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Early Civil Rights Efforts Answers

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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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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.
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Executive Order 8802 integrated

A
the US armed forces.
B
the Brooklyn Dodgers.
C
the defense industry.
D
the Tuskegee Airmen.
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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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Segregation in the US armed forces was required by

J
Jim Crow laws.
C
Congress.
t
the NAACP.
P
Plessy v. Ferguson.
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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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The first African American player in Major League Baseball was

A
Ford Frick.
B
Branch Rickey.
C
Jackie Robinson.
D
Cap Anson.
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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
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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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Why did Major League Baseball owners support segregation by 1890?

A
They feared that African Americans would not pay to watch white players.
B
They wanted to pay their players less money than players in the Negro leagues earned.
C
They feared that white audiences would not pay to watch African American players.
D
They wanted their players to make as much money as players in the Negro leagues did.
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What strategy did the NAACP use to try to end segregation?

A
asking for “separate but equal” facilities
B
arguing legal cases in court
C
asking African Americans to become lawyers
D
establishing its own graduate school
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What was one effect of Jackie Robinson’s joining Major League Baseball?

A
Other professional sports became segregated.
B
Other African Americans refused to watch Robinson play.
C
Other minorities began to play professional baseball.
D
Other minorities saw that integration was too difficult.
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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

A
picketing a local recruiting office.
B
organizing to pressure politicians.
C
pressuring local businesses to change.
D
pressuring African Americans to change.
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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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Who worked against Truman’s efforts to desegregate the military?

A
A. Philip Randolph
B
Northern Republicans
C
Franklin D. Roosevelt
D
Southern Democrats
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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

A
picketing a local recruiting office.
B
organizing to pressure politicians.
C
pressuring local businesses to change.
D
pressuring African Americans to change.
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Which statement best describes how Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson affected American culture?

A
Their actions led to the segregation of most American sports.
B
They showed the country that integration could be successful.
C
They were the first African American players in Major League Baseball.
D
Their actions challenged the defense industry to integrate.
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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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An NAACP member who became a Supreme Court justice was

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

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