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Progress Test 6 The Civil Right movement
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- 1Give one way in which WW2 improved the position of Black Americans in societyOne million fought, gaining the respect of many US people/The Armed forces began to de-segregated/Defence industries were made to de-segregate by FDR
- 2Give one way in which opportunities were limited during and after WW2Less anti-black violence was more as a result of KKK members fighting in the war than being more tolerant/Navy had not de-segregated/Black Nurses could only tend to Black soldiers
- 3What is the significance of the 1896 Plessy vs Ferguson ruling?It stated that schools could be ‘separate but equal’ allowing segregation in education to take place.
- 4Which famous legal case in 1954 ended segregation in schools, ruling separate but equal ‘unconstitutional?Brown vs Topeka board of education
- 5How did the Governor of Arkansas react to integration at Little Rock high school?He used the National Guard to stop Black students entering to ‘protect’ White students
- 6What actions did President Eisenhower take over the Little Rock crisis in 1957?He sent the US Army (101st airbourne) to escort the Black students to the school and protect them.
- 7Give two facts about the Montgomery Bus Boycott1955/Started when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man/Peaceful protest inspired by Martin Luther King/ lasted for 11 months/Segregation on buses ended
- 8What is a ‘Sit-in’ and when did the first one occur?1960/Black Americans would go to segregated café’s and try to be served, it was often met with violent reaction
- 9What was infamously fire bombed at the town of Aniston in 1961A ‘Freedom Riders’ bus, carrying both white and black passengers
- 10Which town did Martin Luther King target for a de-segregation campaign in 1963?Birmingham Alabama, because it was one of the most racially violent towns in the USA/Sheriff Eugene ‘Bull’ Connor was particularly violent toward Blacks
- 11Which famous speech did Martin Luther King make at the March on Washington in 1963?‘I have a dream’ listened to by over 250,000 people
- 12Which infamous assassination in 1963 held back a new Civil Rights LawThe assassination of John F Kennedy, he was a supporter of Civil Rights & was due to give a speech that day saying that the USA should have improved equality and social justice
- 13When was the Civil Right law eventually passed and what did it mean?1964, it was now illegal to discriminate against people on grounds of Race
- 14Give two facts about the Civil Right movements campaign to gain voting rightsHeld a protest march in Selma, 1965/ First march was met with violence and was nicknamed ‘Bloody Sunday’/ President Johnson passed a voting rights act which ensured all Black Americans could vote
- 15Give two facts about the ‘Nation of Islam’Most famous member was ‘Malcolm X’/ Believed in violence & Segregation, they felt White society was corrupt/Rejected Christianity as it was a ‘White man’s Religion
- 16Give two facts about the ‘Black Panthers’Inspired by Stokeley Carmichael’s ‘Black Power’ movement/Formed by Huey Newton/Aimed to defend Black people with violence/wore military uniforms like Black Berets
- 17What year was Malcolm X assassinated?1965
- 18Which famous Civil Right leader was assassinated in 1968 and how did people react?Martin Luther King/Violence riots occurred all across America
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