Question

which of the following best describes the 1957 events at central high school in little rock, arkansas?

governor faubus resisted the schools integration with national guard troops, and president eisenhower sent federal troops to enforce integration.

under governor faubus, little rock police first fought, then enforced, the order to integrate the school.

president eisenhower sent national guard troops to resist the schools integration, but governor faubus obtained a court order to dismiss them.

president eisenhower and governor faubus worked together to make the integration process run as smoothly as possible.

Explanation:

The 1957 Little Rock Central High School crisis involved Governor Orval Faubus deploying the Arkansas National Guard to block the integration of the school by the Little Rock Nine. In response, President Dwight D. Eisenhower federalized the National Guard and sent federal troops to enforce the federal court order for school integration, ensuring the students could attend. The other options misstate the actions of Faubus and Eisenhower.

Answer:

Governor Faubus resisted the school's integration with National Guard troops, and President Eisenhower sent federal troops to enforce integration.