Show:
Gangs and Gangsters
Prohibition
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr
Bonus questions
100
What is Al Capone's nickname
Scarface
100
What is prohibition?
A law that made the making, selling and drinking of Alcohol illegal
100
What is the date of Rosa Parks arrest?
1st December 1955
100
Did MLK believe in Violent of Non-violent protest?
Non violent
100
Who was Emmitt Till?
A young boy who was murdered in the South of the USA
200
Starting with B what is one activity that Al Capone did?
Bootlegging
200
Which years did prohibition start and end?
1920 - 1933
200
Name the event that happened after Rosa Parks arrest
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
200
Name the organisation that made MLK its president
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference SCLC
200
What was the name of the racist laws in the USA during the late 18th to the mid 19th centuries?
The Jim Crow Laws
300
In 1929 a shocking event occurred when Al Capone's gang murdered 7 men of a rival gang. What is the name given to this massacre?
St Valentine's Day Massacre
300
Name the Amendment that made prohibition law
The 18th Amendment
300
Name the code/law that Rosa Parks broke for her to be arrested
Chapter 6 section 11 of the Montgomery City Code
300
How many people attended the rally to hear MLK's I have a dream speech?
250 000 - 400 000 people
300
Name the racist organisation the wears white hoods and uses violence to keep power
The Ku Klux Klan
400
Al Capone could was seen as controlling the city of Chicago. What is one way Capone gained this power?
Bribery of local politicians, judges, lawyers and police
400
Apart from organised crime name one reason why prohibition failed
Over crowded gaols, increased drinking
400
How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
381 days
400
Name the President that MLK help get voted into office
John F Kennedy
400
Who led the Civil Rights Movements in the USA?
Martin Luther King Jr
500
How did Al Capone increase the drinking culture in Chicago during prohibition. Give two examples
Bootlegging, Speakeasies, Bribery
500
What do the terms wets and dries mean during prohibition
Wets - those people who opposed prohibition Dries - those who supported prohibition
500
What was the outcome of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
The law of segregation on public transport was repealed.
500
What was the name of the Act that was passed through parliament in 1964 that delivered equality in USA?
1964 Civil rights act
500
What date did MLK get assassinated?
April 4th 1968