Question

which best describes the events that occurred in 1957 at central high school?
orval faubus sent troops to resist integration, and president eisenhower sent troops to enforce it.
local citizens protested integration, and president eisenhower ordered orval faubus to send national guard troops
local citizens protested integration, and orval faubus sent national guard troops to enforce it.
orval faubus sent troops to enforce integration, and president eisenhower sent troops to prevent violence.

Explanation:

In 1957, Governor Orval Faubus of Arkansas used the Arkansas National Guard to try to prevent the integration of Central High School (the Little Rock Nine). President Dwight D. Eisenhower federalized the Arkansas National Guard and sent the 101st Airborne Division to enforce the integration (as per the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision).

Answer:

Orval Faubus sent troops to resist integration, and President Eisenhower sent troops to enforce it.