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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. One of the cases that ended the period of this change was Plessy v. _______.
2. In what year was the NAACP founded?
3. Who was referred to as being one of the most brilliant speakers of the 1960s?
4. There was fear that if integration was wholly successful, blacks may give up distinctions they abhorred but they would also give up distinctions they ____.
5. The press made headlines accusing blacks of everything from murder to ______.
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened in the 1920s that further suppressed racial equality? What group gained immense power at this time?
2. How did the Jim Crow laws change beginning in 1920?
3. What group of states announced that it would integrate their schools? What was the opinion of the school systems in the Deep South regarding the time line?
4. What was the message given to the Negroes from white industrialists? How did it affect nationwide racism?
5. Name some of the reasons for the group to ease back on their efforts.
6. What happened when the courts finally set up a strict implementation plan? Who was in charge?
7. What was believed to be the cause of the Second Reconstruction?
8. What major action taken in Arkansas caused a national uproar? What happened as a result of the actions?
9. What happened to many of the people that did not go to fight in World War I?
10. What is considered to be the key year in the Civil Rights Movement? What non-violent protest action came into popularity?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Give examples of specific acts of racial violence in white neighborhoods. Focus on various ethnicities and not just blacks. Also use immigrants as targets for racial and ethnic violence.
Essay Topic 2
Some of the most racially aggressive groups in the United States from the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement into the present include the Ku Klux Klan, Regulators, Skinheads, and Whitecappers. Describe each group, it intents and purposes as well as its violent and non-violent activities.
Essay Topic 3
The NAACP has had a great deal of involvement in the civil rights of blacks. Explain how the NAACP got involved, who supported the group, and who was against the NAACP. Write a detailed opinion on your views regarding the NAACP's involvement. Was it a hindrance or a help? Examine the actions and motives of the organization.
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