Early Civil Rights Efforts

Question 1

Which legal case forced the University of Maryland to admit an African American student to its law school?

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Murray v. Pearson

Question 2

Which best describes the US armed forces during World War II?

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segregated

Question 3

Read this quotation.In this period of power politics, nothing counts but pressure, and still more pressure, through the tactic and strategy of broad, organized, aggressive mass action behind the vital and important issues of the Negro.–A. Philip Randolph, 1940Based on the quotation, Randolph would most likely consider the best strategy for integrating the armed forces to be

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organizing to pressure politicians.

Question 4

Executive Order 8802 integrated

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the defense industry.

Question 5

The first African American player in Major League Baseball was

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Jackie Robinson.

Question 6

Segregation in the US armed forces was required by

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Congress.

Question 7

Which statement best describes how Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson affected American culture?

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They showed the country that integration could be successful.

Question 8

When some people reacted negatively to Jackie Robinson’s presence on the Brooklyn Dodgers, baseball officials

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actively worked to stop the dissent.

Question 9

What was one effect of Jackie Robinson’s joining Major League Baseball?

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Other minorities began to play professional baseball.

Question 10

Which event marked the beginning of segregation in professional baseball in the late 1800s?

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Baseball owners reached an informal agreement on segregation.

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