True Or False

Question 1

T or f: de facto segregation refers to racial segregation enforced by law

Answer 1

FALSE: refers to segregation enforced by tradition

Question 2

T or f: John f Kennedy became the first president since reconstruction to send federal troops into the south to protect the constitutional rights of African Americans

Answer 2

True

Question 3

T or f: self immolation of Buddhist monks were common were common throughout the Vietnam war

Answer 3

True

Question 4

T or f: black Muslims held the same beliefs as other Muslims around the world

Answer 4

FALSE: they had different beliefs

Question 5

T or f: the black panthers along with the kkk have been known to use violence

Answer 5

True

Question 6

T or f: the X in Malcom X’s name stood as a symbol for the family name of his African ancestor who were enslaved

Answer 6

True

Question 7

T or f: Martin Luther king jr preached about violence during the era of civil rights

Answer 7

FALSE: He preached about love

Question 8

T or f: Rosa parks’ incident started the whole civil rights movement in America

Answer 8

True

Question 9

T or f: the 101 airborne division played a huge part in the crisis at Little Rock

Answer 9

True

Question 10

T or f: Martin Luther king jr supported protests that would provoke violence in order to put pressure on the federal government

Answer 10

FALSE: Malcom X

Question 11

T or f: the civil rights act of 1964 provided African Americans the right to vote

Answer 11

False: the voting rights act of 1965

Question 12

T or f: Bloody Sunday was a result of the Selma March

Answer 12

True

Question 13

T or f: Martin Luther king jr was assasinated by James earl bay

Answer 13

True

Question 14

T or f: the Geneva records called for free elections to unite north and south Vietnam

Answer 14

False: divide not unite

Question 15

T or f: ngo Dinh diem was catholic and discriminated against his country’s Buddhists

Answer 15

True

Question 16

T or f: the Vietcong were the army of north Vietnam

Answer 16

FALSE: south

Question 17

T or f: as the war escalated, the draft call increased, putting college students at risk of being drafted

Answer 17

True

Question 18

T or f: soon after American troops left the north Vietnamese invaded south Vietnam and United Vietnam under communist rule

Answer 18

True

Question 19

T or f: despite the wars outcome, most American soldiers returned from Vietnam to parades and celebrations from a great full nation

Answer 19

False: they were outraged, sad, regretful, etc

Question 20

T or f: the tet offensive was a major military victory for north Vietnam

Answer 20

True

Question 21

T or f: the Vietnam war was from 1954-1975

Answer 21

True

Question 22

T or f: American involvement in Vietnam was from 1965-1973

Answer 22

True

Question 23

T or f: the Vietnam war caused the country to become communist

Answer 23

True

Question 24

T or f: the case that started the concept of separate but equal was plessy vs Ferguson

Answer 24

True