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D-Day
Its War!
Louisiana
Let's Walk!
Education
100
What was General Eisenhower referring to when he said "they won the war for us?"
What is the Higgins Boat
100
The belief that our nation's distance from Europe made us an unlikely target for attack is called?
What is Fortress America
100
How did the U.S.'s decision to join the Allied Powers in WWII impact Louisiana?
What is Louisiana became an essential location for training and equipment production
100
What was the first to be racially desegregated?
What is the military
100
What case resulted in school desegregation?
What is Brown v. Board of Education
200
How did Louisiana contribute to the D-Day invasion?
What is boats used in the invasion were made in the state.
200
Who was the leader of Germany in WWII?
Who is Adolf Hitler
200
How did Louisiana's economy change after the U.S. abandoned isolationism?
What is money and jobs began flowing into the state
200
What did African Americans boycott in Baton Rouge?
What is buses
200
What legislation outlawed discrimination in employment?
What is Civil Rights Act
300
Which two innovations made the Higgins Boat ideal for military work? What is specialized landing bow and ...
What is drop down gate
300
The foreign policy of keepingthe affairs of other nations at a distance is called?
What is isolationism
300
Why did the military choose Louisiana as its training ground?
What is Louisiana's varied terrain was needed to train men and test equipment
300
What happened as a result of the Baton Rouge bus boycott?
What is African Americans were given more access to seats on buses
300
What legislation outlawed a poll tax?
What is the Voting Rights Act
400
Who designed the Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel?
Who is Andrew Higgins
400
What prompted the U.S. to join the Allied forces during WWII?
What is Pearl Harbor
400
How did World War II help to diversify Louisiana's economy?
What is expanded the state's industrial base
400
Where did the first civil rights bus boycott in the nation occur?
What is Baton Rouge, LA
400
What organization worked to end segregation in schools?
What is NAACP
500
Where was Higgins Industries located?
What is New Orleans
500
What happed as rubber became more scarce during the war?
What is only two pairs of shoes could be purchased per year
500
How many soldiers were trained in the Louisiana Maneuvers?
What is 750,000
500
In what way did members of the Baton Rouge community support the bus boycott?
What is they provided a free ride system for boycotters without cars
500
What president signed both the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act?
Who is Johnson