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1.4 Rights and protest

Practice exam-style IB History questions for Rights and protest, aligned with the syllabus and grouped by topic.

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Question 1
SL+HL • Paper 1
Easy
SL+HL • Paper 1
Easy

A

What, according to , did the Supreme Court decide about the bus terminal restaurant and the petitioner’s rights?

[3]
B

What does suggest about the experience of the Freedom Riders in Alabama?

[2]
Question 2
SL+HL • Paper 1
Easy
SL+HL • Paper 1
Easy

A

What, according to , did the Reservation of Separate Amenities Act permit and how was racial separation enforced?

[3]
B

What does suggest about the operation of racial segregation in daily life?

[2]
Question 3
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium

A

What, according to , were the measures intended to prevent racial discrimination in voting?

[3]
B

What does suggest about participation in the march from Selma to Montgomery?

[2]
Question 4
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium

A

What, according to , were President Eisenhower’s reasons for authorizing federal action in Little Rock?

[3]
B

What does suggest about the enforcement of school desegregation at Little Rock?

[2]

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Question 5
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium

A

What, according to , were the intended purposes and effects of the Civil Rights Act?

[3]
B

What does suggest about the significance of the signing of the Civil Rights Act?

[2]
Question 6
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium

A

What, according to , did the NAACP seek from Congress?

[3]
B

What does suggest about the relationship between civil rights leaders and the federal government?

[2]
Question 7
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium

A

What, according to , were the requirements for classifying and documenting the population?

[3]
B

What does suggest about the presentation of Hendrik Verwoerd as a political leader?

[2]
Question 8
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium

A

What, according to , was the United Nations Security Council’s response to the Sharpeville massacre?

[3]
B

What does suggest about the consequences of the police action at Sharpeville?

[2]

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Question 9
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium

A

What, according to , did the Rivonia trial reveal about opposition to apartheid?

[3]
B

What does suggest about Mandela’s contacts with armed liberation movements outside South Africa?

[2]
Question 10
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium

A

What, according to , were the powers granted to the government by the Unlawful Organizations Act?

[3]
B

What does suggest about those accused in the Treason Trial?

[2]
Question 11
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium

1

With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of for an historian studying the official response to violence against the Freedom Riders.

[4]
Question 12
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium

1

With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of for an historian studying violence against civil rights workers during Freedom Summer.

[4]

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Question 13
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium

1

With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of for an historian studying southern political opposition to school desegregation.

[4]
Question 14
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium

1

Compare and contrast what Sources and reveal about the response of the federal government to violence during the Freedom Rides.

[6]
Question 15
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium

1

With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of for an historian studying the implementation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

[4]
Question 16
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium

1

With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of for an historian studying the different approaches of civil rights organizations.

[4]

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Question 17
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium

1

With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of for an historian studying foreign attitudes towards apartheid in the 1950s.

[4]
Question 18
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium

1

With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of for an historian studying international responses to apartheid in South Africa.

[4]
Question 19
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium

1

With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of for an historian studying the diplomatic consequences of the Sharpeville massacre.

[4]
Question 20
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium
SL+HL • Paper 1
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1

With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of for an historian studying international responses to the Rivonia trial.

[4]

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Question 21
SL+HL • Paper 1
Medium
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1

With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of for an historian studying Albert Luthuli’s leadership of the ANC.

[4]
Question 22
SL+HL • Paper 1
Hard
SL+HL • Paper 1
Hard

1

Compare and contrast what Sources and reveal about the methods used to prevent African Americans from exercising their political rights.

[6]
Question 23
SL+HL • Paper 1
Hard
SL+HL • Paper 1
Hard

1

Compare and contrast what Sources and reveal about the enforcement of school desegregation at Little Rock.

[6]
Question 24
SL+HL • Paper 1
Hard
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1

Compare and contrast what Sources and reveal about racial discrimination in public accommodation.

[6]

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Question 25
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SL+HL • Paper 1
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1

Compare and contrast what Sources and reveal about the strategies and internal divisions of civil rights organizations.

[6]
Question 26
SL+HL • Paper 1
Hard
SL+HL • Paper 1
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1

Compare and contrast what Sources and reveal about the legislative establishment of racial segregation in South Africa.

[6]
Question 27
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Hard
SL+HL • Paper 1
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1

Compare and contrast what Sources and reveal about the use of racial and ethnic classification under apartheid.

[6]
Question 28
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1

Compare and contrast what Sources and reveal about the Sharpeville shootings and the international reaction to them.

[6]

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Question 29
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1

Compare and contrast what Sources and reveal about the turn to armed struggle and its consequences.

[6]
Question 30
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Hard
SL+HL • Paper 1
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1

Compare and contrast what Sources and reveal about the development of ANC strategy and its relationship with communists.

[6]
Question 31
SL+HL • Paper 1
Hard
SL+HL • Paper 1
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1

Using and your own knowledge, evaluate the importance of federal action in overcoming the disenfranchisement of African Americans by 1965.

[9]
Question 32
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1

“Federal intervention was successful in overcoming opposition to school desegregation by 1958.” Using and your own knowledge, to what extent do you agree with this statement?

[9]

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Question 33
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1

Using and your own knowledge, discuss the effectiveness of the Freedom Rides in challenging segregation in interstate bus travel.

[9]
Question 34
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1

Using and your own knowledge, to what extent did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 end racial discrimination in public accommodations?

[9]
Question 35
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SL+HL • Paper 1
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1

Using and your own knowledge, examine the significance of cooperation and disagreement among civil rights organizations in advancing the civil rights movement between 1954 and 1965.

[9]
Question 36
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Using and your own knowledge, discuss the importance of legislation in establishing and maintaining apartheid in South Africa between 1948 and 1964.

[9]

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Question 37
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Using and your own knowledge, to what extent did the classification and separation of the population form the basis of apartheid in South Africa between 1948 and 1964?

[9]
Question 38
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SL+HL • Paper 1
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1

Using and your own knowledge, evaluate the significance of the Sharpeville massacre in the decision to adopt armed struggle against apartheid.

[9]
Question 39
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1

Using and your own knowledge, evaluate the effectiveness of the South African government’s response to armed opposition between 1961 and 1964.

[9]
Question 40
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Using and your own knowledge, to what extent was government repression responsible for the ANC’s decision to adopt armed struggle by 1961?

[9]

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