Social and Political Changes in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s Quiz

Test your knowledge on Civil Rights, Vietnam War, feminism, LGBTQ+ rights, and more. Explore key events and figures of a transformative era.

#1

Who was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement and a prominent figure in the 1950s and 1960s?

Rosa Parks
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
John F. Kennedy
#2

Who was the president of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962?

Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
#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

Who was the prominent feminist activist and author of 'The Feminine Mystique,' which sparked the second-wave feminism movement?

Gloria Steinem
Betty Friedan
Eleanor Roosevelt
Susan B. Anthony
#5

Which U.S. president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?

Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
#6

Which event marked the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States?

Brown v. Board of Education decision
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The March on Washington
The Voting Rights Act
#7

Which landmark legislation was passed in 1964, prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin?

The Civil Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act
The Fair Housing Act
The Social Security Act
#8

Which Supreme Court case legalized interracial marriage in the United States?

Brown v. Board of Education
Roe v. Wade
Loving v. Virginia
Gideon v. Wainwright
#9

Which event led to the escalation of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War during the 1960s?

The Gulf of Tonkin incident
The Tet Offensive
The My Lai Massacre
The Paris Peace Accords
#10

Which organization, founded by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, fought for the rights of farmworkers in the 1960s?

United Farm Workers
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
American Civil Liberties Union
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
#11

What significant event occurred in 1969, marking a turning point in the LGBTQ+ rights movement?

Stonewall riots
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Roe v. Wade decision
The Feminine Mystique publication

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