How did Robert Williams influence events in Monroe, North Carolina?

He armed himself and others, and violence broke out with the KKK

How did the Freedom Riders influence change in the United States?

They sat anywhere on the bus to test laws banning segregation

How did technology affect North Carolina, beginning in the 1970s?

Businesses such as IBM brought growth to the Research Triangle

Which innovation was part of Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty and is still in existence today?

providing government-sponsored preschool education

What did Native Americans protest as part of the American Indian Movement?

They were left without equal access to a quality education

Why were the Greensboro, North Carolina lunch counters eventually integrated?

Store owners requested that counters integrate because they were losing $

What were the views of many Southerners about the role of government during the era of conflict?

They believed that indiviual states should decide how to handle segregation

What was Jesse Helms’s view on the role of government?

He believed the government should avoid providing assistance to the poor

How did Terry Sanford influence change in North Carolina?

He created the North Carolina Fund to reduce state poverty

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How did Robert Williams influence events in Monroe, North Carolina?
He armed himself and others, and violence broke out with the KKK
He led the local chapter of the NAACP and helped Black students integrate
He organized peaceful marches resulting in desegregated pools and parks
He helped create the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Monroe
2
How did the Freedom Riders influence change in the United States?
They tried to end segregated transportation by boycotting buses and trains
They made speeches and handed out literature urging integration
They sat anywhere on the bus to test laws banning segregation
They held sit-ins at bus terminals, blocking the paths of the buses
3
How did technology affect North Carolina, beginning in the 1970s?
New methods of manufacturing caused the textile industry to grow
New farm machinery put many small farmers out of business
Businesses such as IBM brought growth to the Research Triangle
Space exploration created new jobs on North Carolina’s coast
4
Which democratic ideal was Congress pursuing during hearings about Richard Nixon’s conduct in the Watergate incident?
The job of government is to secure people’s rights
All people are created equal
No one is above the law
People are born with natural rights
5
Which innovation was part of Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty and is still in existence today?
creating the Works Progress Administration
creating the People’s Program on Poverty
providing government-sponsored preschool education
providing monthly pensions to the elderly
6
What did Native Americans protest as part of the American Indian Movement?
They were deprived of consideration as citizens of the US
They were denied the freedom to practice their religion on the reservations
They were prohibited from serving in government at any level
They were left without equal access to a quality education
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Why were the Greensboro, North Carolina lunch counters eventually integrated?
State officials worried about negative publicity and ordered integration
The Supreme Court ordered the lunch counters to be integrated
The governor gave in to pressure from the President and ordered integration
Store owners requested that counters integrate because they were losing $
8
What were the views of many Southerners about the role of government during the era of conflict?
They believed that indiviual states should decide how to handle segregation
They believed that the local government should make most of the decisions
They believed without a strong federal government, the US would be weak
They believed that people should have a great deal of indivdual freedom
9
What was Jesse Helms’s view on the role of government?
He felt the federal government should lead Civil Rights legislation
He strongly supported the withdrawal of troops from Vietnam
He believed in progressive federal government & progams to improve society
He believed the government should avoid providing assistance to the poor
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How did Terry Sanford influence change in North Carolina?
He led many voters to shift from the Democratic to the Republican Party
He led the drive to integrate schools after Brown v. Board of Edu decision
He helped create the Research Triangle between Duke, NC State, and UNC
He created the North Carolina Fund to reduce state poverty

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