54a. Separate No Longer?

What did the Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) decree?

• The legislation of two separate societies was permitted as long as the two were equal

• The legislation of two separate societies was permitted without any conditions

• The legislation of two separate societies was not permitted under any circumstances

• The legislation of two separate societies was not permitted

What did Jim Crow laws in the southern states aim to do?

• Empower African American communities

• Abolish segregation

• Reinforce white authority

• Promote racial equality

Who became the first African American to play Major League Baseball?

• Plessy Ferguson

• Jackie Robinson

• Thurgood Marshall

• Harry Truman

What did President Harry Truman order in the armed services?

• Enforce segregation

• Ignore segregation

• End segregation

• Expand segregation

What did the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) sue public schools across the South for?

• Violating the 'separate but equal' clause

• Promoting racial equality

• Supporting segregation

• Empowering African American communities

In what year did President Truman order the end of segregation in the armed services?

• 1947

• 1945

• 1950

• 1948

What did the segregation system in the United States expose during the aftermath of World War II?

• The merit of free democracies over communist dictatorships

• The hypocrisy of the American apartheid

• The strength of the American economy

• The unity of the American people

Who led the NAACP in suing public schools across the South?

• Plessy Ferguson

• Harry Truman

• Thurgood Marshall

• Jackie Robinson

What did the wall built by Jim Crow legislation seem to be in the late 1940s?

• Irrelevant

• Surmountable

• Unbreakable

• Insignificant

What was the first major battleground in the fight against segregation?

• Public transportation

• Restaurants

• Schools

• Parks