Civil Rights

Question 1

What was the executive order 99881

Answer 1

Desegregated the military in 1948

Question 2

What committee did Truman form to investigate civil rights

Answer 2

President committee on civil right 1946

Question 3

Name the report from Truman’s civil rights committee

Answer 3

To secure these rights 1947

Question 4

Main recommendation from “ to secure these rights”

Answer 4

Anti lynching laws and poli tax, desegregation

Question 5

Why were civil rights reforms blocked

Answer 5

Southern democrats in congress

Question 6

Which civil rights action did Truman’s take by executive order

Answer 6

Banned discrimination in federal hiring 1948

Question 7

Truman’s stance on civil rights cost him support from

Answer 7

Southern democrats

Question 8

What did storm Thurmond oppose

Answer 8

Federal civil rights intervention

Question 9

Truman’s 1947 NAACP significants?

Answer 9

First president to address NAACP signed support for civil rights

Question 10

Did Truman propose anti lynching legislation?

Answer 10

Yes but it was blocked by southern democrats

Question 11

What was Shelley v Kraemer 1948

Answer 11

Scouts ruled that courts could not enforce racial covenants in housing

Question 12

How did civil rights groups respond to Truman’s actions?

Answer 12

Generally supportive but frustrated by limited progress

Question 13

Which civil rights groups gained more visibility in this era

Answer 13

NAACP

Question 14

Impact of executive orders 9980 and 9981

Answer 14

Set federal precedent for desegregation

Question 15

Why was Truman’s civil rights approach limited?

Answer 15

Political necessity; opposition in congress

Question 16

Truman’s civil right legacy

Answer 16

Pioneering but limited by congress

Question 17

What was justice department stance on civil rights under Truman

Answer 17

Supported civil rights cases in federal court

Question 18

Truman’s civil rights policies laid to grounds work for….

Answer 18

Eisenhower and the civil rights movement

Question 19

Who pressured Truman’s to act on civil rights

Answer 19

Liberal Democrat’s and black voters and NAACP

Question 20

What role did civil rights play in the 1948 election

Answer 20

Key in winning northern black voters

Question 21

Truman’s civil rights platform in 1948 included???

Answer 21

Anti lynching , anti-poll tax, desegregation

Question 22

What civil rights law did Truman successfully pass

Answer 22

None- all blocked by congress

Question 23

What was Truman’s civil rights focus law or executive power?

Answer 23

Executive power(orders and committees)

Question 24

Did Truman action shift public opinion on civil rights

Answer 24

Somewhat increased national attention