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What historical event is described as the 'official start of the Space Age' in the text?
What historical event is described as the 'official start of the Space Age' in the text?
- The desegregation of schools after Brown v. Board of Education
- The dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan
- The integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas
- The launch of the Sputnik satellite by the Soviet Union (correct)
Why do many black newspapers and their readers fault the segregated school systems in America?
Why do many black newspapers and their readers fault the segregated school systems in America?
- For forcing America to rise against Russia's space program
- For causing tensions between the US and Russia
- For preventing black students from getting the best education (correct)
- For the lack of air force intelligence and technology
What did Christine witness three years before the events described in the text?
What did Christine witness three years before the events described in the text?
- The desegregation of schools after Brown v. Board of Education (correct)
- The dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan
- The integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas
- The launch of the Sputnik satellite by the Soviet Union
What were the jobs held by most black women in the town where Christine grew up?
What were the jobs held by most black women in the town where Christine grew up?
What was Christine's father's occupation?
What was Christine's father's occupation?
What event prompted President Eisenhower to send Army troops to escort Black students through the doors of an all-white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas?
What event prompted President Eisenhower to send Army troops to escort Black students through the doors of an all-white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas?
What is Christine Mann's reason for wanting to attend a historically Black college different from those her older siblings attended?
What is Christine Mann's reason for wanting to attend a historically Black college different from those her older siblings attended?
What characterizes Christine Mann's approach to learning from a young age?
What characterizes Christine Mann's approach to learning from a young age?
How does the American press attribute the United States' failure to keep up with the Soviets in 1957?
How does the American press attribute the United States' failure to keep up with the Soviets in 1957?
Where did Christine Mann begin her studies in August of 1958?
Where did Christine Mann begin her studies in August of 1958?
What was the role of Langley in the ambitious endeavor announced by President Kennedy in 1961?
What was the role of Langley in the ambitious endeavor announced by President Kennedy in 1961?
What was the response of the county where Dorothy taught high school to the protests against segregation?
What was the response of the county where Dorothy taught high school to the protests against segregation?
What inspired the movement that spread across the South, with protestors often being violently arrested?
What inspired the movement that spread across the South, with protestors often being violently arrested?
What was the result of President Eisenhower's decision in response to the Little Rock incident?
What was the result of President Eisenhower's decision in response to the Little Rock incident?
What does Christine Mann do during 1960 despite having a heavy courseload as a junior at the Institute?
What does Christine Mann do during 1960 despite having a heavy courseload as a junior at the Institute?
What impact did the spirit of the space race have on the activists at Hampton Institute?
What impact did the spirit of the space race have on the activists at Hampton Institute?
Why were black parents in Prince Edward County forced to send their children to relatives around the state?
Why were black parents in Prince Edward County forced to send their children to relatives around the state?
What marked the end of the era of computing being thought of as women’s work?
What marked the end of the era of computing being thought of as women’s work?
What prompted President John F. Kennedy to announce executive order 10925?
What prompted President John F. Kennedy to announce executive order 10925?
In what year does the text hint at the existence of a 'Lost Generation' due to school closures?
In what year does the text hint at the existence of a 'Lost Generation' due to school closures?
