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Civil Rights Movement

Civil Rights Movement. Which leader most influenced African Americans to stand up against discrimination and demand equality?. Booker T. Washington John W. Brown Plessy V. Ferguson W.E.B. DuBois. Civil Rights Movement. How did Booker T. Washington’s ideas differ from W.E.B. DuBois?.

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Civil Rights Movement

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  1. Civil Rights Movement Which leader most influenced African Americans to stand up against discrimination and demand equality? • Booker T. Washington • John W. Brown • Plessy V. Ferguson • W.E.B. DuBois

  2. Civil Rights Movement How did Booker T. Washington’s ideas differ from W.E.B. DuBois? • Washington wanted African Americans to demand equal rights. • Washington only wanted equal voting rights for African Americans. • Washington was strongly against job education for African Americans. • Washington believed equality could be achieved through education.

  3. Civil Rights Movement “I have a dream that one day, out in the red hills of Georgia, sons of former slaves…will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.” • Dr. King’s message is that slavery should end. • Dr. King’s message is that Americans should dream. • Dr. King’s message is that Racial discrimination must end. • Dr. King’s message is that Racial discrimination will never end.

  4. Civil Rights Movement If a golf course refused to allow African Americans to play, which action would Martin Luther King Jr. most likely have approved? • Burn the golf course down • Quit playing golf and take up another sport • A sit-in protest at the golf course • Physically attack the golf course’s owner

  5. Civil Rights Movement The Montgomery bus boycott was a direct result of - • Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. • Increase in bus fared in Montgomery • Rosa Parks’ refusal to move to the back of the bus • Unsafe bus transportation

  6. Civil Rights Movement Which of the following Supreme Court cases ruled that segregated schools were unequal and unconstitutional? • Plessy vs. Ferguson • Brown vs. Board of Education • Marbury vs. Madison • Miranda vs. Arizona

  7. Civil Rights Movement Which of the following examples BEST describes racial segregation following the Civil War? • A woman was arrested for trying to vote at a local election • A fifty-year old man was not hired for a job based on his age. • An African American was forced to ride in a separate railroad car. • A woman working in a factory made less money than a man doing the same job.

  8. Civil Rights Movement African-Americans were forced to ride in separate railroad cars. This was an example of - • Jim Crow Laws • Anti-lynching Laws • Southern Railroad Act • Homestead Act

  9. Civil Rights Movement Why did the Civil Rights movement oppose the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court ruling? • The ruling desegregated schools • Public facilities were never equal • The ruling supported women’s suffrage • The ruling integrated public facilities

  10. Civil Rights Movement The main purpose of the Jim Crow laws was to - • Encourage black and white citizens to help each other • Encourage boycotts • Encourage the growth of black-owned businesses • Encourage the separation of blacks and whites

  11. Civil Rights Movement What was the main difference in how Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois responded to racism? • DuBois supported a Back-to-Africa movement, and Washington opposed it. • DuBois wanted African Americans to attend blacks-only schools, and Washington wanted to desegregate education. • DuBois wanted to attack racial discrimination head-on, and Washington preferred to ignore it. • Washington thought better education was the path to equality, and DuBois disagreed.

  12. Civil Rights Which president ordered the Armed Forces to desegregate? • Franklin D. Roosevelt • Richard M. Nixon • John F. Kennedy • Harry S Truman

  13. Economics After World War II, how did Americans purchase cars and other costly items they could never before afford? • Credit • Layaway • Barter • Trade

  14. Economics What types of goods were more factories producing after 1945? • War materials • Consumer products • Military uniforms • Tanks

  15. Economics According to the law of supply and demand, farmers would be able to obtain the highest price for their product when - • Both supply and demand are high • Both supply and demand are low • Supply is high and demand is low • Supply is low and demand is high

  16. Technology What impact do the newest technologies have on American life? • Increased travel for business and pleasure • Greater access to news and information • Greater access to heating and air- conditioning • All of the above

  17. Technology Which of the following is associated as a newer technology? • Internet • Space exploration • Jets • All of the above

  18. Technology Which industry has benefited most from new communications technologies? • Automobiles • Entertainment and news • Food processing • Steel industry

  19. Technology What has been one result of technological change since 1990? • Cheaper and faster forms of communication • More cultural differences among the nations of the world • More traffic accidents as driving becomes increasingly unsafe • Increased likelihood of a nuclear war

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