Early Civil Rights Efforts Answers

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

A
integrated
B
all white
C
mostly African American
D
segregated
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Which legal case forced the University of Maryland to admit an African American student to its law school?

A
Henderson v. United States
B
Guinn v. United States
C
Murray v. Pearson
D
Plessy v. Ferguson
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What strategy did the NAACP use to try to end segregation?

a
asking for “separate but equal” facilities
a
arguing legal cases in court
a
asking African Americans to become lawyers
e
establishing its own graduate school
4

The first African American player in Major League Baseball was

A
Ford Frick.
B
Branch Rickey.
C
Jackie Robinson.
D
Cap Anson.
5

An NAACP member who became a Supreme Court justice was

T
Thurgood Marshall.
H
Heman Sweatt.
A
A. Philip Randolph.
B
Branch Rickey.
7

Jackie Robinson’s success in Major League Baseball encouraged white Americans to

A
harass minority players.
B
change their views about minorities.
C
start a Negro league baseball team.
D
pressure Congress to integrate the military.
8

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

A
Congress passed a law segregating all sports.
B
Branch Rickey fought for segregation before the Supreme Court.
C
An executive order requiring segregation was issued.
D
Baseball owners reached an informal agreement on segregation.
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When some people reacted negatively to Jackie Robinson’s presence on the Brooklyn Dodgers, baseball officials

A
paid Robinson to return to the Negro leagues.
B
actively worked to stop the dissent.
C
called for Branch Rickey to retire from baseball.
D
reconsidered the desegregation of baseball.
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The overall purpose of the NAACP is to

A
integrate professional sports.
B
argue cases before the Supreme Court.
C
fight for the civil rights of African Americans.
D
establish a “separate but equal” society.

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