Early Steps in the Civil Rights Movement: The 1940s and 1950s
Question 1
Which U.S. President ordered the desegregation of the armed forces in 1948?
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Question 2
What was the primary focus of the Civil Rights organization founded in 1942, the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)?
To provide legal assistance to African Americans
To challenge segregation using nonviolent protests
To lobby for the passage of civil rights legislation
To promote black nationalism and self-reliance
Question 3
The Supreme Court case 'Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka' (1954) is famous for declaring that:
All forms of racial segregation were unconstitutional
Segregation on public buses was unconstitutional
The 'separate but equal' doctrine was acceptable in public education
Racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional
Question 4
What was the significance of Executive Order 9981?
It desegregated the military
It declared that all public facilities must be desegregated
It established the Fair Employment Practices Committee
It outlawed discrimination in the housing market
Question 5
Which event is considered a catalyst for the formation of the Civil Rights Movement and occurred in 1955?
The integration of Central High School in Little Rock
The founding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The arrest of Rosa Parks in Montgomery, Alabama
The Greensboro sit-ins
Question 6
Who was the NAACP's chief legal counsel who argued the Brown v. Board of Education case before the Supreme Court?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Roy Wilkins
Malcolm X
Thurgood Marshall
Question 7
The 'Montgomery Bus Boycott' which began in 1955 was significant because it:
Marked the emergence of Martin Luther King Jr. as a national civil rights leader
Led to the desegregation of buses nationwide
Was the first successful use of nonviolent protest in the civil rights movement
Resulted in the Civil Rights Act of 1957
Question 8
What was the primary purpose of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) when it was founded in 1957?
To challenge segregation laws in the southern states through lawsuits
To defend African Americans who were wrongly accused of crimes
To promote voter registration among African Americans in the South
To coordinate and support nonviolent direct action against segregation
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