Segregation
What were Jim Crow laws?
It separated people based on their race.
How did MLK fight for unjust laws?
Through non-violent protests
What president signed the Civil Rights Act?
Lyndon B. Johnson
What was a major goal that Kennedy had for the space program?
To put a man on the moon.
How did television impact the Vietnam War?
People were shocked by what they saw and believed that we should not be in the war.
Who was Rosa Parks?
She was an African American citizen who was arrested for not giving up her seat on a bus to a white passenger.
What was MLK advocating in his “I Have a Dream” speech?
Segregation, discrimination, and poverty
How are the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Act of 1965 similar?
They both were responses to racial discrimination.
How did people react after the assassination of John F. Kennedy?
People wanted Kennedy’s programs to continue.
As a result of the television, what did people begin to do more of?
People stayed home more.
What was the result of Plessy v. Ferguson?
It ruled that segregation and Jim Crow laws were allowed in the United States.
Brown vs. Board of Education ruling said schools should be desegregated (T or F?)
True
What is “separate but equal” commonly known as?
What were Jim Crow Laws
How were newspapers and television effected by the assassination of JFK?
More people began to watch the news on television rather than reading the newspaper.
What was the Space Race?
Both the United States and the USSR wanted to be the first to put a human being out in space.
Who was the lawyer that argued the case Brown v. Board of Education?
Thurgood Marshall
MLK used violent protests (T or F?)
False, he protested peacefully
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
This law said that segregation and discrimination was illegal. This includes schools, restaurants, and public places.
After the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, what movement was affected?
Civil Rights Movement
Cesar Chavez was the lawyer that argued the case Brown vs. Board of Education (T or F?)
False, Thurgood Marshall
What was the ruling on the case of Brown vs. Board of Education?
Public schools are desegregated.
What is Cesar Chavez best known for?
He worked for migrant workers’ rights and started the National Farm Workers Association.
What was the result of the March on Washington?
It led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
What was a benefit of the Space Race to the United States?
It created new technologies for consumer products.
Mom's favorite ice cream sundae?
What is a turtle sundae!