Other Perspectives on Civil Rights

Question 1

Which statement best represents a change in philosophy regarding the civil rights movement in the 1960s?

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The Black Power movement believed that African Americans could solve their own problems.

Question 2

The Black Panther Party believed that

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the African American community was responsible for solving its own problems.

Question 3

As leader of the SNCC, who promoted the idea of Black Power?

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Stokely Carmichael

Question 4

Why did American Indians occupy Alcatraz Island in 1969?

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to raise awareness about unfair treatment of American Indians

Question 5

Which of the following was a major difference between the occupations of Alcatraz in 1969 and Wounded Knee in 1973?

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Only the occupation of Wounded Knee resulted in the deaths of several people.

Question 6

How did the Black Power movement change the civil rights movement?

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It discouraged alliances with supportive and sympathetic whites.

Question 7

Cesar Chavez’s background included which of the following?

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He was once a community organizer.

Question 8

What factor led to the death of Malcolm X in 1965?

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There were growing tensions between Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam.

Question 9

The United Farm Workers’ Grape Boycott that began in 1966

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was carried out nationwide.

Question 10

The birth of the Black Panther Party signified which of the following about the civil rights movement?

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Beliefs and actions were leading to more violent responses to the civil rights problem.

Other Perspectives on Civil Rights Answers