Question 1

In the summer of 1967, one hundred fifty riots occurred to protest

Accepted Answer

racial inequality

Question 2

Why did Malcolm X leave the Nation of Islam?

Accepted Answer

He disagreed with their separatist views.

Question 3

Why was Wounded Knee, South Dakota, a significant place for American Indians?

Accepted Answer

It was the site of a massacre of Lakota Sioux by US troops in 1890.

Question 4

Which of the following was a major difference between the occupations of Alcatraz in 1969 and Wounded Knee in 1973?

Accepted Answer

Only the occupation of Wounded Knee resulted in the deaths of several people.

Question 5

When it first formed in 1960, the Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee

Accepted Answer

did not promote the use of aggressive action.

Question 6

When he suggested that change should be brought about by any means necessary, Malcolm X was

Accepted Answer

stating violence would be necessary to achieve civil rights goals.

Question 7

What was a main tool used by the United Farm Workers in the 1960s to raise awareness about the plight of migrant farm workers?

Accepted Answer

boycotts

Question 8

What factor led to the death of Malcolm X in 1965?

Accepted Answer

There were growing tensions between Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam.

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