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In the 1950s and 1960s, women began to want jobs outside the home because of

A
greater opportunities in the growing service industry.
B
pressure to take over men's factory jobs after the war.
C
household chores decreasing due to new appliances.
D
fewer men willing to do factory jobs after the war.
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Which did President Kennedy send to the universities of Alabama and Mississippi in 1963?

A
civil rights leaders
B
police officers
C
the media
D
federal troops
3

What did passage of the Immigration Act of 1965 accomplish?

A
The law lowered the number of Asians allowed to immigrate to the US.
B
The law allowed no more immigration from European nations.
C
The law supported victims of political persecution.
D
The law made an effort to establish a quota system.
4

In 1964, the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee launched

A
the Birmingham Campaign.
B
a campaign to integrate all-white schools.
C
the Children’s Crusade.
D
a campaign to register African American voters.
5

Which of the following best describes how Brown v. Board of Education affected the United States?

A
It forced the Southern states to desegregate their schools.
B
It allowed Linda Brown to attend a better public school.
C
It led to the end of the Southern Manifesto.
D
It dealt a blow to segregation in public facilities.
6

Which aspect of the March on Washington sent a powerful statement to the United States and the world?

A
the lack of famous celebrities
B
the location at the Jefferson Memorial
C
the presence of foreign leaders
D
the size of the crowd that attended
7

An example of workplace inequality would be

A
women performing duties at various levels of difficulty.
B
women earning less than men for similar work.
C
women receiving the same work benefits as male employees.
D
women supervising male and female employees.
8

Which of the following best summarizes the career of Thurgood Marshall?

A
Marshall was a minister who, along with the NAACP, filed a lawsuit to allow his daughter to attend an all-white elementary school.
B
Marshall played baseball in the Negro American League, attended UCLA, and became the first African American to play Major League Baseball.
C
After founding the NAACP, Marshall was appointed the first African American Supreme Court justice.
D
After working for the NAACP and winning twenty-nine court cases, Marshall was appointed to the Supreme Court.
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In December of 1956, the Supreme Court ended the bus boycott by ruling that

A
Alabama’s segregation laws were unconstitutional.
B
Montgomery’s segregation laws were constitutional.
C
public schools should be integrated as quickly as possible.
D
the military should be integrated as quickly as possible.
10

A difference between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X was that Martin Luther King Jr. believed in

A
using violence to achieve equality.
B
integrating whites and African Americans.
C
forming a separate African American nation.
D
seeking African American independence.
11

What did the change in immigration policies between the 1920s and the 1960s reveal about the United States?

A
The country was becoming more open to diversity and equality.
B
The country was trying to maintain a uniform population.
C
The country was not ready to act with equality and fairness.
D
The country was exerting more control over the ethnicity of immigrants.
12

Which kept African Americans from nominating candidates for office?

A
poll taxes
B
literacy tests
C
white primaries
D
grandfather clauses
13

How did the ratio of voter registration rates change between African Americans and whites as a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

A
African American voter registration rates surpassed white registration rates.
B
African American voter registration rates equaled white registration rates.
C
African American voter registration rates became lower than white registration rates.
D
African American and white registration rates were not affected.
14

A result of the Freedom Summer campaign was that

A
the number of African American voters in Mississippi increased significantly.
B
African Americans were not convinced to turn out to register to vote.
C
white registration workers rejected most African American applications.
D
African American registered voters in Mississippi out-numbered white voters.
15

A result of the Selma voting rights marches was that

A
few Americans felt their effect.
B
support for voting rights decreased.
C
support for voting rights increased.
D
the Twenty-Fourth Amendment passed.
16

James Meredith took his case against the University of Mississippi to

A
the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
B
the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
C
the US Supreme Court.
D
the university’s admissions board.
17

Which of the following best describes how the Supreme Court voted in Brown v. Board of Education?

A
The court voted to end public school segregation.
B
The court voted to hold a national debate on public school segregation.
C
The court voted to leave public school segregation up to individual states.
D
The court voted to maintain public school segregation.
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How did Latin American immigration to the United States change during the 1960s?

A
Immigration became more common as more people desired to immigrate.
B
Immigration became less common as fewer people desired to immigrate.
C
Immigration became less difficult and more immigrants came to the US.
D
Immigration became more difficult and fewer legal immigrants came to the US.
19

Who formed the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?

A
Coretta King
B
James Farmer
C
Malcolm X
D
Ella Baker
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One effect of the Immigration Act of 1965 on Latin Americans was that it

A
discouraged illegal immigration from Latin America.
B
made it easier for them to enter the United States.
C
encouraged many unskilled workers to immigrate.
D
limited the number of unskilled workers from Latin America.

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