Here is the correct solution to the Civil Rights Movement worksheet, with explanations for each answer:
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I. Watch the video about the Civil Rights Movement.
*(This is an instruction — no answer needed.)*
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II. Choose the correct option for each sentence:
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1. What is segregation?
✔ a. Segregation is when people are separated from one another.
*Explanation:* Segregation means the enforced separation of racial groups, especially in public places like schools, buses, and water fountains — as shown in the image where “WHITE” and “COLORED” signs separate people.
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2. What is segregation based on?
✔ a. It is based on skin colours.
*Explanation:* In the U.S., segregation was primarily based on race — specifically, the color of a person’s skin — separating Black and white people in daily life.
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3. Who were the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement?
✔ c. Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks.
*Explanation:* Martin Luther King Jr. was a key leader who preached nonviolent protest. Rosa Parks sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her seat. While presidents supported civil rights laws, they were not *leaders* of the movement itself.
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4. What did they want?
✔ b. They wanted equal rights for all people in America.
*Explanation:* The goal of the Civil Rights Movement was to end racial discrimination and ensure equal rights (voting, education, employment, etc.) for African Americans and other minorities *within the United States* — not necessarily the entire world.
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5. What is a boycott?
✔ a. When people start not using a service in order to make changes.
*Explanation:* A boycott is a form of peaceful protest where people refuse to use a service or buy a product to pressure change — like the Montgomery Bus Boycott led by Rosa Parks and Dr. King.
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6. When did segregation in America end?
✔ b. In 1964
*Explanation:* The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination. While enforcement took time and some segregation persisted, legally, it ended in 1964. (Note: Some states resisted, but federal law changed then.)
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
a
2.
a
3.
c
4.
b
5.
a
6.
b
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📌 *Tip:* The images support the answers — the segregated water fountain shows separation by race, and the “BLACK OR WHITE — We’re ALL the SAME” poster reinforces the movement’s message of equality.
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