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In December of 1956, the Supreme Court ended the bus boycott by ruling that

A
Alabama’s segregation laws were unconstitutional.
B
Montgomery’s segregation laws were constitutional.
C
public schools should be integrated as quickly as possible.
D
the military should be integrated as quickly as possible.
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One major difference between the occupations of Alcatraz in 1969 and Wounded Knee in 1973 was that

A
Alcatraz was meant to protest broken treaties.
B
Wounded Knee resulted in the deaths of several people.
C
Wounded Knee took place on federal property.
D
Alcatraz was symbolic of suffering by American Indians.
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Which factor led to the death of Malcolm X in 1965?

A
violent protests organized by his followers
B
a rejection of Islamic customs and beliefs
C
growing tensions with the Nation of Islam
D
separatist beliefs regarding race
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The governor of Arkansas justified his refusal to allow integration of Central High School in Little Rock by claiming that

A
the Little Rock School Board had decided against integration.
B
Arkansas was not bound by Supreme Court decisions.
C
he was acting to protect the public.
D
he had the support of the president.
5

Which kept African Americans from nominating candidates for office?

A
poll taxes
B
literacy tests
C
white primaries
D
grandfather clauses
6

Which statement best describes the history of segregation in professional baseball?

A
It began in 1947 and continues today.
B
It began by 1890 and continued until 1947.
C
It began after 1890 and ended in the 1920s.
D
It was never completely segregated.
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Which best describes the circumstances that led to Brown v. Board of Education?

A
A state university permitted an African American student to attend but not interact with white students.
B
Orval Faubus sent the Arkansas National Guard to block African American students from attending white schools.
C
An 8-year-old girl had to walk through a dangerous area to attend an African American school each day.
D
Nineteen senators and seventy-seven representatives signed a document called the Southern Manifesto.
8

Which did President Kennedy send to the universities of Alabama and Mississippi in 1963?

A
civil rights leaders
B
police officers
C
the media
D
federal troops
9

A result of the Selma voting rights marches was that

A
few Americans felt their effect.
B
support for voting rights decreased.
C
support for voting rights increased.
D
the Twenty-Fourth Amendment passed.
10

Which factor contributed to the Watts Riots of 1965?

A
racism against white officers
B
fear that segregation would end
C
frustration with the civil rights movement
D
anger over unemployment and police brutality
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The 1950 Supreme Court decision to ban “separate but equal” law schools in Texas

A
forced graduate schools across the country to integrate.
B
applied only to law schools, not to other graduate schools.
C
did not apply to law schools in other states.
D
applied only to the law school named in the case.
12

The Yellow Power movement of the 1960s sought to end

A
government internment of Asian Americans.
B
employment discrimination against Asian Americans.
C
segregated neighborhoods for Asian Americans.
D
poor educational opportunities for Asian Americans.
13

A result of the Freedom Summer campaign was that

A
the number of African American voters in Mississippi increased significantly.
B
African Americans were not convinced to turn out to register to vote.
C
white registration workers rejected most African American applications.
D
African American registered voters in Mississippi out-numbered white voters.
14

A difference between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X was that Martin Luther King Jr. believed in

A
using violence to achieve equality.
B
integrating whites and African Americans.
C
forming a separate African American nation.
D
seeking African American independence.
15

Elijah Muhammad, a leader of the Nation of Islam, promoted

A
freedom rides.
B
black nationalism.
C
sit-ins.
D
boycotts.
16

Which statement is true of most World War II African American military units?

A
They were better paid than white units.
B
They were paid the same as white units.
C
They were kept from combat roles.
D
They were forced into combat roles.
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The initial cause of the Watts Riots in 1965 was

A
the burning of a business in Los Angeles.
B
the arrival of the National Guard.
C
the arrest of an African American by white police officers.
D
the passage of civil rights legislation.
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Brown v. Board of Education marked the NAACP’s greatest success in its fight to

A
build African American public schools.
B
end segregation in all public education.
C
establish equality in America’s segregated schools.
D
remove Chief Justice Warren from the Supreme Court.
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In 1964, the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee launched

A
the Birmingham Campaign.
B
a campaign to integrate all-white schools.
C
the Children’s Crusade.
D
a campaign to register African American voters.
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American Indians staged an occupation in 1969

A
to protest the lack of educational opportunities.
B
to end poverty on American Indian reservations.
C
to raise awareness about unfair treatment.
D
to convince the government to protect their lands.

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