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Which of the following would be an example of a "Jim Crow" law?

There must be separate restrooms for African-American citizens and white citizens

You are a southern lawyer in the year 1920. You are defending the state of Alabama against a lawsuit that has been brought against it by an African-American citizen who claims that his rights have been violated because his children have to go a a different school than the white children in his town.

When it comes your turn to present your case you say, "Your honor, the plaintiff has no legal ground to sue the state of Alabama. The state is acting perfectly within the confines of the law. The Supreme Court decided in

that segregation is legal"

Plessy v. Ferguson

What was the result of Brown v. Board of Education?

Plessy v. Ferguson was overturned

You are riding on a bus in the south in 1955. You see a frail, African-American woman sitting near the front of the bus. At the next stop, the woman refuses to give up her seat to a white passenger and is arrested. After she is arrested, you and several others join a boycott of the city's bus system to protest.

Based on the above description, which city are you most likely in?

Montgomery

You are Orval Faubus, governor of Arkansas, in 1957. 9 African-American students are coming to integrate a school in Little Rock.

What are you going to do?

Send in the national guard to block the students from coming in

Which two presidents were featured in the first televised presidential debate?

JFK and Nixon

You are a citizen of a certain southern state in 1963. You are going to hear the governor give his inaugural address. In it, he promises to uphold "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever."

Who is your governor?

George Wallace

The Bus Boycott in Alabama took place in what city?

Montgomery

Governor George Wallace infamously attempted to block integration of

the University of Alabama

To disnefranchise means to deny someone the right to

vote

You are at the largest event of the entire Civil Rights Movement. You are standing alongside the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial. You are so far away from the stage that you can barely hear the speaker. You are able to make out a few words he is saying..." have a dream that one day down in Alabama, little black boys and black girls can hold hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.."

Who is the speaker!

Martin Luther King. Jr.

True or false: The Bay of Pigs invasion was a great success for the U.S

False

The Cuban Missile Crisis began when...

A U.S. spy plane spotted nuclear launch sites in Cuba

How did the US react to Castro overthrowing the Cuban government?

• They placed an embargo on Cuba

What was the name of LBJ's domestic policy plan?

The Great Society

Eisenhower's Domino Theory was based on the fear that...

If Vietnam falls to communism, several more will follow

The Vietnam War escalated most under which president?

LBJ

You are a US soldier serving in Vietnam. The year is 1968 and the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong launch a series of surprise attacks on you and your South Vietnamese allies. After suffering heavy losses, your side emerges with a tactical victory. But the attacks weaken support at home and show that the war is far from over.

What event have you just participated in?

Tet Offensive

The US fought on the side of

South Vietnam

True or false: The Vietnam War can be considered a huge success for the United States.

False

Which of the following Nixon policies would Conservatives most likely have agreed with?

Nixon's "New Federalism" plan

If you consider yourself to be a "Conservative", you probably mostly support the

party

Republican

You are Conservative listening to a presidential candidate give a speech at one of his rallies. He yells into the microphone, "My fellow Americans, when I become president I will lower taxes, cut government spending, and shrink the size of the federal government.

As a Conservative, does this candidate's proposal sound appealing to you?

Yes

President Nixon resigned after...

d)

It was revealed he helped cover up a scandal

You are a disgruntled American sitting in a line to get rationed gas. "I have to sit in this huge line for over an hour just to get gas and then I can only drive 55 mph on my way home! Something has to change!"

rd)

Who is most likely the President of the United States at this time?

Carter