Mission:
- To help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women
- To help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served
- To help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which program’s mission statement is outlined here?
A. Medicaid
B. Peace Corps
C. The Great Society
D. NASA
B. Peace Corps
Which of the following would be the best description of the actions of Martin Luther King, Jr.?
A. forming a picket line in front of white-owned businesses
B. only supporting black-owned businesses
C. refusal to use violence to achieve his goals
D. using whatever means necessary to end discrimination
C. refusal to use violence to achieve his goals
What right did Latinos win that other groups did not?
A. They were paid the same wages as white citizens.
B. They won Spanish bilingual elections rights.
C. They put an end to immigration laws discriminating against Latinos.
D. They were given the same job opportunities as white citizens.
B. They won Spanish bilingual elections rights.
Of the following events, which was aimed at decreasing tensions in the Cold War?
A. landing a man on the moon
B. the Tet Offensive
C. Nixon visiting China
D. the Cuban missile crisis
C. Nixon visiting China
This event helped to improve relationships between the United States and China, which in turn helped to decrease tensions in the Cold War.
Why did Eisenhower need to send federal troops to Central High School in Little Rock?
A. He needed to use force to allow black students into the school.
B. Students were rioting in protest of segregation.
C. Black students were refusing to go to school with white students.
D. Black students were being held hostage at the school.
A. He needed to use force to allow black students into the school.
Eisenhower sent federal troops to Central High School in Little Rock to enforce the desegregation ruling and protect the black students known as the "Little Rock Nine" who were attempting to enroll in the school.
Which of the following led to the passage of legislation protecting equal rights for African Americans?
A. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
B. allowing African Americans to serve in war
C. holding bilingual elections
D. the shooting of Martin Luther King, Jr.