As a result of President Kennedy's 1963 announcement of a proposed civil rights act that would outlaw segregated public facilities nationwide, __________ became the first political figure to be assassinated during the 1960s
A) Martin Luther King, Jr.
B) Medgar Evers
C) Malcolm X
D) Robert F. Kennedy
B
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The most prominent student protest organization during the sixties was the __________
a. Students of America b. Students for a Democratic Society c. Yippie movement d. Southern Christian Leadership Conference e. Young Republicans
In the 18th century B.C.E., Egypt was invaded, and lower Egypt occupied, by a people called the
A) Persians. B) Nubians. C) Hyksos. D) Hebrews. E) Assyrians.
How did former Vice President Henry Wallace differ from the Truman administration?
A) He insisted that progressive reforms were ruining the economy. B) He argued that civil rights should not be a national priority. C) He stressed that U.S. foreign policy was too aggressive. D) He advocated for less regulation of big business. E) He believed that the United States should institute immigration reforms.
The New Jersey Plan was proposed to protect the interests of __________
A) larger states B) smaller states C) individual citizens D) the Indian population