Civil Rights Movement
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- Q1What was the most segregated city in the south?Little RockMontgomeryMemphisBirmingham30s
- Q2How close was the presidential election of 1960?52% to 47.5%65% to 35%49.6% to 49.7%95% to 4.5%30s
- Q3What civil rights organization used the legal system to fight for civil rights?SCLCNAACPCORESNCC30s
- Q4The Nuclear Test Ban treaty led to....the western world to ban testing nuclear energy as a source of powerprevention of testing nuclear weapons in the ocean.the U.S. and Soviet Union to end Nuclear weaponsalmost 40 nations agreeing to ban above ground nuclear testing30s
- Q5How did President Eisenhower enforce school integration in Little Rock, AR?He didn't, he said it was a state issue.Used the CIA operatives to investigate and covertly watched those who were protesting.He used the 101st Airborne regiment to protect the students integrating the school.He sent FBI agents to ensure students made it in to the school safely and arrived home safely.30s
- Q6What was the goal of Kennedy's domestic agenda?Ending povertyEnding racismEnding segregationEnding nuclear weapons30s
- Q7Who said "Americans are free to disagree with the law but not to disobey it" and why did they say it?JFK, people protesting James Meredith attending Ole' MissDr MLK Jr, Sit-insRFK, Selma MarchMalcolm X, Bombing of Church in Birmingham30s
- Q8What was the finding of the Warren Commission?Lee Harvey Oswald was the fall guy for Jack Ruby, which is why Ruby killed him.Fidel Castro was behind Kennedy's assassinationLee Harvey Oswald acted aloneThe CIA actually killed Kennedy30s
- Q9Why were many Americans surprised by Johnson's support of the Civil Rights Movement?He was a republican, they were known to be member of the KKK.He had previously said, that he was fine with segregationEveryone thought he was a racistHe was a southerner with no real record on the issue30s
- Q10Who was the U.S. attempting to remove from power with the bay of pigs invasion?Juan ValdezFidel CastroStalinMao30s
- Q11Which of the following does the Civil Rights Act of 1964 NOT prohibit?Created the EEOC to enforce the ActDiscrimination in employmentBanned segregation in public accommodationsIntegration30s
- Q12What tactic did Kennedy adopt to prevent the completion of missile bases in Cuba?Tanks block the bases to prevent missiles getting there.Tariffs on CubaDropping the 101st Airborne in Cuba to take those areas overNaval Blockade30s
- Q13What happened in several cities in the U.S. but not in Indianapolis, after the assassination of Dr. MLK Jr?RevolutionRiotingPicketingPeace30s
- Q14How was the American Space Program affected by the Cold War?Developing, needed the help of the Russians to kickstart it.Slow and weak, the U.S. was falling behind fastIt wasn't affected at all.It was accelerated, becoming a competition pushing the U.S. to become the best.30s