Author Question: Why did President Eisenhower eventually support the desegregation of public schools? A) He ... (Read 83 times)

mpobi80 · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Why did President Eisenhower eventually support the desegregation of public schools?

A) He believed that the only way Americans would accept desegregation is if the Supreme Court ruled on the matter.
B) He realized from World War II that if there was another war the races would have to learn to cooperate.
C) He believed it was his duty to defend federal law after seeing the resistant actions of Arkansas Governor Orville Faubus.
D) He knew that if he did not support the Supreme Court's decision then many Americans would not accept it.
E) He wanted to stop Strom Thurmond's attempt to create a third party in the South.

Question 2

Which of the following most accurately characterizes television programming in the 1950s?

A) controversial political programs
B) popular interpretations of classic plays
C) ethnic situation comedies
D) shows featuring perfectly coiffed moms, frisky yet obedient kids, and all-knowing dads
E) cooking competition shows