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What was the main focus of Eisenhower's foreign policy?

Containment of communism

Expansion of American territories

Economic development

Humanitarian aid

Which countries were included in the Eisenhower Doctrine?

Middle Eastern countries

European countries

Asian countries

African countries

What event marked the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States?

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

Bus boycotts

Little Rock School desegregation

Civil Rights Act of 1957

Who was the plaintiff in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case?

Linda Brown

Rosa Parks

Martin Luther King Jr.

Thurgood Marshall

Which city experienced a bus boycott led by Rosa Parks?

Montgomery

Birmingham

Atlanta

Memphis

Who was the first African American student to attend Little Rock Central High School?

Elizabeth Eckford

Ruby Bridges

Rosa Parks

Melba Pattillo Beals

7. What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1957?

Protect voting rights

End racial segregation

Provide equal employment opportunities

Desegregate schools

Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 into law?

Dwight D. Eisenhower

John F. Kennedy

Lyndon B. Johnson

Richard Nixon

What was the impact of the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

Overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine

Led to desegregation of schools

Sparked nationwide protests

Ended racial discrimination in housing

How did the Little Rock School desegregation crisis end?

The National Guard was called in to protect the African American students

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of segregation

The school closed down

The students were expelled

What was the main goal of Eisenhower's foreign policy known as "massive retaliation"?

Deterrence through the threat of nuclear weapons

Economic aid to developing countries

Promoting democracy worldwide

Military intervention in communist countries

Which country did the Eisenhower Doctrine primarily aim to counteract?

Soviet Union

China

United Kingdom

France

What was the significance of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

It led to the desegregation of buses

It demonstrated the power of nonviolent protest

It launched Martin Luther King Jr.'s leadership in the Civil Rights Movement

It resulted in the arrest of Rosa Parks

What role did the Civil Rights Act of 1957 play in advancing civil rights?

It established a Civil Rights Commission to investigate discrimination

It ended racial segregation in public facilities

It provided federal funding for desegregated schools

It granted voting rights to African Americans

Who was the president during the Little Rock School desegregation crisis?

Dwight D. Eisenhower

John F. Kennedy

Lyndon B. Johnson

Richard Nixon

How did the Brown v. Board of Education decision impact future civil rights cases?

It served as a legal precedent to challenge other forms of racial segregation

It inspired further activism in the Civil Rights Movement

It led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

It resulted in immediate desegregation of all schools

17. What was the main purpose of the Eisenhower Doctrine in the Middle East?

To prevent the spread of communism

To establish democratic governments

To promote economic development

To secure oil resources

Which group played a significant role in organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Women's Political Council

Ku Klux Klan

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

What was the outcome of the Little Rock School desegregation crisis?

The integration of Little Rock Central High School

The closure of all public schools in Little Rock

The expulsion of the African American students

The Supreme Court ruling in favor of segregation

How did the Civil Rights Act of 1957 impact voting rights?

It established federal oversight of elections to prevent voter discrimination

It granted suffrage to all African Americans

It abolished literacy tests for voting

It mandated desegregated polling places

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