1960s Social Change

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Instructions: The 1960s transformed America forever. How well do you remember the social upheavals of that decade?

1.
What was the name of the 1963 march where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his 'I Have a Dream' speech?
A
The Selma March
B
The Freedom March
C
The March on Washington
D
The Montgomery March
2.
What did four African American college students do at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, NC in 1960?
A
Staged a boycott
B
Distributed pamphlets
C
Organized a sit-in
D
Gave speeches
3.
Who founded the National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1966?
A
Bella Abzug
B
Shirley Chisholm
C
Gloria Steinem
D
Betty Friedan
4.
What were the bus trips taken by civil rights activists to challenge segregation in interstate travel called?
A
Justice Journeys
B
Freedom Rides
C
Equality Express
D
Liberty Buses
5.
Which 1965 act removed barriers to voting for African Americans in the South?
A
The Civil Rights Act
B
The Voting Rights Act
C
The Equal Protection Act
D
The Fifteenth Amendment
6.
Where did a major race riot occur in Los Angeles in August 1965?
A
Inglewood
B
Compton
C
South Central
D
Watts
7.
What organization did Cesar Chavez co-found to fight for farm workers' rights?
A
The United Farm Workers
B
The Farm Bureau
C
The Migrant Workers Alliance
D
The Agricultural Union
8.
What 1969 event in New York City is considered the start of the modern LGBTQ rights movement?
A
The Christopher Street March
B
The Stonewall Riots
C
The Village Voice Protest
D
The Greenwich Village Rally
9.
Which Supreme Court case in 1962 banned official prayer in public schools?
A
Engel v. Vitale
B
Roe v. Wade
C
Brown v. Board
D
Miranda v. Arizona
10.
What volunteer organization did President Kennedy establish in 1961 to promote world peace?
A
Volunteers of America
B
VISTA
C
The Peace Corps
D
AmeriCorps
11.
Who wrote the influential 1962 book 'Silent Spring' that helped launch the environmental movement?
A
Sylvia Earle
B
Margaret Mead
C
Rachel Carson
D
Jane Goodall
12.
What was the 'Summer of Love' and where did it primarily take place?
A
1967 in San Francisco
B
1966 in Los Angeles
C
1965 in New York City
D
1968 in Chicago
13.
Which civil rights leader was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis in 1968?
A
Fred Hampton
B
Medgar Evers
C
Martin Luther King Jr.
D
Malcolm X
14.
What phrase did Timothy Leary popularize that became a motto of the 1960s counterculture?
A
'Power to the people'
B
'Make love, not war'
C
'Question authority'
D
'Turn on, tune in, drop out'
15.
What violent confrontation occurred outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago?
A
A sit-in at the convention hall
B
Police and anti-war protesters clashed violently
C
A student strike
D
A march to City Hall

Answer Key

Question 1

C. The March on Washington

Question 2

C. Organized a sit-in

Question 3

D. Betty Friedan

Question 4

B. Freedom Rides

Question 5

B. The Voting Rights Act

Question 6

D. Watts

Question 7

A. The United Farm Workers

Question 8

B. The Stonewall Riots

Question 9

A. Engel v. Vitale

Question 10

C. The Peace Corps

Question 11

C. Rachel Carson

Question 12

A. 1967 in San Francisco

Question 13

C. Martin Luther King Jr.

Question 14

D. 'Turn on, tune in, drop out'

Question 15

B. Police and anti-war protesters clashed violently

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