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21. President Kennedy’s main strategy in dealing with the Cuban Missile Crisis was a.sending more troops to face Communist forces on the 17th Parallel. b.imposing a naval blockade around Cuba until the crisis was resolved. c.ordering the construction of new Jupiter missiles in Turkey. d.conducting secret diplomacy without telling the public about the threat. 22. The Limited Test Ban Treaty a.was rejected by President Kennedy. b.was cosigned by China and France. c.provided for onsite inspection of Soviet missile sites. d.outlawed nuclear testing in the atmosphere and outer space. 23. In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that a.President Kennedy had to protect James Meredith’s entry to the University of Mississippi. b.segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. c.segregation was constitutional as long as facilities were equal. d.segregation of public schools should be determined by state governments. 24. In Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957, a.Martin Luther King gave his famous “I Have a Dream Speech.” b.Rosa Parks refused to follow the rules of segregated public transportation. c.the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was created. d.federal troops ensured the safety of black students from angry white mobs. 25. The young, charismatic leader of the successful Montgomery bus strike was a.Stokely Carmichael. b.Malcolm X. c.Martin Luther King, Jr. d.Bob Moses. 26. Methods used by blacks in winning the Montgomery bus strike included a.riots in certain sections of Montgomery. b.the use of car pools despite police harassment. c.hunger strikes. d.asking federal troops to take control of the city. 27.In February 1960, four black college students began a trend toward mass involvement in a.the Albany Movement. b.violent civil disobedience. c.lunch counter sit-ins. d.nationwide bus boycotts. 28.The Freedom Riders a.brought their message of equality to urban ghettos of the North. b.received little attention from the Kennedy administration. c.challenged the segregation of interstate bus terminals. d.rejected biracial organization in protests against segregation. 29.In 1963, many Americans were sickened by a.the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. b.the behavior of whites as black students attempted to enter a school in Little Rock, Arkansas. c.accounts of massacres of civilians in the remote regions of South Vietnam. d.violence committed by authorities against civil rights activists in Birmingham, Alabama. 30.Which statement about the March on Washington of 1963 is NOT true? a.It began a period of uninterrupted unity within the civil rights movement. b.It succeeded in transforming civil rights into a national cause. c.A biracial crowd of approximately 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial. d.Martin Luther King’s famous speech was nationally televised.