WRG Video Anthology and Quiz

US Election Makes History

After watching the US Election Makes History video, consider the questions below. Then "submit" your response.

1. Which of the following best describes the Civil Rights Movement in the US?

The struggle of black Americans to gain land and economic power.

A fight between white and black Americans over political power.

The struggle of black Americans to be treated equally in their own country.

The struggle of black Americans to gain power over white Americans.

2. Which of the following does not accurately describe the conditions in America in the early to mid 1900s?

Black and white people went to separate schools.

Black Americans were prevented from fully participating in the electoral process.

Restaurants and other facilities had separate areas and entrance for Black and white people.

Black Americans were not citizens of the United States.

3. The most famous civil rights leader in the United States was:

Mahatma Gandhi

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Malcolm X

John Kennedy

4. The greatest significance of the presidential election of 2008 in the United States is:

Democrats won the White House for the first time since Clinton.

The voter turnout was surprisingly low.

A Black American won the presidency for the first time.

The margin between the winner and the loser was bigger than ever before.

5. Ann Nixon Cooper, who is interviewed in the video clip, lived at a time when:

Black Americans did not have the right to vote.

Black Americans were still primarily slaves.

There were fewer than 10,000 Black Americans in the U.S.

Black Americans were not recognized as citizens.