Extending Civil Rights — Unit test

Question 1

Which aspect of the March on Washington sent a powerful statement to the United States and the world?

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the size of the crowd that attended

Question 2

How did the ratio of voter registration rates change between African Americans and whites as a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

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African American voter registration rates equaled white registration rates.

Question 3

Why did Malcolm X leave the Nation of Islam?

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He disagreed with its separatist views.

Question 4

James Meredith took his case against the University of Mississippi to

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the US Supreme Court.

Question 5

Who formed the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?

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Ella Baker

Question 6

Which best describes the events that occurred in 1957 at Central High School?

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Orval Faubus sent troops to resist integration, and President Eisenhower sent troops to enforce it.

Question 7

Which statement best summarizes the career of Thurgood Marshall?

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After working for the NAACP and winning twenty-nine court cases, Marshall was appointed a Supreme Court justice.

Question 8

San Francisco was a focus for Asian American reformers in the 1960s because it was

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where many Asian immigrants had entered the United States.

Extending Civil Rights — Unit test Answers