Lesson 2
2 Peaceful protests and their impact, 1963–65 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 17
20 questions
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Lesson 2, Peaceful protests and their impact, 1963–65: 20 multiple choice questions for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE History (1HI0), Unit 17: The USA, 1954–75: conflict at home and abroad, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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In which city did Martin Luther King lead a major campaign in April 1963 that drew national attention to segregation?
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Montgomery, Alabama
- Selma, Alabama
- Atlanta, Georgia
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Which Birmingham police commissioner ordered fire hoses and police dogs against demonstrators in 1963?
- George Wallace
- Eugene 'Bull' Connor
- Orval Faubus
- Ross Barnett
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What was the name of the major August 1963 civil rights rally in Washington?
- March on Washington
- Selma March
- Freedom Ride
- Poor Peoples Campaign
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What was the 1964 Mississippi project that registered Black voters and ran Freedom Schools?
- Project Head Start
- Freedom Summer
- Operation Rolling Thunder
- Operation Homecoming
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Name one of the civil rights workers murdered in Mississippi in June 1964.
- Malcolm X
- Andrew Goodman
- Fred Hampton
- Medgar Evers
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Which 1964 law banned discrimination in public places and employment?
- Voting Rights Act
- Fair Housing Act
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Civil Rights Act
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What barrier to voting was directly targeted by the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
- Poll taxes
- Military service
- Literacy tests
- Property ownership
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Which 1965 march ended at the Alabama state capitol after police violence on Bloody Sunday?
- Selma to Montgomery
- Jackson to Memphis
- Birmingham to Atlanta
- Montgomery to Washington
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Which 1965 law suspended unfair literacy tests for Black voters?
- Voting Rights Act
- Civil Rights Act
- Twenty-Fourth Amendment
- Fifteenth Amendment
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What crucial factor helped King's peaceful protests pressure Congress into action?
- Economic boycotts
- Televised police violence
- Foreign government pressure
- Armed self-defence
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Which event pushed the Kennedy administration to propose a major civil rights bill in 1963?
- Greensboro sit-ins
- Protests in Birmingham
- Montgomery bus boycott
- Selma voting marches
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What tragic event in September 1963 killed four Black girls in Birmingham?
- Racial riot
- Bus burning
- Police shooting
- Church bombing
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Which political party was set up during Freedom Summer to challenge Mississippi's delegation?
- Freedom Democratic Party
- Black Panther Party
- Populist Labour Party
- Southern Rights Party
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What was the main educational goal of Freedom Schools in Mississippi in 1964?
- Agricultural training
- Industrial apprenticeship
- Military preparation
- Political awareness
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What achievement was recognised by King winning the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize?
- Non-violent protest
- Armed rebellion
- Legislative drafting
- Economic reform
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The 1964 Civil Rights Act made segregation illegal in which locations?
- Public accommodations
- Local hospitals
- Private clubs
- Religious institutions
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Which financial barrier to voting was abolished by the 24th Amendment in 1964?
- Poll tax
- Registration fee
- Income tax
- Property tax
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What key form of support allowed the Selma to Montgomery march to finally reach its destination?
- State police escorts
- National Guard withdrawal
- Supreme Court rulings
- Federal protection
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What was a major limitation of peaceful civil rights protests in the South?
- Inconsistent federal protection
- Total police support
- Lack of media
- Complete failure
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What was the main combined impact of major protest campaigns like Birmingham and Selma?
- Abolishing the police
- Passing civil rights laws
- Ending all poverty
- Securing reparations
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