Civil Rights in the USA QUIZ- TRUMAN 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryAmerica - 19th and 20th centuryASEdexcel Created by: KnishkebibbleCreated on: 28-12-13 15:44 When was Harry Truman elected as president in his own right? 1948 1 of 29 What was Truman's attitude towards the FEPC? He gave them no real help, but tried to get funding from Congress. Half-hearted commitment. 2 of 29 Who was Adam Clayton Powell? A black representative. 3 of 29 Truman said that legal equality was... A black man's basic right. 4 of 29 What was Truman's response to post-war attacks on black servicemen in 1945/46? He was horrified by the attacks, and said they "turned his stomach over" 5 of 29 Truman established what to investigate increasing violence against blacks? A liberal Civil Rights Committee 6 of 29 What did the "To Secure these Rights" report of October 1947 propose? Anti-lynching legislation and the abolition of the poll tax. 7 of 29 Truman was the first president to address what, and when? The NAACP- 1947 8 of 29 .How did NAACP's Walter White rank the Lincoln Memorial speech? "one of the greatest presidential speeches" 9 of 29 When did Truman try and end discrimination among federal employees? 1948 10 of 29 What specifically speeded up desegregation in the armed forces? The shortage of manpower in the Korean War, 11 of 29 What areas of the armed forces remained segregated? The National Guard and Reserves 12 of 29 What did Truman establish in 1948? A Fair Employment Board. 13 of 29 What did the Fair Employment Board aim to do? Give minorities equal treatment in federal employment. 14 of 29 Why was it handicapped? Because of a shortage of funds, and conservative employees. 15 of 29 What was the Supreme Court Ruling SHELLEY v. KRAEMER? A ruling against discrimination in housing- 1948- ineffective. 16 of 29 Who were the dixiecrats? A racist political party established in 1948. 17 of 29 Who was Hubert Humphrey? The Minneapolis Mayor 18 of 29 What did Mayor Humphrey reject? The Dixiecrat Civil Rights Plank- designed to satisfy southern whites. 19 of 29 What did Humphrey advocate? The adoption of Truman's new programme 20 of 29 How did different parts of America react to the democratic convention? Northerners + Westerners :) Southerners :( 21 of 29 Southern Democrats nominated who for their presidental candidate? Strom Thurmond 22 of 29 Truman was the first president to ever campaign in... Harlem 23 of 29 By executive order 10308, what did Truman establish? The Committee on Government Contract Compliance- encouraged companies to halt job discrimination. (DECEMBER 1951) 24 of 29 Why was the CGCC less effective than the FEPC? Because it could only recommend and not enforce. 25 of 29 What was HENDERSON v. US?- 1950 Segregation on railway dining cars was illegal under the Interstate Commerce Act 26 of 29 What was McLAURIN v. OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS? 1950 A black student could not be physically separated from white students in the University of Oklahoma. 27 of 29 What was SWEATT v. PAINTER? 1950 A separate black Texan law school was not equal to the University of Texas Law School to which the black petitioner had therefore to be admitted. 28 of 29 By 1952, how many states and how many cities had fair employment laws? 11 states + 20 cities 29 of 29
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