Unit Test

Question 1

Segregation in the US armed forces was required by

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Congress.

Question 2

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

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segregated

Question 3

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 4

Why did Major League Baseball owners support segregation by 1890?

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They feared that white audiences would not pay to watch African American players.

Question 5

What strategy did the NAACP use to try to end segregation?

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arguing legal cases in court

Question 6

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 7

An NAACP member who became a Supreme Court justice was

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Thurgood Marshall.

Question 8

The first African American player in Major League Baseball was

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Jackie Robinson.

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