Civil Rights 1945-1955

A quiz on key facts about civil rights in America which are relavent to the period 1945 and 1955.

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  • Created by: Noid
  • Created on: 24-12-12 14:48

1. Why was the Brown case limited?

  • Thurgood Marshall later said that he opposed desegregation
  • The Supreme Court did not specify a timeframe when desegregation should occur
  • The Supreme Court revised and later voted against desegregation
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2. What did Smith V. Allwright rule?

  • Black citizens had a right to vote in primary elections
  • Segregation was illegal
  • Department stores must be desegregated

3. What did the Executive Order 9981 do?

  • Ended segregation in the army
  • Ended segregation in airports
  • Ended segregation in the civil service

4. What does NAACP stand for?

  • National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People
  • Nebraska Alliance for the Ambush of Confederate Policies
  • National Alliance for the Assessing of Coloured Persons

5. Why couldn't the UDL force desegregation in their 1953 bus boycott?

  • It only lasted a week - too short
  • Nobody turned up
  • President Truman was murdered

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Matthew

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Weren't the Brown cases 54/55 not 55/56 as said on the cards and quiz?

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