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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 their own political organizations.
D
It encouraged the African American community to shift its focus back to integration.
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The United Farm Workers’ Grape Boycott that began in 1966

A
was two years long.
B
was ended by the government.
C
was carried out nationwide.
D
was led by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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Which statement best represents a change in philosophy regarding the civil rights movement in the 1960s?

A
The Black Panther Party called for racial and economic equality.
B
The Black Power movement believed that African Americans could solve their own problems.
C
Malcolm X parted ways with the Nation of Islam, which believed that violence was necessary.
D
Martin Luther King, Jr. called for nonviolent protests.
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Which of the following was a result of the Watts riots of 1965?

A
Thirty-four people died and many others were wounded.
B
Relations between blacks and whites grew less tense.
C
They were the last of the race riots that year.
D
A handful of people were wounded, but no one died.
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Why did American Indians occupy Alcatraz Island in 1969?

A
to protest the lack of educational opportunities for American Indians
B
to end poverty on American Indian reservations
C
to raise awareness about unfair treatment of American Indians
D
to convince the government to protect American Indian lands
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Which of the following was a major difference between the occupations of Alcatraz in 1969 and Wounded Knee in 1973?

A
Only the occupation of Alcatraz was meant to protest broken treaties.
B
Only the occupation of Wounded Knee resulted in the deaths of several people.
C
Only the occupation of Wounded Knee took place on federal property.
D
Only the occupation of Alcatraz was held at a place that was a symbol of American Indian suffering.
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Migrant farm workers in the United States faced many hardships in the 1960s, including

A
broken treaties with the United States.
B
poor pay and discrimination.
C
lack of protection for their lands.
D
being denied their full rights as US citizens.
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Who was Cesar Chavez?

A
an activist who protested at Alcatraz Island
B
an organizer of the American Indian movement
C
a leader of the Black Power movement
D
a cofounder of the United Farm Workers
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The Black Panther Party believed that

A
African Americans should not organize to fight against oppression.
B
the African American community was responsible for solving its own problems.
C
various types of nonviolent protests were the best way to bring about change.
D
African Americans could gain equality by working together with whites.
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Which of the following was a major goal for American Indians in the 1960s?

A
to take back their land on Alcatraz
B
to form the Bureau of Indian Affairs
C
to promote Brown Power
D
to have their lands protected

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