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The initial cause of the Watts Riots in 1965 was
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the arrest of an African American by white police officers.
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Which factor contributed to the Watts Riots of 1965?
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anger over unemployment and police brutality
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Which statement best summarizes the career of Thurgood Marshall?
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After working for the NAACP and winning twenty-nine court cases, Marshall was appointed a Supreme Court justice.
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What is the difference between the Medicare and Medicaid programs?
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Medicare provides health care for older people, while Medicaid provides health care for people with low incomes.
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Which aspect of the March on Washington sent a powerful statement to the United States and the world?
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the size of the crowd that attended
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Elijah Muhammad, a leader of the Nation of Islam, promoted
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black nationalism.
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A result of the Freedom Summer campaign was that
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the number of African American voters in Mississippi increased significantly.
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Which best describes the circumstances that led to Brown v. Board of Education?
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An 8-year-old girl had to walk through a dangerous area to attend an African American school each day.
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What was one effect of the Great Society programs?
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The infant mortality rate decreased.
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How did the ratio of voter registration rates change between African Americans and whites as a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
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African American voter registration rates surpassed white registration rates.
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A difference between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X was that Martin Luther King Jr. believed in
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integrating whites and African Americans.
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Brown v. Board of Education marked the NAACP's greatest success in its fight to
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end segregation in all public education.
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The 1950 Supreme Court decision to ban "separate but equal" law schools in Texas
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forced graduate schools across the country to integrate.
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Many opponents of abortion today are motivated by
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religious beliefs.
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The Yellow Power movement of the 1960s sought to end
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employment discrimination against Asian Americans.
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One major difference between the occupations of Alcatraz in 1969 and Wounded Knee in 1973 was that
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Wounded Knee resulted in the deaths of several people.
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What strategy did the National Organization for Women adopt shortly after its founding?
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creating subcommittees to deal with inequality
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James Meredith took his case against the University of Mississippi to
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the US Supreme Court.
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Who formed the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?
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Ella Baker
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The governor of Arkansas justified his refusal to allow integration of Central High School in Little Rock by claiming that
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he was acting to protect the public.
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In the 1950s and 1960s, women began to want jobs outside the home because of
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increasing life expectancies.
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Which factor led to the death of Malcolm X in 1965?
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growing tensions with the Nation of Islam
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Which kept African Americans from nominating candidates for office?
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white primaries
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Why did Malcolm X leave the Nation of Islam?
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He disagreed with its separatist views.
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An example of workplace inequality would be
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women earning less than men for similar work.
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Which did President Kennedy send to the universities of Alabama and Mississippi in 1963?
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federal troops
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After the 1964 election, President Johnson believed that
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he had public support to continue his social programs.
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Which best describes the events that occurred in 1957 at Central High School?
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Orval Faubus sent troops to resist integration, and President Eisenhower sent troops to enforce it.
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In 1964, the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee launched
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the Birmingham Campaign.
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American Indians staged an occupation in 1969
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to raise awareness about unfair treatment.
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A result of the Selma voting rights marches was that
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support for voting rights increased.
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Which statement best describes President Lyndon Johnson? Johnson helped the United States transition after Kennedy's death by honoring his predecessor's policies. Johnson helped the people of the United States put the Kennedy presidency behind them by proposing different policies. Johnson started the space program to give the grieving United States a new reason to hope. Johnson declared that a period of mourning was not a good time to change government policies.
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Johnson helped the United States transition after Kennedy's death by honoring his predecessor's policies.
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Which statement best describes the history of segregation in professional baseball?
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It began by 1890 and continued until 1947.