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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