Civil Rights — Test Answers

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Which best describes the events that occurred in 1957 at Central High School?

Orval Faubus sent troops to enforce integration, and President Eisenhower sent troops to prevent violence.

Orval Faubus sent troops to resist integration, and President Eisenhower sent troops to enforce it.

Local citizens protested integration, and Orval Faubus sent National Guard troops to enforce it.

Local citizens protested integration, and President Eisenhower ordered Orval Faubus to send National Guard troops.

One major difference between the occupations of Alcatraz in 1969 and Wounded Knee in 1973 was that

Alcatraz was symbolic of suffering by American Indians.

Alcatraz was meant to protest broken treaties.

Wounded Knee took place on federal property.

Wounded Knee resulted in the deaths of several people.

The governor of Arkansas justified his refusal to allow integration of Central High School in Little Rock by claiming that

the Little Rock School Board had decided against integration.

Arkansas was not bound by Supreme Court decisions.

he had the support of the president.

he was acting to protect the public.

A result of the Selma voting rights marches was that

the Twenty-Fourth Amendment passed.

support for voting rights increased.

support for voting rights decreased.

few Americans felt their effect.

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