Question

Which of the following prohibited segregation in public accommodations and discrimination in employment?

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2 points
the Voting Rights Act of 1965
the Twenty-Fourth Amendment
the Civil Rights Act of 1964
the Civil Rights Act of 1968
What is one change that came about as a result of civil rights legislation under John F. Kennedy?
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2 points
it allowed a majority of African Americans to buy homes
it allowed a majority of African Americans to be free to register to vote
it helped a majority of African Americans pass literacy tests
it allowed a majority of African Americans to attend universities
How did music reflect and promote the ideas of the counter culture starting in the mid-1960s?
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2 points
They incited the Chicago riots
The promoted peace and change
They added to the counterculture concept of acceptance
They brought awareness to environmental issues.
What is true about Malcolm X?
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2 points
He believed non-violence was the best option to gain equality
He believed racism would eventually fade away
He believed liberation "by any means necessary," including violence was justified
He worked on Civil Rights legislation
What is one way women’s lives changed in the 1960s?
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2 points
The feminism movement began
They were allowed to go to college
They were granted the right to vote
All of the above
None of the above
What was the main goal of the Peace Corps?
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2 points
To help bring peace to the Middle East and Asia
To provide translator the Peace Talks in Asia, Africa, and Latin America with
To recruit people to to work on humanitarian projects in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
To help incorporate peace into the United States regarding the McCarthy trials.
What was the significance of the naval quarantine of Cuba?
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2 points
If Soviets snuck past U.S. ships, then the two countries would be at war.
If the United States did not remove its ships, then the Soviet Union would not remove its missiles from Cuba.
If the Soviet Union did not remove its ships, then the United States would not remove its missiles from Cuba.
If the United States snuck past Soviet ships, then the two countries would be at war.
What did members of the Black Panther Party believe held back African Americans in the United States?
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2 points
the Constitution and environmentalism
white racism and capitalism
the Democratic Party and poor healthcare
U.S. foreign policy and the Supreme Court

Answer 1

Which of the following prohibited segregation in public accommodations and discrimination in employment?

C. the Civil Rights Act of 1964

What is one change that came about as a result of civil rights legislation under John F. Kennedy?

B. it allowed a majority of African Americans to be free to register to vote.

How did music reflect and promote the ideas of the counter culture starting in the mid-1960s?

B. They promoted peace and change.

What is true about Malcolm X?

C. He believed liberation "by any means necessary," including violence was justified.

What is one way women’s lives changed in the 1960s?

A. The feminist movement began.

What was the main goal of the Peace Corps?

C. To recruit people to work on humanitarian projects in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

What was the significance of the naval quarantine of Cuba?

B. If the United States did not remove its ships, then the Soviet Union would not remove its missiles from Cuba.

What did members of the Black Panther Party believe held back African Americans in the United States?

B. White racism and capitalism.