HISTORY UNIT 2 TEST
How did the Supreme Court impact desegregation? Identify two decisions and explain the impact that they had.
brown vs. board of ed.- overturns plessy v furguson Plessy v furguson- made it harder to gain desegregation
How did the state governments in the South make the integration process during the Civil Rights Movement more difficult? Identify at least two examples.
-Little rock 9- integrate central high school 1957 -Gov. Faubus-ordered police to keep them out of the school -gov. wallace-said they would provide protection to freedom riders and only did for a little and when they went away the freedom riders were attacked.
How did the federal government help minorities achieve their goals during the Civil Rights Movement?
civil rights act of 1964 voting rights act of 1965 ADA- americans with disabilities act
How were the rights of African Americans denied in the South between 1950 and 1970? Give at least three specific examples.
-had to go to separate schools. -jury was made up of white people and no blacks -Black's facilities were in worse conditions than whites. -segregated transportation
What are some positive things that happened for African Americans during the Jim Crow Era?
Harlem renaissance- blacks became wealthy and show the world that they are just as good NAACP- a way for blacks to fight for their rights and gain equality Tuskeegee institute- made by booker T washington for blacks
How did the founding ideals for African Americans evolve from the Jim Crow Era to the rise of the Black Power Movement in the mid-1960s. What helped advance the ideals and what prevented progress on the ideals.
explain what these do on the test. ADVANCEMENT- civil rights act 1964 voting rights act of 1965 SNCC brown vs. Board of education PREVENTING- KKK southern racism segregation plessy vs. furguson- before brown vs. board of education. courts were made up of whites who opposed integration- like Emit till, didn't allow blacks the justice they deserved.
Do you believe the non-violent Civil Rights Movement was successful? Why or why not?
yes... -ended segregation, -made it illegal to discriminate -gave people with different races and women equal rights.
How were African Americans denied their founding ideals during the Jim Crow Era?
freedom rights and justice freedom- they were not entirely free because they weren't allowed to use public places as whites. rights and justice- water fountains, schools, buses,etc. voting rights- not upheld. whites threatened blacks if didnt vote for the right person. poll tax grandfather clause literacy test KKK-intimidation
What do you believe was the most significant event during the Civil Rights Movement between 1950 and 1970 and why?
I think the little rock 9 was the most important because it was the start to a better education for blacks and integration in schools.
Why do you think white people created the Jim Crow laws?
I think white people created Jim crow laws because a jim crow law-a law that enforces segregation. They did this to make themselves feel like they were better than the blacks and they had more power over them and keep blacks on the lower rank of their race. It was also kind of their costom
How did society change during the Civil Rights Era? Was this a positive change, a negative change, or both? Why?
both POSITIVE integreation in schools voting rights act of 1965 civil rights act of 1964 NEGATIVE- many blacks killed many blacks attacked blacks sprayed with fire hoses And blacks attacked by dogs.
How do Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois differ in their approaches to gaining equality for African Americans during the Jim Crow Era? Which do you feel is a better strategy and why?
Booker T. Washington- encouraged african americans to improve their educational and economic well being (wealthier) in order to end segregation. this will give people more respect and get better jobs. W.E.B DuBois- believed African Americans should protest unjust treatment and demand equal rights. I think Booker T Washington had a better strategy because it is better to improve yourself because it will last. protest will not last. He gives them the intelligence people need to be respected in the society. Gain rights on your own. The problem is it is not easy for Blacks to get a better education because of the court case plessy.v.furguson seperate but equal
How were the rights of Hispanics, women, Native Americans, Americans with disabilities improved during the Civil Rights Era?
HISPANICS- better pay, language rights (on ballots) Caesar Chavez-leader, and united farmworkers WOMEN- equal pay act, N.O.W- national organization of women, the feminine mystique, more job opportunities, civil rights act 1964, and ERA- NATIVE AMERICANS- NCAI- national congress of American Indian AIM-american indian movement, more land AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES- DIA- defense intelligence agency, education of handicapped children act of 1975
How did Martin Luther King's philosophy differ from that of Malcolm X? Who do you believe was more persuasive and why? Be able to support your answer with evidence from Ballot or the Bullet by Malcolm X and The Letter from Birmingham Jail by MLK Jr.
MLK- wanted a nonviolence protest. He was very patient because in the Letter he wrote from Jail he said African Americans had waited 340 years for their rights. Also in the letter he wrote that nonviolent protest makes people confront the issue. Malcolm X- Wants to use a violent protest. In the Ballot or the Bullet he wrote that he doesnt consider himself an American because he says if you and I were Americans there would be no problem. I think MLK's argument was more convincing because this was nobody will get hurt and people will be mature and talk about the problem. This is alot more mature,safisticated and educational.
