Module 22 Quiz U.S. History EHS

Which of the following groups endeavored to register African American voters in Selma?

White Citizens’ Council

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Arkansas National Guard

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What was the Higher Education Act of 1972 best known for?

a ban on gender discrimination

a ban on racial discrimination

expanding access to students with disabilities

expanding access to low income students

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What was significant about The Feminine Mystique?

it captured the discontent that many American women were feeling

it was the first romance novel based in the U.S.

it was the first work of fiction written by a woman

it showed that most of the women interviewed were satisfied as housewives and wanted to stay out of politics

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When was Malcolm X assassinated?

1965

1955

1968

1972

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Who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr.?

Jack Ruby

John Wilkes Booth

Lee Harvey Oswald

James Earl Ray

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How did the media coverage of the civil rights movement reflect unequal treatment of minorities?

the national news media focused more on the formation of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party than voter registration

the national news media focused more on white victims than black victims

the national news media focused more on Fannie Lou Hamer than Martin Luther King, Jr.

all of these answers are correct

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What was the 17th Parallel?

a line that roughly divides North Korea and South Korea

a line that roughly divides West Germany and East Germany

a line that roughly divides China and Russia

the provisional military demarcation line between North and South Vietnam

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What made the 1960s a tumultuous decade?

the Vietnam War

political assassinations

civil rights movement

all of these answers are correct

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Which of the following best describes President Eisenhower’s Domino Theory?

if one country in a region came under the influence of communism, then the next country would follow in a random pattern

if one country in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow in a domino effect

if a dictator is removed from power, then a benevolent dictator would take his or her place

if a dictator is removed from power, then a worse dictator would take his or her place

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Who was Cesar Chavez?

a Marxist revolutionary from Argentina who joined Fidel Castro to help overthrow Fulgencio Batista

a Senator who pushed schools to develop bilingual and cultural education programs for non-English speaking children

an American labor leader who used nonviolent protests to gain better working conditions for Latino farm workers

a Puerto Rican who organized boycotts that demanded Spanish speaking children be taught in their own language

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Which law prohibited discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by federal agencies or receiving federal funds?

American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities

Higher Education Act of 1972

United States Rehabilitation Act

Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Which event inspired Malcolm X’s “Ballots or Bullets” speech?

all of these answers are correct

a trip to Mecca where he learned that Islam taught racial equality

a meeting with Huey Newton and the Black Panther Party

the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

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Which type of segregation was most prevalent in the Northern United States?

de facto segregation

legally recognized segregation

de jure segregation

parallel segregation

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The Constitution requires that ________ of the states ratify an amendment before it becomes law.

1/3

2/3

3/4

1/4

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Who inspired Malcolm X’s fight for civil rights?

Robert C. Weaver

Fidel Castro

Mahatma Gandhi

Elijah Muhammad

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