U.S. History Final Exam S2 REVIEW

Which president desegregated the military after WWII? What was the executive order number?

• FDR, 9981

• Truman, 9981

• Reagan, 9981

• Clinton, 9981

What was the primary purpose of the GI Bill?

• To provide financial aid to farmers

• • To offer educational and housing benefits to World War II veterans

• • To fund the construction of highways

• To support the space program

What was the impact of the Interstate Highway Act on defense and on life in the US?

• Integration

• Desegregation

• Increase of "suburbs"

• Increase of rural areas

What methods did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. use to achieve civil rights?

• Any means necessary, including militant style defense

• Non-violent Civil Disobedience

What were the goals and methods of the Black Panther Party?

• Black Nationalism (power), use of violence to fight police brutality

• Non-Violent Civil Disobedience

What happened at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas (Little Rock Nine)?

How did the president help?

• Schools were segregated officially by Governor George Wallace

• 1. Eisenhower used federal troops to integrate schools in Little Rock, Arkansas

What did SNCC hope to achieve with its sit-ins?

• Segregate Public Facilities

• Gain Voting Rights for African Americans

• Desegregate public facilities

What were the freedom rides during the civil rights movement?

• Bus rides from DC through the south to end segregation

• Bus rides through the North

• Bus rides through the West Coast to end segregation

How did the 24th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 help African Americans?

• Made voting practices more fair for African Americans

• Made more restrictions for voting for African Americans

What was the name of President Johnson’s programs that aimed to reduce poverty?

(Medicare, Social Security etc.)

• The U.S. Society

• The Society

• The Weak Society

• The Great Society