AP US History: Period 8 (1945–1980) 3

Question 1

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) overturned the precedent established by which earlier case?

Accepted Answer

Plessy v. Ferguson

Answer

Brown rejected the 'separate but equal' doctrine set by Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896.

Question 2

The Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955–1956 was sparked by the arrest of whom?

Accepted Answer

Rosa Parks

Answer

Rosa Parks's arrest for refusing to give up her bus seat ignited the year-long boycott.

Question 3

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 primarily accomplished what?

Accepted Answer

Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin

Answer

The 1964 Act prohibited discrimination in employment and public accommodations.

Question 4

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was largely a response to events in which city?

Accepted Answer

Selma, Alabama

Answer

The violent suppression of marchers in Selma galvanized support for the Voting Rights Act.

Question 5

Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech was delivered at which 1963 event?

Accepted Answer

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

Answer

King delivered the speech at the 1963 March on Washington before the Lincoln Memorial.

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