US History MCQs

US Civil Rights Marches MCQs with Answer

Which Civil Rights march is famously known for Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech?
a) Selma to Montgomery March
b) March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
c) Birmingham Children’s March
d) March Against Fear
Answer: b) March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

The Selma to Montgomery March aimed to advocate for:
a) LGBTQ+ rights
b) Women’s suffrage
c) Voting rights for African Americans
d) Desegregation of public transportation
Answer: c) Voting rights for African Americans

The March Against Fear was initiated by:
a) Malcolm X
b) Huey Newton
c) Stokely Carmichael
d) James Meredith
Answer: d) James Meredith

The Children’s Crusade was a significant event during the Civil Rights Movement that involved:
a) A campaign against child labor
b) Young activists participating in civil rights protests
c) Children advocating for better school facilities
d) A boycott of businesses that practiced segregation
Answer: b) Young activists participating in civil rights protests

The Edmund Pettus Bridge became a symbol of the struggle for civil rights due to its association with:
a) The Montgomery Bus Boycott
b) The Greensboro Sit-ins
c) The Selma to Montgomery March
d) The March on Washington
Answer: c) The Selma to Montgomery March

The March Against Fear in 1966 aimed to draw attention to issues related to:
a) Women’s suffrage
b) Voter suppression
c) Police brutality
d) Labor rights
Answer: c) Police brutality

The “Bloody Sunday” incident during the Civil Rights Movement involved the violent suppression of a march in:
a) Selma, Alabama
b) Montgomery, Alabama
c) Birmingham, Alabama
d) Memphis, Tennessee
Answer: a) Selma, Alabama

The Birmingham Children’s March was organized as part of the campaign to end:
a) School desegregation
b) Discrimination in the workplace
c) Police brutality
d) Racial segregation in public spaces
Answer: d) Racial segregation in public spaces

The Women’s Suffrage Parade of 1913, though not part of the Civil Rights Movement, was a significant march advocating for:
a) Racial integration
b) Voting rights for women
c) LGBTQ+ rights
d) Labor rights
Answer: b) Voting rights for women

The Long Walk of the Navajo, also known as the Navajo Long Walk, was a forced march that took place in the:
a) 18th century
b) 19th century
c) 20th century
d) 21st century
Answer: b) 19th century

The March on Washington Movement, led by A. Philip Randolph, aimed to address issues of:
a) Police brutality
b) Economic inequality
c) Immigration reform
d) School desegregation
Answer: b) Economic inequality

The Poor People’s Campaign, organized by Martin Luther King Jr., sought to address:
a) Racial segregation in schools
b) Discrimination in the workplace
c) Economic inequality and poverty
d) Voter suppression
Answer: c) Economic inequality and poverty

The Silent Parade of 1917 was a march protesting:
a) Police violence against African Americans
b) Women’s suffrage rights
c) Segregation in public transportation
d) Racial violence and lynching
Answer: d) Racial violence and lynching

The March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, held in 1979, focused on advocating for:
a) Racial integration
b) Immigration reform
c) LGBTQ+ rights
d) Workers’ rights
Answer: c) LGBTQ+ rights

The Selma to Montgomery March in 1965 played a significant role in:
a) Desegregating public transportation
b) Promoting gender equality
c) Gaining voting rights for African Americans
d) Achieving equal pay for workers
Answer: c) Gaining voting rights for African Americans

The 1966 March Against Fear aimed to continue the work of which civil rights activist?
a) Malcolm X
b) Martin Luther King Jr.
c) Medgar Evers
d) Rosa Parks
Answer: c) Medgar Evers

The “March for Our Lives” movement, sparked by the Parkland school shooting, advocated for:
a) Civil rights for children
b) Stricter immigration policies
c) Gun control measures
d) Religious freedom
Answer: c) Gun control measures

The 1913 Suffrage Parade marked an important step in the women’s suffrage movement and took place in which city?
a) New York City
b) Washington, D.C.
c) Boston
d) Chicago
Answer: b) Washington, D.C.

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, held in 1963, aimed to address issues of:
a) School desegregation
b) Economic inequality and civil rights
c) Labor union rights
d) Environmental protection
Answer: b) Economic inequality and civil rights

The “Journey of Reconciliation,” organized in 1947, was an early effort to challenge:
a) Segregation on buses
b) Discrimination in the workplace
c) Voter suppression
d) Housing segregation
Answer: a) Segregation on buses

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom is most famously remembered for:
a) The assassination of Malcolm X
b) The I Have a Dream speech by Martin Luther King Jr.
c) The sit-ins at lunch counters
d) The establishment of the Black Panther Party
Answer: b) The I Have a Dream speech by Martin Luther King Jr.

The March Against Fear in 1966 aimed to draw attention to issues related to:
a) Women’s suffrage
b) Voter suppression
c) Police brutality
d) Labor rights
Answer: c) Police brutality

The “Bloody Sunday” incident during the Civil Rights Movement involved the violent suppression of a march in:
a) Selma, Alabama
b) Montgomery, Alabama
c) Birmingham, Alabama
d) Memphis, Tennessee
Answer: a) Selma, Alabama

The Birmingham Children’s March was organized as part of the campaign to end:
a) School desegregation
b) Discrimination in the workplace
c) Police brutality
d) Racial segregation in public spaces
Answer: d) Racial segregation in public spaces

The Women’s Suffrage Parade of 1913, though not part of the Civil Rights Movement, was a significant march advocating for:
a) Racial integration
b) Voting rights for women
c) LGBTQ+ rights
d) Labor rights
Answer: b) Voting rights for women

