History test review

True or False

The labor shortage during WW2 opened new job opportunities for african americans

True

The armed forces refused to allow african americans to serve in WW2

False

True or false

The columbia race riots were a key event that led to the civil rights movement

True

True or False

Civil rights organizations campaigned for african americans voting rights during WW2

True

Morgan v Virginia

The supreme court ruled that the seating on interstate buses could not be segregated

Sweatt v Painter

The supreme court ruled that the law schools must admit black applicants

Brown v Board of Education

The supreme court ruled that public schools could not be segregated

How did governor Orval Faubus respond to the desegregation and crisis at Little Rock?

He ordered the national guard to turn away the African American students

What happened as a result of the CORE freedom rides through the south?

Segregation was banned in interstate travel facilities

Voting rights Act of 1965

eliminated the literacy tests that had previously disqualified many voters

Twenty-fourth amendment

eliminated the poll tax from voting requirements

Selma Campaign

designed to encourage the registration of voters throughout Alabama

New York Riots, July 1964

clashed ended with the death of a 15 year old African American

Watts Riot, August 1965

one of the worst race riots in United States history

Detroit Riots, July 1967

violence lasted for 5 days and caused the deaths of 43 people

Malcolm X

became an Islamic minister in 1952

James Meredith

set out on a 225- mile “walk against fear”

Bobby Scale

was a cofounder of the Black Panthers

What did the Kerner Commision conclude in its report to president johnson?

that the nation should create new jobs to eliminate the ghetto enviornment

Where did the Brown Berets begin their activism?

East Los Angeles

What fueled the growth of the American Indian Movement (AIM)?

the discontent over the slow pace of reform

Where did Mexican Americans settle?

southwest and california

Where did Puerto Ricans settle?

New York City’s West side

Where did Cubans settle?

Miami, New York City, and New Jersey

Who formed the National Organization for Women?

Betty Friedan

Which was a common employment option for women in the 1950’s and 1960’s?

clerical worker

What happened to the Equal rights Amendment (ERA)?

It wasn’t ratified by the states

What is one factor that contributed to the “feminization of poverty” in the early 2000’s?

New trends in divorce settlements left women without support

Which phrase best describes the main issue associated with the supreme court case Engel v Vitale (1962)?

school prayer

How does the national urban league help African Americans?

It empowers them through leadership and education programs