American Civil Rights Movement

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When was slavery finally abolished in French colonies?

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When does a social difference become a social division?

Q. Who among the following led the American Civil Rights Movement?

1. Peter Norman
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Nelson Mandela
4. Martin Luther King Jr.

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To Which Sport Is Abhinav Bindra Related?

Q. The Olympic games 1968 held in

1. Tokyo
2. New York
3. Mexico city
4. Paris

Q. When was slavery abolished in America?

1. 1965
2. 1865
3. 1856
4. 1956

Q. Social differences always and in all cases lead to social divisions.

1. True
2. False

Q. Who was the leader of the American Civil Rights Movement during the 1950s?

1. John Carlos
2. Martin Luther King Jr.
3. Peter Norman
4. Nelson Mandela

Q. Peter Norman was from which of the following countries?

1. Australia
2. United States
3. Mexico
4. Sri Lanka

Q. Who wore a human rights badge on his shirt during the medal ceremony in 1968 Mexico Olympics?

1. John Carlos
2. Peter Norman
3. Martin Luther King Jr.
4. Tommie Smith

Q. Where were the 1968 Olympics held?

1. Mexico
2. USA
3. Chile
4. Brazil

Q. write a note on 200 m ceremony of Mexico Olympics 1986

Q. When had the 'Black Power Movement' started in the USA?

1. 1966

Q. andwere two American athletes who had protested against racial discrimination in the Mexico Olympics of 1968.
(Answer in alphabetical order).

1. Tommie Smith
2. Sally Pearson
3. Peter Norman
4. John Carlos

Q. What were the primary grievances of the African-American citizens during the 1950s in America?

1. Racial discrimination
2. Inequality
3. Slavery
4. Racial segregation

Q. He was the leader of the American Civil Rights Movement that ended in the 1960s. He fought against a social division in the USA. He once quoted:
"I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character".

Who is being referred to here, and which social division is being reflected in his speech?

1. He is Peter Norman and his speech mentions about untouchability.
2. He is John Carlos and his speech mentions about racial diversity.
3. He is Martin Luther King Junior and his speech mentions about racism.
4. He is Tommie Smith and his speech mentions about casteism.

Q. Which of the following was not a grievance of the African-Americans during the 1950s in America?

1. Racial discrimination
2. Inequality
3. Slavery
4. Racial segregation

Q. Social differences might be a reason for the formation of social groups.

1. True
2. False

Q. When did the Civil Rights Movement occur in the USA?

1. 1954
2. 1970
3. 1980
4. 1968

Q. I am an Australian and was a silver medalist in the 200 metres event in the Summer Olympics of 1968. I stood in solidarity with two Black American athletes and silently supported them in the fight against racism by wearing a badge of Human Rights on my shirt. Who am I?

1. John Carlos
2. Usain Bolt
3. Tommie Smith
4. Peter Norman

Q. Peter Norman was a black Australian athlete and had supported John Carlos.

1. True
2. False

Q. You are watching old reruns of the 1968 Mexican Olympics. During one particular scene, when the American national anthem was being played, you realised that two young men raised black-gloved fists with bowed heads.

What do you think this gesture symbolised at the time?

1. Serbian struggle for supremacy
2. Indian independence
3. American Civil Rights Movement
4. African independence struggle