The Long Walk of the Navajo, also known as the Navajo Long Walk, was a forced march that took place in the:
a) 18th century
b) 19th century
c) 20th century
d) 21st century
Answer: b) 19th century

The March on Washington Movement, led by A. Philip Randolph, aimed to address issues of:
a) Police brutality
b) Economic inequality
c) Immigration reform
d) School desegregation
Answer: b) Economic inequality

The Poor People’s Campaign, organized by Martin Luther King Jr., sought to address:
a) Racial segregation in schools
b) Discrimination in the workplace
c) Economic inequality and poverty
d) Voter suppression
Answer: c) Economic inequality and poverty

The Silent Parade of 1917 was a march protesting:
a) Police violence against African Americans
b) Women’s suffrage rights
c) Segregation in public transportation
d) Racial violence and lynching
Answer: d) Racial violence and lynching

The March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, held in 1979, focused on advocating for:
a) Racial integration
b) Immigration reform
c) LGBTQ+ rights
d) Workers’ rights
Answer: c) LGBTQ+ rights

The Selma to Montgomery March in 1965 played a significant role in:
a) Desegregating public transportation
b) Promoting gender equality
c) Gaining voting rights for African Americans
d) Achieving equal pay for workers
Answer: c) Gaining voting rights for African Americans

The 1966 March Against Fear aimed to continue the work of which civil rights activist?
a) Malcolm X
b) Martin Luther King Jr.
c) Medgar Evers
d) Rosa Parks
Answer: c) Medgar Evers

The “March for Our Lives” movement, sparked by the Parkland school shooting, advocated for:
a) Civil rights for children
b) Stricter immigration policies
c) Gun control measures
d) Religious freedom
Answer: c) Gun control measures

The 1913 Suffrage Parade marked an important step in the women’s suffrage movement and took place in which city?
a) New York City
b) Washington, D.C.
c) Boston
d) Chicago
Answer: b) Washington, D.C.

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, held in 1963, aimed to address issues of:
a) School desegregation
b) Economic inequality and civil rights
c) Labor union rights
d) Environmental protection
Answer: b) Economic inequality and civil rights

The “Journey of Reconciliation,” organized in 1947, was an early effort to challenge:
a) Segregation on buses
b) Discrimination in the workplace
c) Voter suppression
d) Housing segregation
Answer: a) Segregation on buses

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom is most famously remembered for:
a) The assassination of Malcolm X
b) The I Have a Dream speech by Martin Luther King Jr.
c) The sit-ins at lunch counters
d) The establishment of the Black Panther Party
Answer: b) The I Have a Dream speech by Martin Luther King Jr.

The March Against Fear in 1966 aimed to draw attention to issues related to:
a) Women’s suffrage
b) Voter suppression
c) Police brutality
d) Labor rights
Answer: c) Police brutality

The “Bloody Sunday” incident during the Civil Rights Movement involved the violent suppression of a march in:
a) Selma, Alabama
b) Montgomery, Alabama
c) Birmingham, Alabama
d) Memphis, Tennessee
Answer: a) Selma, Alabama

The Birmingham Children’s March was organized as part of the campaign to end:
a) School desegregation
b) Discrimination in the workplace
c) Police brutality
d) Racial segregation in public spaces
Answer: d) Racial segregation in public spaces

The Women’s Suffrage Parade of 1913, though not part of the Civil Rights Movement, was a significant march advocating for:
a) Racial integration
b) Voting rights for women
c) LGBTQ+ rights
d) Labor rights
Answer: b) Voting rights for women

The Long Walk of the Navajo, also known as the Navajo Long Walk, was a forced march that took place in the:
a) 18th century
b) 19th century
c) 20th century
d) 21st century
Answer: b) 19th century

The March on Washington Movement, led by A. Philip Randolph, aimed to address issues of:
a) Police brutality
b) Economic inequality
c) Immigration reform
d) School desegregation
Answer: b) Economic inequality

The Poor People’s Campaign, organized by Martin Luther King Jr., sought to address:
a) Racial segregation in schools
b) Discrimination in the workplace
c) Economic inequality and poverty
d) Voter suppression
Answer: c) Economic inequality and poverty

The Silent Parade of 1917 was a march protesting:
a) Police violence against African Americans
b) Women’s suffrage rights
c) Segregation in public transportation
d) Racial violence and lynching
Answer: d) Racial violence and lynching

The March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, held in 1979, focused on advocating for:
a) Racial integration
b) Immigration reform
c) LGBTQ+ rights
d) Workers’ rights
Answer: c) LGBTQ+ rights

The Selma to Montgomery March in 1965 played a significant role in:
a) Desegregating public transportation
b) Promoting gender equality
c) Gaining voting rights for African Americans
d) Achieving equal pay for workers
Answer: c) Gaining voting rights for African Americans

The 1966 March Against Fear aimed to continue the work of which civil rights activist?
a) Malcolm X
b) Martin Luther King Jr.
c) Medgar Evers
d) Rosa Parks
Answer: c) Medgar Evers

The “March for Our Lives” movement, sparked by the Parkland school shooting, advocated for:
a) Civil rights for children
b) Stricter immigration policies
c) Gun control measures
d) Religious freedom
Answer: c) Gun control measures

The 1913 Suffrage Parade marked an important step in the women’s suffrage movement and took place in which city?
a) New York City
b) Washington, D.C.
c) Boston
d) Chicago
Answer: b) Washington, D.C.

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