USA Depth Studies 1950s-1960s Crash Course

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1. Brown v Board of Education didn't lead to immediate desegregation in schools because

  • there weren't enough Black children to integrate schools
  • the South engaged in Massive resistance which saw many public schools close and private schools open
  • there weren't enough resources to keep public schools open with more children attending each one
  • armed militias in the South guarded school entrances which prevented desegregation
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2. What were some of the demands in "I Have A Dream"?

  • public works like trains and highways to be built in the South, higher minimum wage, opening soup kitchens in every major city
  • higher minimum wage, ending discrimination in voting and in public areas, more public works for transportation, equal access to education
  • help for the poor, public works, higher minimum wage, ending discrimination in employment
  • help for the poor, public works and new buildings for Black people, access to public transport, more jobs in the South

3. MLK rose to prominence during the Montgomery Bus Boycott and started what organization?

  • Southern Christian Leadership Conference
  • Black Panthers
  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  • The Coalition of Black Southern Churches

4. The Black Power movement started because

  • segregation prevented Black people from voting in elections
  • Jim Crow was still active in Southern states
  • Black people wanted to have enfranchisement and to end white oppression
  • Black people wanted equal access to education

5. The 1950s were called a period of

  • equality
  • consensus
  • Americanism
  • communism
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