History B Unit 2 Lesson 4 QUIZ – Flashcards
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What was the significance of Hernandez v. Texas?
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It extended Fourteenth Amendment protections to Mexican Americans.
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Why did Martin Luther King target Birmingham, Alabama for a civil rights campaign?
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Because it was considered the most segregated city in the South.
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The members of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) believed...
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that direct, nonviolent methods could gain civil rights for African Americans.
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To which city did President Eisenhower send federal troops to protect African American students?
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Montgomery, Alabama
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At what school was there major rioting over James Meredith's enrollment?
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The University of Mississippi
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Following the issuance of the Kerner Commission's findings, a number of conservative commentators...
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argued against expanding federal spending for minorities.
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What happened in hundreds of cities immediately after the assassination of Martin Luther King?
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Riots broke out.
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At what point did the Black Panthers believe that African Americans would become "free"?
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When they gained full control of their community institutions.
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While in prison, Malcolm X became a convert to...
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the Nation of Islam.
