Starter quiz
- Match the keyword to its correct definition.
- Freedom Schools⇔temporary schools set up in Mississippi to help overcome inequalities ✓
- registration⇔the act of signing up to do something - for example, voting ✓
- enrol⇔to officially register as a student on a university course ✓
- direct action⇔the use of demonstrations or protests to achieve a goal ✓
- Who became president in 1960 with lots of support from black Americans?
- John F. Kennedy ✓
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Richard M. Nixon
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- When did the march on Selma begin?
- March 1964
- March 1965 ✓
- February 1965
- August 1965
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- Which president successfully passed the Voting Rights Act in 1965?
- 'Lyndon B. Johnson' ✓
- Which of the following was included in the Civil Rights Act (1964)?
- banned segregation in public places ✓
- brought an end to literacy tests
- banned any discrimination in voting and voter registration ✓
- gave federal agents the power to act against discrimination in registration
- banned discrimination in employment ✓
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- Several civil rights leaders from which organisations decided to campaign for further change following the Civil Rights Act (1964)?
- CORE
- the NAACP
- the SCLC ✓
- SNCC ✓
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Exit quiz
- The widespread use of what type of tactic led to greater support of the civil rights movement from black and white Americans?
- violent direct action
- non-violent direct action ✓
- a mix of violent and non-violent direct action
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- What word describes existing between states; for example, buses travelling between states?
- 'interstate' ✓
- Put the following events of the civil rights movement from 1960-1965 in order, starting with the earliest.
- 1⇔Greensboro sit-in
- 2⇔Freedom Rides
- 3⇔The James Meredith case
- 4⇔Freedom Summer
- 5⇔The Civil Rights Act
- 6⇔The Voting Rights Act
- Which of the following were key reasons for the civil rights movement's success from 1960-1965?
- reduced support for white supremacy organisations
- multiple civil rights leaders ✓
- the work and dedication of civil rights organisations ✓
- increasing support from the president ✓
- a singular civil rights leader
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- Why did President Johnson, not President Kennedy, pass the Civil Rights Act (1964)?
- Kennedy bowed to Republican pressure and changed his mind.
- Kennedy was assassinated so his vice-president took over. ✓
- Kennedy had only promised to pass the act to get more votes.
- Kennedy stepped down as president so his vice-president took over
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- The support of which president led to rapid progress in the civil rights movement and greater federal intervention?
- 'President Kennedy' ✓
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Key learning points
- The widespread use of non-violent direct action led to greater support from black and white Americans.
- The support of Kennedy led to rapid progress and greater federal intervention.
- As president, Johnson continued Kennedy's efforts passing both the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.
Common misconception
One individual, Martin Luther King, was responsible for the success of the civil rights movement from 1960 to 1965.
While Martin Luther King played a huge role of the success seen in these years, the success was also the result of several civil rights leaders and the work of their organisations as well an increasing support from the president.
Keywords
Direct action - direct action is the use of demonstrations or protests to achieve a goal, rather than negotiation
Act - an act is a law passed by the government
Interstate - existing between states; for example, buses travelling between states
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