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After the 1964 election, President Johnson believed that

A
he would never be able to win political office again.
B
the public no longer cared about Kennedy’s legacy.
C
his stance on the Civil Rights Act had been a mistake.
D
he had public support to continue his social programs.
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Which kept African Americans from nominating candidates for office?

A
white primaries
B
grandfather clauses
C
poll taxes
D
literacy tests
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Brown v. Board of Education marked the NAACP’s greatest success in its fight to

A
establish equality in America’s segregated schools.
B
build African American public schools.
C
end segregation in all public education.
D
remove Chief Justice Warren from the Supreme Court.
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Why did Malcolm X leave the Nation of Islam?

A
He disagreed with its religious views.
B
He believed that Christianity could unify races.
C
He disagreed with its separatist views.
D
He wanted to promote separatist views.
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One major difference between the occupations of Alcatraz in 1969 and Wounded Knee in 1973 was that

A
Wounded Knee took place on federal property.
B
Wounded Knee resulted in the deaths of several people.
C
Alcatraz was symbolic of suffering by American Indians.
D
Alcatraz was meant to protest broken treaties.
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James Meredith took his case against the University of Mississippi to

A
the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
B
the US Supreme Court.
C
the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
D
the university’s admissions board.
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Which statement best describes President Lyndon Johnson?

A
Johnson declared that a period of mourning was not a good time to change government policies.
B
Johnson started the space program to give the grieving United States a new reason to hope.
C
Johnson helped the people of the United States put the Kennedy presidency behind them by proposing different policies.
D
Johnson helped the United States transition after Kennedy’s death by honoring his predecessor’s policies.
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Who formed the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?

A
James Farmer
B
Malcolm X
C
Ella Baker
D
Coretta King
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In December of 1956, the Supreme Court ended the bus boycott by ruling that

A
Alabama’s segregation laws were unconstitutional.
B
the military should be integrated as quickly as possible.
C
Montgomery’s segregation laws were constitutional.
D
public schools should be integrated as quickly as possible.
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What strategy did the National Organization for Women adopt shortly after its founding?

A
educating the public about women’s issues
B
campaigning to get women elected to political offices
C
creating subcommittees to deal with inequality
D
focusing on the area of workplace inequality
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Which factor led to the death of Malcolm X in 1965?

A
violent protests organized by his followers
B
separatist beliefs regarding race
C
growing tensions with the Nation of Islam
D
a rejection of Islamic customs and beliefs
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In the 1950s and 1960s, women began to want jobs outside the home because of

A
increasing life expectancies.
B
available factory jobs.
C
a need to earn money.
D
more difficult household work.
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Which statement best describes the history of segregation in professional baseball?

A
It began by 1890 and continued until 1947.
B
It began in 1947 and continues today.
C
It was never completely segregated.
D
It began after 1890 and ended in the 1920s.
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A result of the Selma voting rights marches was that

A
support for voting rights increased.
B
the Twenty-Fourth Amendment passed.
C
support for voting rights decreased.
D
few Americans felt their effect.
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Which aspect of the March on Washington sent a powerful statement to the United States and the world?

A
the location at the Jefferson Memorial
B
the lack of famous celebrities
C
the size of the crowd that attended
D
the presence of foreign leaders
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Which best describes the circumstances that led to Brown v. Board of Education ?

A
Nineteen senators and seventy-seven representatives signed a document called the Southern Manifesto.
B
An 8-year-old girl had to walk through a dangerous area to attend an African American school each day.
C
Orval Faubus sent the Arkansas National Guard to block African American students from attending white schools.
D
A state university permitted an African American student to attend but not interact with white students.
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Which statement is true of most World War II African American military units?

A
They were paid the same as white units.
B
They were better paid than white units.
C
They were kept from combat roles.
D
They were forced into combat roles.
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Which did President Kennedy send to the universities of Alabama and Mississippi in 1963?

A
the media
B
civil rights leaders
C
police officers
D
federal troops
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In 1964, the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee launched

A
the Birmingham Campaign.
B
a campaign to integrate all-white schools.
C
a campaign to register African American voters.
D
the Children’s Crusade.
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What is the difference between the Medicare and Medicaid programs?

A
Medicare provides food stamps for older people, while Medicaid provides housing for older people.
B
Medicare provides food stamps for people with low incomes, while Medicaid provides housing for people with low incomes.
C
Medicare provides health care for older people, while Medicaid provides health care for people with low incomes.
D
Medicare provides housing for people with low incomes, while Medicaid provides health care for people with low incomes.

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