U.S. History:
EOC Flashback Exercise
Unit 11: Cultural Transformation and
Foreign Conflict
1. Which of the following actions is illegal,
based on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v.
Board of Education?
A. a white principal turning away an African
American student because there is a separate
school nearby for black children
B. forcing elderly African American women to
have to give up their seats on public busses
C. the use of national guardsmen and Army
reservists to settle racial disputes
D. public officials using police dogs and tear gas
to break up peaceful protests
2. Which of the following does not describe Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.?
A. He admired the teachings of Gandhi and
believed that nonviolence was the best way
to bring about change for African Americans.
B. He was a gifted public speaker and leader.
C. He eventually abandoned nonviolence to
lead the Black Panthers.
D. His leadership of the Montgomery Bus
Boycott drew national attention to the civil
rights movement.
3. On which of the following points would
Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. have most
agreed?
A. the need for African Americans to obtain civil
rights
B. the methods that should be used by African
Americans to pursue civil rights
C. the effectiveness of civil disobedience
D. the willingness to use violence, if necessary,
to obtain social justice
4. What impact did the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Twentyfourth Amendment to the Constitution all have?
A. They guaranteed blacks the right to vote by making it
illegal to impose a minimum voting age on African
Americans.
B. Together, they ensured the voting rights of African
Americans and ended segregation in public
accommodations.
C. They removed race restrictions on who could run for
office and protect African Americans’ freedom of
speech.
D. They granted African Americans the right to vote in
the U.S. for the first time since Reconstruction.
5. Violent treatment in 1963 of civil rights
marchers in Birmingham, Alabama
A.
B.
C.
D.
ended the civil rights movement in Alabama.
was supported by President Kennedy.
angered most Americans.
was mostly ignored across the nation.
6. The “black power” and Black Panther
movements taught that African Americans
should
A. separate from white society and lead their
own communities.
B. emigrate to Africa.
C. use nonviolent protest to bring about
change.
D. work with white activists to end segregation.
7. Which was a highlight of the historic 1963
March on Washington?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Stokely Carmichael’s “Black Power” speech
President Johnson’s “Great Society” speech
President Kennedy’s “New Frontier” speech
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream”
speech
8. A group of nine African American students
drew national attention in 1957 when they
enrolled in this city’s Central High School?
A. Selma, Alabama
B. Little Rock, Arkansas
C. Albany, Georgia
D. Greensboro, North Carolina
1. Which of the following actions is illegal,
based on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v.
Board of Education?
A. a white principal turning away an African
American student because there is a separate
school nearby for black children
B. forcing elderly African American women to
have to give up their seats on public busses
C. the use of national guardsmen and Army
reservists to settle racial disputes
D. public officials using police dogs and tear gas
to break up peaceful protests
2. Which of the following does not describe Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.?
A. He admired the teachings of Gandhi and
believed that nonviolence was the best way
to bring about change for African Americans.
B. He was a gifted public speaker and leader.
C. He eventually abandoned nonviolence to
lead the Black Panthers.
D. His leadership of the Montgomery Bus
Boycott drew national attention to the civil
rights movement.
3. On which of the following points would
Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. have most
agreed?
A. the need for African Americans to obtain civil
rights
B. the methods that should be used by African
Americans to pursue civil rights
C. the effectiveness of civil disobedience
D. the willingness to use violence, if necessary,
to obtain social justice
4. What impact did the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Twentyfourth Amendment to the Constitution all have?
A. They guaranteed blacks the right to vote by making it
illegal to impose a minimum voting age on African
Americans.
B. Together, they ensured the voting rights of African
Americans and ended segregation in public
accommodations.
C. They removed race restrictions on who could run for
office and protect African Americans’ freedom of
speech.
D. They granted African Americans the right to vote in
the U.S. for the first time since Reconstruction.
5. Violent treatment of civil rights marchers in
Birmingham, Alabama
A.
B.
C.
D.
ended the civil rights movement in Alabama.
was supported by President Kennedy.
angered most Americans.
was mostly ignored across the nation.
6. The “black power” and Black Panther
movements taught that African Americans
should
A. separate from white society and lead their
own communities.
B. emigrate to Africa.
C. use nonviolent protest to bring about
change.
