Postwar Social Changes and Civil Rights Movement Quiz

Test your knowledge on Civil Rights Movement history with questions about key events, leaders, and milestones. Explore the era of social change post World War II.

#1

Which event marked the beginning of the Postwar Social Changes in the United States?

Brown v. Board of Education decision
Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
The end of World War II
Montgomery Bus Boycott
#2

Who was a prominent leader in the Civil Rights Movement and known for his 'I Have a Dream' speech?

Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Thurgood Marshall
#3

Who was the first African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court?

Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
Rosa Parks
#4

Which Civil Rights Movement leader famously refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama?

Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
Rosa Parks
Thurgood Marshall
#5

Who was the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), a key organization in the Civil Rights Movement?

Malcolm X
Medgar Evers
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
#6

Which city's bus system did Rosa Parks famously challenge by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger?

Atlanta
Montgomery
Birmingham
Memphis
#7

What was the primary goal of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

To end segregation in public places and ban employment discrimination
To grant voting rights to African Americans
To abolish slavery
To provide reparations to descendants of slaves
#8

Which organization, founded by Malcolm X, advocated for the rights of African Americans using more militant tactics?

Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Black Panther Party
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
#9

Which Supreme Court case ruled that separate educational facilities were inherently unequal, thus overturning the 'separate but equal' doctrine?

Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Gideon v. Wainwright
#10

Who was the governor of Arkansas who famously resisted the integration of Little Rock Central High School in 1957?

Orval Faubus
George Wallace
Bull Connor
Jim Clark
#11

Which Civil Rights leader was assassinated in 1968, leading to widespread mourning and riots across the United States?

Malcolm X
Medgar Evers
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
#12

Which event prompted President Dwight D. Eisenhower to federalize the Arkansas National Guard and send U.S. Army troops to Little Rock to enforce desegregation?

The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church
The integration of Little Rock Central High School
The March on Washington
#13

What significant event led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

March on Washington
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Selma to Montgomery marches
Brown v. Board of Education decision
#14

What organization was founded by students in 1960 to coordinate civil rights sit-ins and other forms of nonviolent protest?

Black Panther Party
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

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