Economy
Amendments
Facts
Facts
Facts
MISC
100
100
100
100
100
100
200
200
200
200
200
200
300
300
300
300
300
300
400
400
400
400
400
400
500
500
500
500
500
500
What year was MLK assassinated?
1968
Who was successful in organizing
migrant farm workers into a union to
defend Hispanic migrant workers with
boycotts of crops?
Cesar Chavez
What government action required
businesses with federal contracts to
encourage job opportunities for women
and minorities?
Affirmative Action
What did the Women’s Liberation
Movement see as its major goal in the
1960’s?
getting women equal pay
for equal work
What were the freedom rides in 1961
trying to integrate?
interstate buses
What was the impact of the Chicano
Mural Movement on American society?
People appreciated
Mexican-American culture
more.
What did Dr. King believe should
be done if a law was unjust?
civil disobedience
Name 3 ways citizen can lobby for
more rights.
petitioning, writing or
talking to lawmakers, and
suggesting new laws
What did the American Indian do to
protest to try to get their goal in 1973??
took over part of Wounded
Knee, South Dakota
What was the main goal of the
American Indian Movement?
getting tribal lands back
What ideas was the Women’s
Movement against?
beauty contests, sexist
language, and different
titles for women
Why did African Americans still suffer
from discrimination in the South after
the 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments were
passed?
Southern states passed
Jim Crow laws to make
discrimination legal.
Name 3 ideas supported by Barry
Goldwater.
using nukes okay if
needed, prayer in schools,
no flag burning, and
ending social welfare
Which president sent troops to escort
the Little Rock 9 to school at Central
High School?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which president desegregated the
military?
Harry Truman
Which Freedom Riders were
attacked by white racists in the
South?
All of them – whites &
blacks
How were the Black Panthers’
views different from those of Martin
Luther King, Jr.’s views?
King- no violence
Panthers- violence is okay
to protect African
Americans
How did whites in the South get around
desegregating schools?
The Supreme Court did not
give an exact time that it
had to be done.
How were the movements of Cesar
Chavez and Martin L. King, Jr., similar?
The both wanted social
changes and used civil
disobedience to get it.
What does the NAACP try to do to
improve racial equality for African
Americans?
support more political
participation by African
Americans
Put these events in order:
MLK’s murder, March on Washington,
Military Desegregated, & Brown v
Board of Education
1. Military 2. Brown 3. March on
Washington 4. MLK’s Murder
What did Southern Democrats in
Congress band together to do in the
1960’s?
to stop federal civil rights
laws from being passed
What did the Supreme Court’s decision
on Roe v Wade allow?
early abortions in the first 3
months of pregnacy
What were ways that African Americans
could protest non-violently to gain civil
rights in the 1950’s & 1960’s?
marches, boycotts, mass
petitions, sit-ins
What program was a Great Society
program that trained young Americans
with a skill to help in poor areas?
Job Corps
Since the 1970’s what have
American women been able to do?
fill jobs that had been
dominated by men
What was Martin Luther King, Jr.’s,
legacy due to his speeches and
writings?
He was one of the most
inspirational writers of his
time period.
How did Martin Luther King, Jr., help
start the civil rights movement?
He led the bus boycott in
Montgomery, Alabama.
How did protests effectively contribute
to African Americans gaining more
political rights?
The public’s opinion was
influenced.
Besides urban poverty, what 2 other
causes did a commission investigating
the ghetto riots name?
lack of job opportunities
and white racism