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The United Farm Workers’ Grape Boycott that began in 1966

was two years long.

was ended by the government.

was carried out nationwide.

was led by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

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

Only the occupation of Alcatraz was meant to protest broken treaties.

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

Only the occupation of Wounded Knee took place on federal property.

Only the occupation of Alcatraz was held at a place that was a symbol of American Indian suffering.

Which of the following was a result of the Watts riots of 1965?

Thirty-four people died and many others were wounded.

Relations between blacks and whites grew less tense.

They were the last of the race riots that year.

A handful of people were wounded, but no one died.

Who was Cesar Chavez?

an activist who protested at Alcatraz Island

an organizer of the American Indian movement

a leader of the Black Power movement

a cofounder of the United Farm Workers

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

The focus was turning to the use of nonviolent methods to achieve civil rights.

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

African American leaders realized that they should work with whites to end discrimination.

There was a return to the belief that Islam could unify people of different races.

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