Question

During the effort to desegregate schools in Little Rock, Eisenhower placed the Arkansas National Guard under Army command:

Answer 1

 so that the guard would follow its commanders and prevent violence

Answer 2

Answer:

D.so that the guard would follow its commanders and prevent violence.

Explanation:

• The Supreme Court’s ruling to desegregate public schools in the country in  Brown v. Board (1954) case did not go all smoothly all over the country.

• The whites from the South were against the desegregation order and started a campaign called 'Massive Resistance' to oppose the court's ruling.

• In Arkansas, crowd of white citizens and troops from the Arkansas National Guard stopped a group of black students from entering the school.

• However, President Eisenhower federalized and placed the Arkansas National Guard under Army command so that the guard would follow its commanders and prevent violence.

• The Arkansas National Guard was no longer placed in the hands of the state governor.