Question
Why did Eisenhower need to send federal troops to Central High School in Little Rock?
He needed to use force to allow black students into the school.
Students were rioting in protest of segregation.
Black students were refusing to go to school with white students.
Black students were being held hostage at the school.
He needed to use force to allow black students into the school.
Students were rioting in protest of segregation.
Black students were refusing to go to school with white students.
Black students were being held hostage at the school.
Answers
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Eisenhower sent federal troops to Central High School in Little Rock to enforce the integration of black students into the school following the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. Despite this ruling, the local authorities and Governor Orval Faubus resisted integration, leading to a volatile situation. The correct answer would be:
**He needed to use force to allow black students into the school.**
Federal troops were deployed to ensure the safety of the nine African American students, known as the Little Rock Nine, and to enforce their right to attend the school amidst significant opposition and threats from segregationists.
**He needed to use force to allow black students into the school.**
Federal troops were deployed to ensure the safety of the nine African American students, known as the Little Rock Nine, and to enforce their right to attend the school amidst significant opposition and threats from segregationists.