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100
Why did President Eisenhower eventually support the desegregation of public schools?
He was forced to defend the law of land after seeing the defiance of Arkansas Governor Orville Faubus.
100
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1957 do?
Established a permanent commission on civil rights with broad investigatory powers.
100
The purpose of the Medicare program was to provide health insurance for ____________?
The elderly
100
What did the Supreme Court declare in Miranda v. Arizona?
Police had to advise a suspect of his or her constitutional right to remain silent.
100
Who was largely responsible for kindling the ethnic pride and solidarity of Mexican-Americans in the 1960's?
Cesar Chavez
200
Why was Jackie Robinson a significant figure in the civil rights movement?
He was the first black baseball player to play in the modern Major Leagues.
200
The 1955-1956 African-American boycott of segregated buses in Montgomery, Alabama eventually led to what?
Supreme Court affirming a lower-court decision outlawing segregation of public transportation.
200
The most serious conflict between the US and the Soviet Union during the Kennedy administration occurred where?
Cuba
200
What did President Eisenhower mean when he used the phrase "domino theory?"
He was referring to his fear that if one country fell to communism that country's neighbors would ultimately also fall to communism.
200
The Bay of Pigs incident was a failed attempt by the CIA to overthrow who?
Fidel Castro
300
In Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation in _______________ was unconstitutional.
public schools
300
What phrase best describes Martin Luther King's philosophy?
Non-violent resistance
300
Who was accused of assassinating John F. Kennedy?
Lee Harvey Oswald
300
What explanation was offered for the destructive race riots that swept American cities between 1964 and 1965?
- They were revolutionary violence to overthrow a racist, reactionary society. - The were the product of white racism, poverty, slum housing, poor education, and police brutality. - They were evidence of a communist plot to subvert the U.S.
300
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
Outlawed segregation in public accommodations.
400
Which of the following was a major Supreme Court civil-rights case of the 1950s? - Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka - Jencks v. United States - Yates v. United States - Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
400
What was the objective of the 1961 Freedom Rides?
To test whether court orders to desegregate public transportation were being upheld
400
What action did the United States take during the Cuban missile crisis?
Instituted a quarantine of Cuba
400
What did Malcolm X NOT advocate before 1964?
Non-violence
400
What was the purpose of the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer project?
To help and encourage African-Americans to become registered voters.
500
How did Southern states respond to the Supreme Court ruling that outlawed segregation in schools?
They refused to comply whenever possible.
500
When he assumed the office, what was President Kennedy's top domestic priority?
Encourage economic growth through defense spending and incentives to private enterprise
500
Describe President Lyndon Johnson's view of a Great Society.
A society where poverty and racial injustice would be eliminated, and economic opportunity would be available for all.
500
What did many Native Americans begin to demand of the federal government in the 1960's?
Ending the practice of keeping Native Americans on reservations.
500
How was war avoided in the Cuban missile crisis?
Khrushev agreed to remove Soviet missiles from Cuba in exchange for Kennedy agreeing not to invade that country.