President Eisenhower hailed the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education as a positive move toward a more equal and just America; when a federal court ordered that Autherine Lucy be admitted to the University of Alabama in 1956, Eisenhower authorized the use of federal troops in her support.
a. true
b. false
b. false
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In 1944 southern white liberals joined with blacks to establish the Southern _________ Council, an example of the local initiative of private citizens devoted to expanding democracy in a region better known for the exploitation of its black citizens
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A major outcome of the first Battle of Bull Run was
A) the North's realization that the war would not be won easily. B) a humiliating defeat for the Confederacy. C) the foreshadowing of the long-range factors that would lead to a Union victory. D) a drop in public confidence in the Confederate Army. E) the Confederacy's realization of the Union's military strength.
The Chinese Boxer Rebellion of 1900 was directed at
A. the Chinese government. B. Japanese in China. C. Americans in China. D. the growing Chinese communist movement. E. all foreigners in China.
What were the long-term and the short-term political, social, and economic causes of the Salem witch trials of 1692?
How did the Salem witch trials reflect social instability in colonial life in British North America during the late 1600s and early 1700s?