The 1964 Civil Rights Act did all of the following except:
a. ban discrimination on the grounds of sex
b. prohibit racial discrimination in employment
c. prohibit racial discrimination in privately owned businesses that provided public accommodations (movie theaters, restaurants, etc.).
d. ban discriminatory laws that prevented voting.
*I think a.
The civil rights movement inspired
a. the feminist movement
b. the Red Power movement
c. the and movement
d. the antiwar movement
e. all of the above.
*I think e.
Freedom Riders were
a. attacked by the local KKK
b. welcomed by white southerners
c. only black students
d. never arrested
e. unsuccessful in their efforts
*I think a.
In his 1968 election campaign Richard Nixon appealed to the
a. New Left
b. Progressive Republicans
c. new feminists
d. silent majority
*I think a.
A botched break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate apartment complex in Washington, D.C.:
a. led to the imprisonment of Daniel Ellsberg (the man who released the Pentagon Papers).
b. led to resignation of President Richard Nixon (even if he didn't know about it at first, he helped cover it up).
c. led to a budget stalemate by the Democratic Party (they refused to cooperate in any way).
*I think b.
1, 2 & 3, you are correct.
4 - wrong
5 - Most definitely B!!
Remember; it prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Provisions of this civil rights act forbade discrimination on the basis of sex, as well as, race in hiring, promoting, and firing.
The correct answers are:
The 1964 Civil Rights Act did all of the following except:
a. ban discrimination on the grounds of sex
The civil rights movement inspired:
e. all of the above.
Freedom Riders were:
a. attacked by the local KKK
In his 1968 election campaign Richard Nixon appealed to:
d. silent majority
A botched break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate apartment complex in Washington, D.C.:
b. led to resignation of President Richard Nixon (even if he didn't know about it at first, he helped cover it up).
To confirm the correct answers to the questions, let's go through the options and explanations for each one:
Question 1: The 1964 Civil Rights Act did all of the following except:
a. ban discrimination on the grounds of sex
b. prohibit racial discrimination in employment
c. prohibit racial discrimination in privately owned businesses that provided public accommodations (movie theaters, restaurants, etc.).
d. ban discriminatory laws that prevented voting.
The correct answer is indeed a. ban discrimination on the grounds of sex. The 1964 Civil Rights Act did not explicitly include sex as a protected category until the passage of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidelines in 1968.
Question 2: The civil rights movement inspired:
a. the feminist movement
b. the Red Power movement
c. the and movement
d. the antiwar movement
e. all of the above.
The correct answer is e. all of the above. The civil rights movement served as a catalyst for other social and political movements, including the feminist movement, Red Power movement (advocating for Native American rights), the and movement, and the antiwar movement.
Question 3: Freedom Riders were:
a. attacked by the local KKK
b. welcomed by white southerners
c. only black students
d. never arrested
e. unsuccessful in their efforts
The correct answer is a. attacked by the local KKK. Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States in the early 1960s to challenge segregation laws. They were often met with violent opposition, including attacks by local Ku Klux Klan members.
Question 4: In his 1968 election campaign Richard Nixon appealed to the:
a. New Left
b. Progressive Republicans
c. new feminists
d. silent majority
The correct answer is d. silent majority. In his 1968 election campaign, Richard Nixon appealed to the "silent majority," a term he used to describe the moderate and conservative Americans who did not actively participate in the social and political protest movements of the time.
Question 5: A botched break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate apartment complex in Washington, D.C.:
a. led to the imprisonment of Daniel Ellsberg (the man who released the Pentagon Papers).
b. led to resignation of President Richard Nixon (even if he didn't know about it at first, he helped cover it up).
c. led to a budget stalemate by the Democratic Party (they refused to cooperate in any way).
The correct answer is b. led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon (even if he didn't know about it at first, he helped cover it up). The Watergate scandal involved the break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters during the 1972 presidential campaign. The subsequent investigation revealed a series of criminal activities and cover-up attempts by the Nixon administration, leading to President Nixon's resignation in 1974.