USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1960S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did President Dwight Eisenhower respond to the Arkansas Governor in Little Rock, Arkansas with the Little Rock 9?
A
He had him arrested.
B
He sent 1000 paratroopers to escort the students at school.
C
He yelled at him and took away his governor position.
D
He didn’t do anything.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -However, President Eisenhower issued Executive Order 10730, which federalized the Arkansas National Guard and ordered them to support the integration on September 23 of that year, after which they protected the African American students.

Detailed explanation-2: -When Governor Faubus ordered the Arkansas National Guard to surround Central High School to keep the nine students from entering the school, President Eisenhower ordered the 101st Airborne Division into Little Rock to insure the safety of the “Little Rock Nine” and that the rulings of the Supreme Court were upheld.

Detailed explanation-3: -On September 25, in a dramatic climax to the crisis, President Eisenhower sent a thousand troops from the Army’s 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock and placed all 10, 000 Arkansas National Guardsmen Page 2 under federal control.

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