AnswersMad 2017 Am History B-49 SSChanges in the Civil Rights Movement

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A leader who believed that Islam could unify people of different races was

A
Martin Luther King Jr.
B
Stokely Carmichael.
C
Huey Newton.
D
Malcolm X.
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Order was restored during the Detroit Riots

A
after businesses were set on fire.
B
before anyone was killed.
C
after the National Guard arrived.
D
before there was any property damage.
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A cause of frustration about racism in the United States during the 1960s was that

A
segregation continued despite the passage of laws to eliminate it.
B
laws designed to eliminate segregation had not been passed.
C
segregation had ended but laws still needed to be passed.
D
the civil rights movement had made no major progress.
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When he suggested that change should be brought about “by any means necessary,” Malcolm X was

A
promoting violence to achieve civil rights goals.
B
fostering an atmosphere of nonviolence.
C
opposing any type of violent action.
D
indicating his views on segregation.
5

During the summer of 1967, one hundred fifty riots occurred to protest

A
new laws.
B
racial equality.
C
racial inequality.
D
religious differences.
6

Malcolm X’s legacy in the civil rights movement includes the idea that African Americans

A
should stop fighting oppression.
B
could control their situation.
C
should form their own nation.
D
could not solve their problems.
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How did the Black Power movement change the civil rights movement?

A
It encouraged African Americans to work together with whites.
B
It discouraged alliances with supportive and sympathetic whites.
C
It discouraged African Americans from creating political organizations.
D
It encouraged African Americans to shift their focus back to integration.
8

Which statement best illustrates a philosophical change during the civil rights movement of the 1960s?

A
The Black Panther Party called for racial and economic equality.
B
The Black Power movement wanted African Americans to help themselves.
C
Malcolm X parted ways with the Nation of Islam.
D
Martin Luther King Jr. called for nonviolent protests.
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The Black Panther Party believed that

A
African Americans should not fight against oppression.
B
African Americans were responsible for solving their own problems.
C
sit-ins and freedom rides were the best way to bring about change.
D
African Americans could gain equality through political organizations.
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Which ideas did members of the Nation of Islam support?

A
peaceful protest
B
unequal rights
C
black nationalism
D
integration

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