An APUSH SAQ — Brown v. Board of Education
3 min readMar 19, 2021
Ten questions designed to help students review for the annual exam and that relate to a 1954 Supreme Court decision “that changed America for the better, and forever.”
- Briefly explain one specific historical impact of this case.
- Briefly describe a historical event, development, or process that occurred before this case.
- Briefly describe one major similarity and one major difference between this case and the case of Plessy v. Ferguson.
- Briefly describe one major similarity and one major difference between this case and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
- Briefly describe one major similarity and one major difference between this case and Executive Order 9981.
- Briefly describe one major way in which the two other branches of the federal government (the executive branch and the legislative branch) sought to promote greater racial equality during the African American Civil Rights Movement?
- After World War II, civil rights activists and leaders, most notably Martin Luther King Jr., combatted racial discrimination utilizing a variety of nonviolent actions. Name and briefly a specific piece of evidence in support of this claim, making sure that the evidence does not mention Martin Luther King by name.
- After World War II, some civil rights activists and leaders combatted racial discrimination utilizing more militant forms of direct action. Name and briefly describe one specific piece of evidence in support of this claim.
- During the African American Civil Rights Movement, civil rights activists and political leaders sought to get America to fulfill its Reconstruction-era promises. What were the Reconstruction-era promises that many claimed had gone unfold?
- Despite the court’s decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education, progress toward equality was slow. Name and briefly describe one specific piece of evidence in support of this claim.
