Who did the 1944 G.I. Bill of Rights provide opportunities and loans for?
Veterans of World War Two
American citizens who had contributed to the war effort
All American citizens
What did President Harry S Truman’s Fair Deal not achieve?
The desegregation of the US armed forces
National health insurance
Improved social security
Which genre of music became very popular in the 1950s?
Rhythm and blues
Rock’n’roll
Jazz
Which Republican politician led a witch hunt against suspected communists?
Senator Joseph McCarthy
President Dwight D Eisenhower
President Harry S Truman
Which place was at the centre of the fight against school segregation?
Greensboro
Little Rock
Montgomery
What did the 1964 Civil Rights Act do?
Reinforced African Americans’ right to vote
Outlawed discrimination in public places and employment
Banned racial discrimination in the sale and rental of housing
Which of these events was inspired by the Black Power movement?
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963)
The March from Selma to Birmingham, Alabama (1965)
The actions of Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the Olympic Games 200-metre victory ceremony (1968)
What was the name of the organisation set up by Malcolm X in 1964?
Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU)
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense
Who popularised the slogan ‘Black Power’ in 1966 during a speech in Mississippi?
Malcolm X
Stokely Carmichael
Dr Martin Luther King Jnr
In what year was Dr Martin Luther King Jnr assassinated?
1966
1967
1968