Quiz: Timeline of US Segregation — 7 questions

1. Which 1957 milestone involved the Little Rock Nine and President Eisenhower?

A. Leading the March on Washington

B. Enacting the Civil Rights Act

C. Confronting school segregation

D. Organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Answer: (C)

Explanation

In 1957, the Little Rock Nine confronted school segregation, and President Eisenhower was associated with this milestone. The other events belong to different years and episodes of the movement.

2. Which federal action in 1941 ended segregation in the U.S. Army?

A. The Montgomery Bus Boycott

B. The 15th Amendment

C. The Civil Rights Act

D. Executive Order 8802

Answer: (D)

Explanation

Executive Order 8802 is associated with ending segregation in the U.S. Army in 1941. The 15th Amendment concerned voting rights, while the other choices refer to later civil rights events or legislation.

3. What did Jim Crow laws enforce in the United States from the end of the nineteenth century?

A. Racial segregation

B. Voting rights protections

C. Military integration

D. Federal employment standards

Answer: (A)

Explanation

Jim Crow laws enforced racial segregation in the United States beginning in the late nineteenth century. Civil rights legislation later challenged these laws rather than creating them.

4. Which constitutional amendment, adopted in 1870, addressed voting rights?

A. The 15th Amendment

B. Executive Order 8802

C. The 14th Amendment

D. The Civil Rights Act

Answer: (A)

Explanation

The 15th Amendment was adopted in 1870 and concerned voting rights. Executive Order 8802 addressed employment in military industries and segregation in the army, not voting rights.

5. Which major civil rights event took place in 1963?

A. The arrest of Rosa Parks

B. The enactment of the Civil Rights Act

C. The Freedom Riders’ journeys

D. The March on Washington

Answer: (D)

Explanation

The March on Washington took place in 1963. The Freedom Riders were associated with 1961, the Civil Rights Act was enacted in 1964, and Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955.

6. What combination of events occurred in 1955 during the civil rights movement?

A. Rosa Parks was arrested and the Montgomery Bus Boycott took place

B. Brown v. Board of Education was decided and the U.S. Army was integrated

C. The Civil Rights Act passed and the Freedom Riders began their journeys

D. The Little Rock Nine entered school and the March on Washington took place

Answer: (A)

Explanation

In 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested and the Montgomery Bus Boycott took place. The boycott was a collective protest, whereas Parks’s arrest was an individual event within that broader context.

7. Which 1954 civil rights milestone was a Supreme Court case concerning education?

A. The March on Washington

B. The Civil Rights Act

C. The Montgomery Bus Boycott

D. Brown v. Board of Education

Answer: (D)

Explanation

Brown v. Board of Education was the 1954 court case recorded as a major civil rights milestone. The Civil Rights Act was legislation enacted later, in 1964.