In 1954, President Eisenhower ordered the 101st Airborne Division of the U.S. Army to Little Rock, Arkansas, to
A) ensure Republican victories in the congressional elections.
B) arrest African-American rioters who protested the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
C) help Governor Orval Faubus keep Central High School segregated.
D) enforce the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision.
Answer: D
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