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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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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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Why was Wounded Knee, South Dakota, a significant place for American Indians?

A
It was the site of a massacre of Lakota Sioux by US troops in 1890.
B
It was the focus of a broken treaty between the government and American Indians.
C
It was the birthplace of community organizer Cesar Chavez.
D
It was where riots led by the American Indian movement took place during the 1960s.
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Which statement best summarizes the career of Thurgood Marshall?

A
After pressuring President Roosevelt to integrate the defense industry, Marshall pressured President Truman to integrate the armed forces.
B
After founding the NAACP, Marshall was appointed the first African American Supreme Court justice.
C
After serving as a US Army officer, Marshall attended UCLA and eventually became the first African American to play Major League Baseball.
D
After working for the NAACP and winning twenty-nine court cases, Marshall was appointed a Supreme Court justice.
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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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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.
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What factors 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 widespread racism
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Elijah Muhammad, a leader of the Nation of Islam, promoted

A
freedom rides.
B
black nationalism.
C
sit-ins.
D
boycotts.
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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.
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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.
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Which aspect of the March on Washington sent a powerful statement to the United States and the world?

A
the lack of famous celebrities
B
the location at the Jefferson Memorial
C
the presence of foreign leaders
D
the size of the crowd that attended
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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.
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Which best describes the events that occurred in 1957 at Central High School?

A
Orval Faubus sent troops to resist integration, and President Eisenhower sent troops to enforce it.
B
Local citizens protested integration, and President Eisenhower ordered Orval Faubus to send National Guard troops.
C
Local citizens protested integration, and Orval Faubus sent National Guard troops to enforce it.
D
Orval Faubus sent troops to enforce integration, and President Eisenhower sent troops to prevent violence.
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Who formed the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?

A
Coretta King
B
James Farmer
C
Malcolm X
D
Ella Baker
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Which kept African Americans from nominating candidates for office?

A
poll taxes
B
literacy tests
C
white primaries
D
grandfather clauses
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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
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Which of the following people worked with government in the 1960s to get laws passed to help noncitizens and farm workers?

A
Huey Newton
B
Bobby Seale
C
Stokely Carmichael
D
Dolores Huerta
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James Meredith took his case against the University of Mississippi to

A
the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
B
the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
C
the US Supreme Court.
D
the university’s admissions board.
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How did the ratio of voter registration rates change between African Americans and whites as a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

A
African American voter registration rates surpassed white registration rates.
B
African American voter registration rates equaled white registration rates.
C
African American voter registration rates became lower than white registration rates.
D
African American and white registration rates were not affected.

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