita Khrushchev
He was the governor of Arkansas during the time of the Little Rock Crisis. He attempted to block the integration of the school by using the national guard, leading to a confrontation with the Eisenhower and ultimately integration of the school.
  • Orval Faubus
  • Robert Kennedy
  • Bull Connor
  • Betty Friedan
He was a Democrat who ran for president in 1968 promoting civil rights and other equality based ideals. He was ultimately assassinated in 1968, leaving Nixon to take the presidency but instilling hope in many Americans.
  • James Meredith
  • Milton Friedman
  • Bull Connor
  • Robert Kennedy
The manifesto was a document written by legislators opposed to integration. Most of the signatures came from Southern Democrats, showing that they would stand in the way of integration, leading to another split/shift in the Democratic Party.
  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
  • Civil Rights Act
  • Southern Manifesto
  • Great Society
Wallace was the governor of Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement and a staunch segregationist. He was a popular figure among segregationists becoming a rallying point.
  • Nikita Khrushchev
  • Barry Goldwater
  • Robert McNamara
  • George Wallace
American Secretary of State from 1961-Rusk was very militant, advocating military force in combating communism.
  • Earl Warren
  • Dean Rusk
  • Nguyen Van Thieu
  • H. Rap Brown
An organization created by the EOA that acted as the domestic version of the Peace Core. This increased employment opportunities for conscientious people who felt they could contribute
  • Dean Rusk
  • Black Panthers
  • Volunteer in Service to America
  • Great Society
He was a black activist who wrote Soul on Ice. He was an influential black power advocate.
  • Barry Goldwater
  • Eldridge Cleaver
  • Hubert Humphrey
  • Nikita Khrushchev
The march was a huge civil rights protest. It was here when King made his "I have a dream" speech. The march also pressured the government to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
  • Warren Commission
  • Rachel Carson
  • Malcolm X
  • March on Washington
A major feminist organization founded in the 1960s. The organization marked the coming of the feminists, calling for an end to sexual discrimination.
  • Southern Christian Leadership Conference
  • Congress of Racial Equality
  • National Organization for Women
  • Volunteer in Service to America
American Secretary of Defense from 1961-He oversaw the general strategy of the military.
  • Dean Rusk
  • George Wallace
  • Robert McNamara
  • Hubert Humphrey
He was a military commander and the president of South Vietnam. He was a corrupt as the leader of South Vietnam.
  • Stokeley Carmichael
  • Nguyen Van Thieu
  • Milton Friedman
  • Eldridge Cleaver
Malcolm X was an advocate of black power and was the figurehead of the Nation of Islam for some time. He was greatly influential in getting people to believe in black power and self-defense, as opposed to King's peace.
  • Andy Warhol
  • Malcolm X
  • Rachel Carson
  • Berlin Wall
CORE was a civil rights organization. They were famous for freedom rides which drew attention to Southern barbarity, leading to the passing of civil rights legislation.
  • Congress of Racial Equality
  • Black Panthers
  • Volunteer in Service to America
  • Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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