Assassinations Of Important American Figures Jeopardy Template

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100 Who were the three people assassinated during the 1960s? John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Robert F. Kennedy.	100 Who was Robert F. Kennedy? Brother of JFK and US Senator who was running for president	100 What were Jim Crow laws designed to do? To separate individuals in public life based on race.	100 How many African American students enrolled in Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957? 9	200 César Chávez was honored for fighting for workers' rights in the United States. Chávez is BEST known for his efforts to help... Farmers
200 What event was disrupted by the assassination of Robert Kennedy? The Democratic primary elections	200 Who was Martin Luther King Jr.? A Civil Rights Leader.	200 The Montgomery Bus Boycott can BEST be described as an example of which of the following? A. an unplanned act of violent civil disobedience that caused many injuries B. a planned act of organized civil disobedience in Montgomery, Alabama C. a citywide boycott of the Montgomery bus system organized by city employees D. a citywide boycott of the Montgomery bus system organized by African Americans B. a planned act of organized civil disobedience in Montgomery, Alabama.	200 What happened when the little rock nine tried to enter Central High School on September 4th when schools began integrating? Students and parents protested outside of the school while the students tried to enter.	300 Thurgood Marshall helped end racial segregation in southern schools by... Arguing Brown v. Board of Education as a lawyer.
300 How did the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. affect American society? It caused civil unrest and riots in cities throughout the country.	300 Who was John F. Kennedy? The President of the United States	300 The Civil Rights Act of 1875 banned many types of Jim Crow laws until A. the act was declared unconstitutional in the Civil Rights Cases. B. the act was declared unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education. C. Radical Republicans took control of Congress and repealed the act. D. Southern Democrats took control of Congress and repealed the act. A. the act was declared unconstitutional in the Civil Rights Cases.	300 What does it mean to be separate but equal? Set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court that sanctioned the segregation of individuals by race in separate but equal facilities but that was invalidated as unconstitutional.	100 Read the passage. Then answer the question that follows. In August of 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a law that helped African Americans exercise their voting rights. Though the Fifteenth Amendment made sure all men had the right to vote, some politicians had been trying to keep African Americans from being able to vote and Johnson believed that was wrong. Which statement about President Johnson's action is correct? A. He used his leadership to give justice to people denied the right to vote. B. He cooperated with the southern politicians to reach an agreement they liked. C. He showed his patriotism through his belief in the effectiveness of government. D. He asked African Americans to show diligence by not demanding the right to vote. A. He used his leadership to give justice to people denied the right to vote.
400 Who was responsible for killing John F. Kennedy Lee Harvey Oswald	400 Read the text below. I grew up attending segregated schools. When I became a lawyer, I fought laws that upheld discrimination. My most famous case was Brown v. Board of Education, which ended segregation of public schools. My knowledge of the law and belief in justice eventually earned me the honor of being the first African American on the Supreme Court. Who is the famous person described above? Thurgood Marshall	400 What was the significance of the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Lasting 381 days, the Montgomery Bus Boycott resulted in the Supreme Court ruling segregation on public buses unconstitutional.	400 In 1955, ________ decided that she would not give up her seat to a white person on the bus she was riding. Rosa Parks	400 Thurgood Marshall overcame racial discrimination to become the first African American to serve as A Supreme Court justice.
500 Where was Martin Luther King Jr. when he was assassinated? Martin Luther King was killed on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was standing on his hotel room balcony when he was shot by James Earl Ray.	500 Martin Luther King Jr and Malcom X were both civil rights leaders but how were their beliefs different? King is often portrayed as a nonviolent insider, while Malcolm X is characterized as a by-any-means-necessary political renegade.	500 How were African Americans prevented from voting during the Jim Crow era? Select all that apply. A. African Americans were denied citizenship by the federal government. B. People had to pass literacy tests before they would be allowed to vote. C. States with large African American populations did not hold elections. D. States passed laws forcing people to vote in person in the states' capitals. E. People threatened African Americans to keep them from voting. F. People were required to pay in order to exercise their right to vote. B. People had to pass literacy tests before they would be allowed to vote. E. People threatened African Americans to keep them from voting. F. People were required to pay in order to exercise their right to vote.	500 What were sit-ins? Explain Sit-ins were a form of protest used to oppose segregation, and often provoked heckling and violence from those opposed to their message.	500 What was the effect of Thurgood Marshall's most famous case, Brown v. Board of Education? It banned segregation in public schools.

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