Case Study 1: The US Civil Rights Movement (Grade 12 NSC Matric History): Quizzes
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Which decade is described as the 'golden age' of the Civil Rights Movement?
Which decade is described as the 'golden age' of the Civil Rights Movement?
1955-1965
What role did television play in the Civil Rights Movement during the peak years?
What role did television play in the Civil Rights Movement during the peak years?
Spread movement's message nationally
What did the Little Rock crisis reveal about white Southerners?
What did the Little Rock crisis reveal about white Southerners?
They would go to extremes to stop it
By 1965, how had African-American demands changed compared to ten years earlier?
By 1965, how had African-American demands changed compared to ten years earlier?
From requests to confident demands
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibit?
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibit?
Discrimination in services & jobs
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 guarantee?
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 guarantee?
Right to vote for all African-Americans
How quickly were both major civil rights acts passed?
How quickly were both major civil rights acts passed?
Within one year of each other
What political change occurred in Southern states by the 1970s?
What political change occurred in Southern states by the 1970s?
African-Americans elected to office
What did the 2008 presidential election symbolise regarding the Civil Rights Movement?
What did the 2008 presidential election symbolise regarding the Civil Rights Movement?
Profound and lasting impact
By 1965, what institutional support did the movement have?
By 1965, what institutional support did the movement have?
Federal courts and president support