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BYU HIST 043 FINAL EXAM PREP ||Verified Exam!!!||
Featuring Topics such as U.S. Expansion, the Civil
War and Reconstruction, Industrialization, Social
Reform Movements, and Early 20th-Century
Developments Most Recent Exam||
7.2 What federal acts contributed to the success of the
civil rights movement? - Answer-Several legislative acts
significantly impacted the progress of the civil rights
movement.
-The Twenty-fourth Amendment, ratified in 1964,
prohibited governments from requiring a poll tax of voters.
Poll taxes had been instituted during the Reconstruction
period to prevent poor blacks from voting.
-The Civil Rights Act of 1964 marked a watershed moment
in the struggle by forbidding discrimination based on race
or gender, extending the right to vote to all citizens, and
establishing desegregation.
-Finally, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 enabled blacks to
vote by ending the literacy test previously required to vote
and providing federal assistance to help blacks register to
vote.
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7.2 What events occurred in Little Rock, Arkansas, related
to desegregation? How did the federal government
respond? - Answer-When Eisenhower supported the
cause by sending the federal government to escort the
students to school it showed that the government may
give support in the fight for equality.
7.2 What casualties did the black community experience
during their struggle for equality? - Answer--The houses
and churches of many leaders were bombed, sometimes
killing those inside. Leaders were often jailed for
insignificant reasons.
-During nonviolent protests, police would set attack dogs
on the protestors and blast them with high-powered fire
hoses.
-Martin Luther King, Jr., the most beloved leader of the
civil rights movement, was assassinated by a foe of the
cause.
-In addition to these direct acts of violence, violence
between the races also broke out, causing significant
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casualties on both sides. The six-day Watts Riot in 1965
left thirty-four people dead and one thousand injured.
Similar riots surfaced in cities all over the nation, resulting
in many deaths and serious property damage.
7.2 What forms of protest did African Americans use to
fight discrimination? Give examples. - Answer--Sit-ins
were a peaceful way of protesting in which blacks would
refuse to obey segregation laws until served or forcibly
moved. Students would do this in restaurants.
-Boycotts were peaceful protests against a certain
business where they would refuse to use a product to
prove a point.
-Riots took place, but only a few. these tend to be more
aggressive and less effective.
-African Americans would also protest by marching a
holding up signs.
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-freedom rides, in which black and white students traveled
across the country via bus to promote integration through
sit-ins, marches, and protests.
-Effective public speakers such as Martin Luther King, Jr.,
gave stirring speeches that influenced the public and
infused the black populous with motivation and hope.
7.1 What economic struggles did citizens face after the
war? How did the government attempt to alleviate these
struggles? - Answer-*A recession caused by the flood of
soldiers in the workforce. Inflation caused by the
government being less strict after the war. The fair deal
was set up to combat this. There was also the GI bill*
Although citizens anticipated an economic recession after
the war (due to the influx of workers in the job force and
the transition in production from war materials to
consumer goods), many did not anticipate the extreme
inflation that beset the postwar economy. In order to
alleviate the problem of workforce influx, the government
passed the GI Bill of Rights, which offered federal aid to
facilitate soldiers' reintegration into society. The bill
provided veterans with loans to attend college or start
businesses and offered unemployment benefits for up to a
year to those unable to acquire gainful employment. In
BYU HIST 043 FINAL EXAM PREP ||Verified Exam!!!||
Featuring Topics such as U.S. Expansion, the Civil
War and Reconstruction, Industrialization, Social
Reform Movements, and Early 20th-Century
Developments Most Recent Exam||
7.2 What federal acts contributed to the success of the
civil rights movement? - Answer-Several legislative acts
significantly impacted the progress of the civil rights
movement.
-The Twenty-fourth Amendment, ratified in 1964,
prohibited governments from requiring a poll tax of voters.
Poll taxes had been instituted during the Reconstruction
period to prevent poor blacks from voting.
-The Civil Rights Act of 1964 marked a watershed moment
in the struggle by forbidding discrimination based on race
or gender, extending the right to vote to all citizens, and
establishing desegregation.
-Finally, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 enabled blacks to
vote by ending the literacy test previously required to vote
and providing federal assistance to help blacks register to
vote.
,2|Page
7.2 What events occurred in Little Rock, Arkansas, related
to desegregation? How did the federal government
respond? - Answer-When Eisenhower supported the
cause by sending the federal government to escort the
students to school it showed that the government may
give support in the fight for equality.
7.2 What casualties did the black community experience
during their struggle for equality? - Answer--The houses
and churches of many leaders were bombed, sometimes
killing those inside. Leaders were often jailed for
insignificant reasons.
-During nonviolent protests, police would set attack dogs
on the protestors and blast them with high-powered fire
hoses.
-Martin Luther King, Jr., the most beloved leader of the
civil rights movement, was assassinated by a foe of the
cause.
-In addition to these direct acts of violence, violence
between the races also broke out, causing significant
,3|Page
casualties on both sides. The six-day Watts Riot in 1965
left thirty-four people dead and one thousand injured.
Similar riots surfaced in cities all over the nation, resulting
in many deaths and serious property damage.
7.2 What forms of protest did African Americans use to
fight discrimination? Give examples. - Answer--Sit-ins
were a peaceful way of protesting in which blacks would
refuse to obey segregation laws until served or forcibly
moved. Students would do this in restaurants.
-Boycotts were peaceful protests against a certain
business where they would refuse to use a product to
prove a point.
-Riots took place, but only a few. these tend to be more
aggressive and less effective.
-African Americans would also protest by marching a
holding up signs.
, 4|Page
-freedom rides, in which black and white students traveled
across the country via bus to promote integration through
sit-ins, marches, and protests.
-Effective public speakers such as Martin Luther King, Jr.,
gave stirring speeches that influenced the public and
infused the black populous with motivation and hope.
7.1 What economic struggles did citizens face after the
war? How did the government attempt to alleviate these
struggles? - Answer-*A recession caused by the flood of
soldiers in the workforce. Inflation caused by the
government being less strict after the war. The fair deal
was set up to combat this. There was also the GI bill*
Although citizens anticipated an economic recession after
the war (due to the influx of workers in the job force and
the transition in production from war materials to
consumer goods), many did not anticipate the extreme
inflation that beset the postwar economy. In order to
alleviate the problem of workforce influx, the government
passed the GI Bill of Rights, which offered federal aid to
facilitate soldiers' reintegration into society. The bill
provided veterans with loans to attend college or start
businesses and offered unemployment benefits for up to a
year to those unable to acquire gainful employment. In
