U.S. History Regents Review - Set 6: 19, 20

How did President Truman improve civil rights in the military?

• By banning segregation.

• By inviting Civil Rights leaders to the White House.

• President Eisenhower sent troops to protect the 9 African American students.

• Non-violent protest and willfully being arrested to protest discrimination. Used by Martin Luther King.

How did the gov't react during the Little Rock 9 incident?

• Banned all voter discrimination

• Banned poll taxes

• President Eisenhower sent troops to protect the 9 African American students.

• Discrimination in all public places was now illegal.

Non-violent protest and willfully being arrested to protest discrimination. Used by Martin Luther King.

• The Civil Rights Campaign

• Poll Tax Protests

• Vote Ins

• Civil Disobedience

What did the SNCC fight for?

• SNCC was an all African American college which fought for equal rights in education.

• Registered voters throughout the South.

• Fought for an end to racial discrimination and segregation.

• African American Military unit who fought for the U.S. in WWII.

Discrimination in all public places was now illegal.

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• 1965 Voting Rights Act

• 24th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

Banned all voter discrimination

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• 1965 Voting Rights Act

• 24th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

Banned poll taxes

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• 1965 Voting Rights Act

• 24th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

Fought for the rights of migrant farmers and Latinos.

• NAACP

• Cesar Chavez

• The Future Farmers of America (FFA)

• Senator Chuck Smith of Idaho

Banned discrimination and provided greater accessibility to people with disabilities.

• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

• The Handicap Act of 1964

• The Access Act 1983

• The Peace Corps

Helped developing nations with food, medicine, education, and to gain allies during the Cold War.

• Peace Corps

• The Red Cross

• NATO

• The United Nations