U.S. II 9a-d; 8d Civil Rights Movement & Key Domestic Changes of the Post-WWII U.S. Short-Answer and Multiple-Choice Review Guide

U.S. II 9a, b; 8d Use the answer bank below to complete the short- answer questions on the following slides. Then answer the multiple-choice questions. Civil Rights Movement Voting Rights Act of 1965 segregation Brown v. Board of Education sit-ins W.E.B. DuBois Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Organization of Women (NOW) Freedom Riders ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) Montgomery bus boycott NAACP Booker T. Washington Title IX Plessy v. Ferguson Rosa Parks women President Harry S Truman Civil Rights Act of 1964

U.S. II 9a, b; 8d #1 Which Supreme Court case ruled that school segregation was illegal? Which Supreme Court decision did this overturn?

U.S. II 9a, b; 8d #2 What legislation was passed in 1972 to increase equality for women’s athletics?

U.S. II 9a, b; 8d #3 Which law outlawed certain practices in the South such as poll taxes and literacy tests?

U.S. II 9a, b; 8d #4 Which president desegregated the military?

U.S. II 9a, b; 8d #5 What vocabulary word means, “to divide groups based on race”?

U.S. II 9a, b; 8d #6 In 1966, which women’s organization was created to fight for equal pay for equal work?

U.S. II 9a, b; 8d #7 To protest segregated lunch counters, many high school and college students participated in ________.

U.S. II 9a, b; 8d #8 What legislation outlawed the segregation of restaurants, hotels, and other public facilities?

U.S. II 9a, b; 8d #9 Who refused to give up her seat to a white passenger and was arrested and fined? (She is sometimes called the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.) What did the African American community do to protest the woman’s arrest?

U.S. II 9a, b; 8d #10 ________________ boarded Greyhound buses to protest segregated travel.

U.S. II 9a, b; 8d #11 Which amendment was designed to ban discrimination based on gender? (It failed to get enough support to pass.)

U.S. II 9a, b; 8d #12 Which organization was formed in 1909 to advance the rights and equality of African Americans? (W.E.B. DuBois was one of the early founders of this organization.)

U.S. II 9a, b; 8d #13 Which leader supported full and immediate social, civil, and political rights for African Americans? Which leader believed equality for African Americans could be achieved through vocational training?

U.S. II 9a, b; 8d #14 Which civil rights leader supported non-violent resistance?

U.S. II 9a, b; 8d #15 Organized protests Marches Freedom Riders During which time period did the events below take place? Sit-ins

U.S. II 9a, b; 8d 1.What type of civil disobedience did African Americans use in 1961 to end segregation in the South? AJim Crow segregation Bsit-ins Criots DMarch on Washington Adapted from Va. Dept. of Ed.

U.S. II 9a, b; 8d 2.What 1896 Supreme Court decision legalized Jim Crow segregation in the South? APlessy v Ferguson BGideon v Wainwright CDred Scott v Sanford DBrown v Board of Education Adapted from Va. Dept. of Ed.

U.S. II 9a, b; 8d 3.What was the result of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education? Aequal voting rights Bintegration of all public facilities Cdesegregation of public schools Dabolition of the poll tax Adapted from Va. Dept. of Ed.

U.S. II 9a, b; 8d 4.The use of poll taxes to prevent African Americans from voting was outlawed by Athe Voting Rights Act of Bthe Civil Rights Act of Cthe 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Dthe Patriot Act. Adapted from Va. Dept. of Ed.

U.S. II 9a, b; 8d 5.The National Organization for Women was created to Aensure women the right to vote. Bensure that mothers have access to affordable daycare. Celect more women to public office. Dwork against gender discrimination in employment. Adapted from Va. Dept. of Ed.

U.S. II 9a, b; 8d 6.Which of the following is NOT true about women in American society by the mid 1990s? AMost women were paid less than men. BWomen had achieved full economic equality with men. CMost women worked for pay outside the home. DWomen were underrepresented in the area of elected public office. Adapted from Va. Dept. of Ed.