1. Extract the Facts, Jack! SSUSH22

2. SSUSH22 – The student will identify dimensions of the Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1970. a. Explain the importance of President Truman’s order to integrate the U.S. military and the federal government. b. Identify Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball. c. Explain Brown v. Board of Education and efforts to resist the decision. d. Describe the significance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail and his I Have a Dream speech. e. Describe the causes and consequences of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

3. SSUSH 22a Why was Truman’s order to integrate the armed forces particularly significant at the time?

4. SSUSH 22a Why was Truman’s order to integrate the armed forces particularly significant at the time?

5. SSUSH 22a Why was Truman’s order to integrate the armed forces particularly significant at the time?

6. SSUSH 22a Why was Truman’s order to integrate the armed forces particularly significant at the time?

7. SSUSH 22a Why was Truman’s order to integrate the armed forces particularly significant at the time? A. It ordered the integration of the defense industry. B. It established the basis for integration of the armed forces during WWII. C. It was part of Truman’s efforts at the federal level to end civil rights abuse. D. It ordered the creation of a new civil rights agency. Truman’s order to integrate the armed forces was part of his efforts at the federal level to end civil rights abuse.

8. SSUSH22 – The student will identify dimensions of the Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1970. a. Explain the importance of President Truman’s order to integrate the U.S. military and the federal government. b. Identify Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball. c. Explain Brown v. Board of Education and efforts to resist the decision. d. Describe the significance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail and his I Have a Dream speech. e. Describe the causes and consequences of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

9. SSUSH 22b What was the significance of Jackie Robinson’s entry into professional baseball?

10. SSUSH 22b What was the significance of Jackie Robinson’s entry into professional baseball? A. He was the first baseball player to hit 1000 homeruns. B. He was the first African-American to play professional baseball. C. He moved from player to management within a year. D. He designed the size and configuration of the infield. Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play professional baseball.

11. SSUSH22 – The student will identify dimensions of the Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1970. a. Explain the importance of President Truman’s order to integrate the U.S. military and the federal government. b. Identify Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball. c. Explain Brown v. Board of Education and efforts to resist the decision. d. Describe the significance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail and his I Have a Dream speech. e. Describe the causes and consequences of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

12. SSUSH 22c The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) overturned which principle established in the Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) decision?

14. SSUSH 22c The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) overturned which principle established in the Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) decision? A. freedom of speech B. separate but equal C. clear and present danger D. right to petition the government The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) overturned the separate but equal principle established in the Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) decision.

15. Brown v. Board of Education “separate is NOT equal”

16. SSUSH22 – The student will identify dimensions of the Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1970. a. Explain the importance of President Truman’s order to integrate the U.S. military and the federal government. b. Identify Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball. c. Explain Brown v. Board of Education and efforts to resist the decision. d. Describe the significance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail and his I Have a Dream speech. e. Describe the causes and consequences of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

17. SSUSH 22d Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail was written with the hope that others would “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere… We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”

18. SSUSH 22d Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail was written with the hope that others would A. participate in violent demonstrations to gain civil rights B. join him in the effort to gain civil rights through non-violent disobedience C. end efforts in the South to gain civil rights D. wait for a better time to work to gain civil rights. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail was written with the hopes that others would join him in the effort to gain civil rights through non-violent disobedience.

19. SSUSH22 – The student will identify dimensions of the Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1970. a. Explain the importance of President Truman’s order to integrate the U.S. military and the federal government. b. Identify Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball. c. Explain Brown v. Board of Education and efforts to resist the decision. d. Describe the significance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail and his I Have a Dream speech. e. Describe the causes and consequences of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

20. ***SSUSH 22e What was the impact of the Voting Rights Act?

21. ***SSUSH 22e What was the impact of the Voting Rights Act? A. It immediately struck down all Jim Crow laws enacted in the South. B. It had little effect on political change in the South. C. Within four years more than 70 percent of southern blacks had registered to vote. D. It prompted ratification of the Twenty-Fourth Amendment. As a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, within 4 years more than 70% of southern blacks had registered to vote.

22. SSUSH22 – The student will identify dimensions of the Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1970. a. Explain the importance of President Truman’s order to integrate the U.S. military and the federal government. b. Identify Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball. c. Explain Brown v. Board of Education and efforts to resist the decision. d. Describe the significance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail and his I Have a Dream speech. e. Describe the causes and consequences of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

23. ***SSUSH 22e The Voting Rights Act of 1965 helped African Americans by

24. ***SSUSH 22e The Voting Rights Act of 1965 helped African Americans by A. outlawing literacy tests and other types of discrimination used at polls. B. granting them the legal right to vote in state and federal elections. C. establishing direct federal monitoring of all elections held in Southern states. D. forbidding the gerrymandering of congressional districts along racial lines. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 helped African- Americans by outlawing literacy tests and other types of discrimination used at polls.

25. SSUSH22 – The student will identify dimensions of the Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1970. a. Explain the importance of President Truman’s order to integrate the U.S. military and the federal government. b. Identify Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball. c. Explain Brown v. Board of Education and efforts to resist the decision. d. Describe the significance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail and his I Have a Dream speech. e. Describe the causes and consequences of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

26. ***SSUSH 22e What was one of the purposes behind passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? 1964 - President Johnson signs Civil Rights Act

27. ***SSUSH 22e What was one of the purposes behind passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? A. to establish federal voting rights B. to eliminate the segregation of public schools C. to outlaw discrimination based on race D. to create a database on immigration One of the purposes behind the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to outlaw discrimination based on race.

30. Thurgood Marshall

31. 1839 - Mutiny on Amistad, Cuban slave ship, by enslaved Africans