USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“Jackie Robinson Breaks Color Barrier in Major League Baseball” “President Truman Issues Executive Order Desegregating Armed Forces” “NAACP Challenges School Segregation” These headlines are most closely associated with
A
a decline in African American participation in political activities
B
the beginning of the modern civil rights movement
C
Southern resistance to the Civil Rights Act of 1964
D
the effects of affirmative action programs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On July 26, 1948, President Truman issued Executive Orders 9980 and 9981, ordering the desegregation of the federal workforce and the military. President Truman’s decision to issue these orders – and his actions that led up to that decision – set the course for civil rights for the rest of the century.

Detailed explanation-2: -Early in its fight for equality, the NAACP used the federal courts to challenge disenfranchisement and residential segregation. Job opportunities were the primary focus of the National Urban League, which was established in 1910.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, is considered one of the crowning legislative achievements of the civil rights movement.

Detailed explanation-4: -Martin Luther King, Jr. When most people think of the Civil Rights Movement in America, they think of Martin Luther King, Jr. delivering his “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963 and receiving the Nobel Peace Prize the following year.

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