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Why did the American Indian movement occupy Wounded Knee?

to protest federal policies regarding broken treaties

to protest the policies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs

to protest the policies that lead to continued discrimination

to protest the policies that lead to continued poverty

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Migrant farm workers in the United States faced many hardships in the 1960s, including

broken treaties with the United States.

poor pay and discrimination.

lack of protection for their lands.

being denied their full rights as US citizens.

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.

Which of the following was a major goal for American Indians in the 1960s?

to take back their land on Alcatraz

to form the Bureau of Indian Affairs

to promote Brown Power

to have their lands protected

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

Violent actions and protests were organized by Malcolm X and his followers.

He rejected his old beliefs in the Islamic religion.

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

He promoted his belief in the separation of the races.

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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