Question

In 1954, President Eisenhower ordered the 101st Airborne Division of the U.S. Army

to Little Rock, Arkansas, to...
A. ensure Republican victories in the congressional elections.
B. arrest African American rioters who protested the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
C. help Governor Orval Faubus keep Central High School segregated.
D. enforce the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision.

Answer 1

On September 23, President Eisenhower issued Executive Order 10730, which put the Arkansas National Guard under federal authority, and sent 1,000 U.S. Army troops from the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, to maintain order as Central High School desegregated.

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