Civil Rights Movement Highlights
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Describe the events that occurred in 1957 at Central High School.

Governor Faubus sent troops to fight integration, and President Eisenhower sent troops to enforce integration.

How did the governor of Arkansas justify his refusal to allow integration of Central High School?

He was acting to protect the public.

Describe the circumstances that led to Brown v. Board of Education.

An 8-year-old girl had to walk through a dangerous area to attend an African American school each day when she lived closer to an all-white school.

Brown v. Board of Education was a success in the fight to?

<p>End segregation in all public education.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did MLK believe while Malcolm X wanted a separate black nation?

<p>Integrating whites and African Americans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Elijah Muhammad promoted the idea of?

<p>Black nationalism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?

<p>Ella Baker.</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Montgomery bus boycott ended with the Supreme Court ruling that?

<p>Alabama's segregation laws were unconstitutional.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a result of the Freedom Summer campaign?

<p>White registration workers rejected most African American applications.</p> Signup and view all the answers

In 1964, CORE and SNCC launched?

<p>A campaign to register African American voters called Freedom Summer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did President Kennedy send to the universities of Alabama and Mississippi in 1963?

<p>Federal troops.</p> Signup and view all the answers

James Meredith took his case against the University of Mississippi to?

<p>The US Supreme Court.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did the ratio of voter registration rates change between African Americans and whites as a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

<p>African American voter registration rates equaled white registration rates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

A result of the Selma voting rights marches was that?

<p>Support for voting rights increased.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kept African Americans from nominating candidates for office?

<p>White primaries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

The march on Washington sent a powerful statement nationally and globally because of?

<p>The size of the crowd that attended.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the initial cause of the Watts riots?

<p>The arrest of an African American by white police officers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What contributed to the Watts riots?

<p>Anger over unemployment and police brutality.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What led to the death of Malcolm X in 1965?

<p>Growing tensions with the Nation of Islam.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did Malcolm X leave the Nation of Islam?

<p>He disagreed with its separatist views.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What led to the establishment of the Truman Doctrine?

<p>The United States should help free nations resist the spread of communism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did the Soviet Union maintain control of East Germany after WWII?

<p>Keeping their troops there and occupying it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did the goals of the US and USSR differ after WWII?

<p>The US wanted to promote democracy throughout the world, while the USSR wished to spread a single-party system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

One post-war goal of the United States that created tension with the USSR was?

<p>The US push to promote democracy around the world.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the McCarthy Senate hearings show?

<p>Cold War fears affected American civil liberties in the 1950s.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Senate committee find about Joseph McCarthy's first claim of communists in the government?

<p>The charges were completely without merit (no proof).</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Joseph McCarthy gain public attention?

<p>Claiming to have a list of communists hiding in the US government.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did many people in the United States and Europe protest the Rosenbergs' trial?

<p>They felt the couple had not been given a fair, impartial trial.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did the Rosenbergs seem dangerous?

<p>Both individuals were connected to radical groups.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was one goal of the Gemini space program?

<p>Launch astronauts on long flights.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a major impact of the launch of Sputnik I on the United States?

<p>The US took steps to catch up and surpass the Soviets in the space race.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Civil Rights Movement Highlights

  • In 1957 at Central High School, Governor Faubus deployed troops to resist integration, prompting President Eisenhower to send federal troops to enforce it.
  • Faubus justified his actions by claiming he was protecting public safety.
  • Brown v. Board of Education arose when an 8-year-old girl faced a perilous commute to a segregated school closer to an all-white school.
  • This landmark case successfully aimed to end segregation in public education.
  • Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for racial integration, while Malcolm X pursued ideas of a separate black nation.

Key Figures and Organizations

  • Elijah Muhammad was a proponent of black nationalism.
  • Ella Baker established the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
  • The Montgomery Bus Boycott concluded with a Supreme Court ruling declaring Alabama's segregation laws unconstitutional.

Voting Rights and Activism

  • Freedom Summer campaign faced obstacles as white registration workers often denied African American applications.
  • CORE and SNCC initiated the Freedom Summer voter registration drive in 1964.
  • In 1963, President Kennedy dispatched federal troops to Alabama and Mississippi to enforce desegregation.
  • James Meredith's case against the University of Mississippi was taken to the US Supreme Court.
  • The Voting Rights Act of 1965 resulted in African American voter registration rates matching those of white voters.
  • Selma voting rights marches bolstered national support for voting rights.

Social Unrest and Responses

  • White primaries restricted African Americans from nominating candidates.
  • The March on Washington was significant due to the massive attendance, making a powerful national and global statement.
  • Watts riots were sparked by the arrest of an African American by white police, compounded by frustrations over unemployment and police brutality.

Malcolm X and Civil Rights Leadership

  • Malcolm X's death in 1965 stemmed from rising tensions with the Nation of Islam.
  • He left the Nation of Islam due to disagreements with its separatist ideology.

Cold War Context

  • The Truman Doctrine was established to assist free nations in resisting communism.
  • The Soviet Union maintained control over East Germany after WWII by occupying it with troops.
  • Post-WWII, the US aimed to promote democracy, contrary to the USSR's interest in a single-party system.
  • US ambitions to spread democracy created tensions with the USSR.

McCarthyism and Civil Liberties

  • McCarthy Senate hearings illustrated how Cold War fears influenced American civil liberties in the 1950s.
  • A Senate committee debunked McCarthy’s claims of communists in the government as baseless.
  • Joseph McCarthy gained notoriety by claiming to possess a list of communists infiltrating the US government.

Case of the Rosenbergs

  • Public protests in the US and Europe regarding the Rosenbergs' trial emerged from perceived unfairness and lack of impartiality.
  • The Rosenbergs were deemed threatening due to their connections with radical groups.

Space Race Developments

  • The Gemini space program aimed to execute long-duration space flights.
  • The launch of Sputnik I significantly impacted the US, prompting actions to surpass Soviet advancements in the space race.

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Test your knowledge on the pivotal events and figures of the Civil Rights Movement. Explore significant milestones, key personalities like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, and landmark decisions such as Brown v. Board of Education. This quiz delves into the struggles for integration and voting rights in America.

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