Kennedy and the Cold War Answers

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Choose the right phrase to complete the sentence.What was the goal of Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP in the case of Brown v. Board of Education?

A
To allow Linda Brown to attend a school near her home
B
To improve the quality of African American public schools
C
To remove the entire system of segregated public education
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To fight segregation in schools, the NAACP took up lawsuits in which of the following states?

A
Florida and Mississippi
B
Delaware and Rhode Island
C
Virginia and North Carolina
D
Kansas and South Carolina
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Which sentences describe the Brown v. Board of Education decision?Check all that apply.

A
The court came to a unanimous decision.
B
The court extended the concept of “separate but equal.”
C
The court ruled that segregated schools deprived people of equal protection of the laws.
D
The court found that segregation was unconstitutional.
E
The court ruled that the Fifteenth Amendment had been violated.
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Choose the right phrase to complete the sentence.The integration of Central High School in Little Rock finally occurred when

A
President Eisenhower sent federal troops to protect students.
B
white citizens dropped their protests against desegregation.
C
Governor Faubus was defeated for reelection after taking his anti-integration stand.
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Which argument did Thurgood Marshall use to challenge the legality of segregation in Brown v. Board of Education?

A
All schools for African Americans were of poor quality.
B
By their nature, separate schools could never be equal.
C
White students in segregated schools were harmed because they were denied exposure to African American children.
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Choose the right phrase to complete the sentence.The integration of public schools in Little Rock

A
did not completely end opposition to desegregation.
B
ended opposition to desegregation.
C
proved that desegregation of schools was not feasible.

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