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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the landmark legislation put into effect by the president?
(a) Interstate Commerce Act.
(b) Gold Standard Act.
(c) Expedition Act.
(d) New Deal.

2. The landmark court case discussed throughout the book is Oliver Brown v. The Board of Education of ________.
(a) Montgomery, Alabama.
(b) Topeka, Kansas.
(c) Atlanta, Georgia.
(d) Knoxville, Tennessee.

3. Which state stepped forward with this particular issue?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Georgia.

4. One idea was to develop a separate _____ office to maintain segregation in public facilities.
(a) Birth and marriage records.
(b) Labor relations.
(c) Tax.
(d) Welfare.

5. How many children were killed during the time of the church bombing?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a common name used to describe black neighborhoods?

2. Whose ghost is predicted to haunt a troubled people although he is long dead?

3. The other famous case mentioned during this time was Williams against an American state. What state was it?

4. What word was used to describe the comments and promises made by both political parties during the 1956 conventions?

5. What war seemed to change things for the better, even if only for a short time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when the courts finally set up a strict implementation plan? Who was in charge?

2. Did either party have a leader that stood up to take a strong stand on integration? What was the call put forth at the 1956 conventions?

3. What event precipitated the New Reconstruction? How was compliance enforced?

4. What became the symbol for white supremacy? How was this symbol often flaunted?

5. What is considered to be the key year in the Civil Rights Movement? What non-violent protest action came into popularity?

6. To what level did Southern segregation rise to by 1915?

7. What input did scholars have on racism? What sections of this group were most influential in the opinion?

8. The satire that appeared in the press may have been a portent of things to come. Explain.

9. What event precipitated the end of public school segregation? In what year did the event take place?

10. What group of states announced that it would integrate their schools? What was the opinion of the school systems in the Deep South regarding the time line?

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