Question

Why did President Eisenhower send federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957?

A.
to enforce court-ordered integration of the city's public high school

B.
to support Governor Orval Faubus in his efforts to uphold Jim Crow laws

C.
to break a boycott of public transportation by the city's black residents

D.
to protect striking black garbage workers from police brutality

Answer 1

A.

Answer 2

Handwritten notes by president Dwight D. Eisenhower on the decision to send federal troops to Little Rock during the Central High School integration crisis in September 1957. The Little Rock school district voted to integrate its schools in 1957.
http://crdl.usg.edu/export/html/dde/ddetimeline/crdl_dde_ddetimeline_130.html

Answer 3

correct

Answer 4

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