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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. People were careful to note the impact of the post-war struggle between democracy and _______.
(a) Communism.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Marxism.

2. What law officially "killed" Jim Crow?
(a) Non-Segregation Act.
(b) New Deal.
(c) Voting Rights Act.
(d) Civil Rights Act.

3. Which of the following was not included in the act as a benefit for Negroes?
(a) Housing.
(b) Education.
(c) Health.
(d) Cost of living subsidy.

4. In this case the state objected to the Jim Crow law regarding which of the following?
(a) Schools.
(b) Public office.
(c) Railways.
(d) Water fountains.

5. Segregation was referred to as being what kind of idea?
(a) Innate.
(b) Inherent.
(c) Inherited.
(d) Ingrained.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what decade did the Ku Klux Klan reach the height of its power?

2. According to this group, people tended to separate to fall back on their own:

3. New Orleans was a unique city in the South. The author refers to it as being which type of city?

4. What group referred to itself as being the last civil rights group to believe in integration?

5. What was a common name used to describe black neighborhoods?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the first major action taken by the NAACP?

2. What violation of civil rights was caused and supported by the regression of blacks?

3. What major action taken in Arkansas caused a national uproar? What happened as a result of the actions?

4. Did either party have a leader that stood up to take a strong stand on integration? What was the call put forth at the 1956 conventions?

5. What was the first group to back down from the extreme fight against racism?

6. What event precipitated the end of public school segregation? In what year did the event take place?

7. The satire that appeared in the press may have been a portent of things to come. Explain.

8. How did the Jim Crow laws change beginning in 1920?

9. Describe the riots that took place during 1919. How many cities experienced the racial violence?

10. What event precipitated the New Reconstruction? How was compliance enforced?

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