What organization was formed in 1960 as a result of "sit-in" demonstrations?
a. the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense
b. the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
c. the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
d. the Urban League
e. the Little Rock Nine
B
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What country did President Kennedy call "the cornerstone of the Free World in Southeast Asia"?
A. Laos B. Cambodia C. Thailand D. Vietnam
The U.S.-backed government of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi in Iran was overthrown in 1979 by a movement under the direction of
A. Hosni Mubarak. B. Yasser Arafat. C. Mobutu Sese Seko. D. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. E. Saddam Hussein.
Which constitutional amendment ostensibly guaranteed black men throughout the nation the right to vote on an equal basis with white men?
a. Thirteenth b. Twelfth c. Fourteenth d. Fifteenth
In the controversial Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court declared that
A) neither enslaved nor free African Americans could become citizens. B) African Americans were free only when they entered free territory. C) Dred Scott had the right to file a suit, but not the right to freedom. D) only the federal government could end slavery in any part of the Union. E) only Congress had the right to regulate slavery in the states and the territories.