D. work with white activists to end segregation.
7. Which was a highlight of the historic 1963
March on Washington?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Stokely Carmichael’s “Black Power” speech
President Johnson’s “Great Society” speech
President Kennedy’s “New Frontier” speech
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream”
speech
8. A group of nine African American students
drew national attention in 1957 when they
enrolled in this city’s Central High School?
A. Selma, Alabama
B. Little Rock, Arkansas
C. Albany, Georgia
D. Greensboro, North Carolina
9. The event depicted below occurred during
A.
B.
C.
D.
the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
the March on Washington.
a “sit in” protest against segregation.
Mississippi’s “Freedom Summer.”
10. U.S. society during the 1960s can best be
described as
A. calm, reserved, and traditional.
B. full of unrest, division, and social
transformation.
C. unpatriotic and sympathetic to communism.
D. a time in which political authority was
unquestioned.
11. Which of the following people would have
been most inspired by the Woodstock Music and
Art Fair?
A. a migrant worker excited to know someone is
fighting for his welfare
B. a housewife wanting to feel like it’s normal to
have a life outside of the home
C. a middle-aged business man holding
traditional values
D. a college student who wants to rebel against
traditional values
12. What was President Lyndon Johnson’s Great
Society?
A. a movement to end communism in Southeast
Asia
B. an important piece of civil rights legislation
C. a set of social programs aimed at ending
poverty
D. a war resolution giving the president more
political power
13. The word “feminism” describes the theory
that
A.
B.
C.
D.
women are superior to men.
women should have equal rights with men.
women should focus on traditional roles.
women should not work outside the home.
14. Assuming Rachel Carson’s 1962 book, Silent
Spring, is a cause within the historical process,
which event is an effect?
A. the formation of the Environmental
Protection Agency
B. the assassination of President John F.
Kennedy
C. the U.S. military buildup in Vietnam
D. the Woodstock Music and Art Fair
15. Many women rejected the women’s
movement because they
A.
B.
C.
D.
believed it was too weak to succeed.
feared it was illegal.
wanted to achieve equality on their own.
preferred traditional values and gender roles.
16. Which of the following best describes the
philosophy of the 1960s counterculture?
A. question standing traditions and experiment
with new ways of living
B. support existing political parties
C. become responsible, tax paying members of
the working class
D. to build support for the draft and military
action in Vietnam
9. The event depicted below occurred during
A.
B.
C.
D.
the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
the March on Washington.
a “sit in” protest against segregation.
Mississippi’s “Freedom Summer.”
10. U.S. society during the 1960s can best be
described as
A. calm, reserved, and traditional.
B. full of unrest, division, and social
transformation.
C. unpatriotic and sympathetic to communism.
D. a time in which political authority was
unquestioned.
11. Which of the following people would have
been most inspired by the Woodstock Music and
Art Fair?
A. a migrant worker excited to know someone is
fighting for his welfare
B. a housewife wanting to feel like it’s normal to
have a life outside of the home
C. a middle-aged business man holding
traditional values
D. a college student who wants to rebel against
traditional values
12. What was President Lyndon Johnson’s Great
Society?
A. a movement to end communism in Southeast
Asia
B. an important piece of civil rights legislation
C. a set of social programs aimed at ending
poverty
D. a war resolution giving the president more
political power
13. The word “feminism” describes the theory
that
A.
B.
C.
D.
women are superior to men.
women should have equal rights with men.
women should focus on traditional roles.
women should not work outside the home.
14. Assuming Rachel Carson’s 1962 book, Silent
Spring, is a cause within the historical process,
which event is an effect?
A. the formation of the Environmental
Protection Agency
B. the assassination of President John F.
Kennedy
C. the U.S. military buildup in Vietnam
D. the Woodstock Music and Art Fair
15. Many women rejected the women’s
movement because they
A.
B.
C.
D.
believed it was too weak to succeed.
feared it was illegal.
wanted to achieve equality on their own.
preferred traditional values and gender roles.
16. Which of the following best describes the
philosophy of the 1960s counterculture?
A. question standing traditions and experiment
with new ways of living
B. support existing political parties
C. become responsible, tax paying members of
the working class
D. to build support for the draft and military
action in Vietnam