Jim Crow Laws and Segregation in the United States Quiz

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

• The legislation of two separate societies — one black and one white — was permitted only in the South.

• The legislation of two separate societies — one black and one white — was permitted as long as the two were equal.

• The legislation of two separate societies — one black and one white — was prohibited.

• The legislation of two separate societies — one black and one white — was permitted without any conditions.

What did Jim Crow laws establish in the United States?

• Integration of black and white communities

• Separate but equal societies for black and white people

• Equal rights for all races

• Complete segregation of black and white people

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

• Jackie Robinson

• Thurgood Marshall

• Harry Truman

• Plessy Ferguson

What did President Harry Truman order in the armed services?

• End of segregation

• Increase in segregation

• Equal treatment for all races

• Separate but equal facilities

Who led the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in suing public schools across the South?

• Plessy Ferguson

• Harry Truman

• Jackie Robinson

• Thurgood Marshall

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

• Water fountains

• Schools

• Swimming pools

• Restaurants

What did the schools created by southern states through Jim Crow laws never achieve?

• Segregation

• Justice

• Equality

• Integration

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

• 1945

• 1947

• 1950

• 1948

Who sued public schools across the South, insisting that the 'separate but equal' clause had been violated?

• Harry Truman

• Jackie Robinson

• Thurgood Marshall

• Plessy Ferguson

What did the United States seek to demonstrate to the world after World War II?

• The merit of free democracies over communist dictatorships

• The superiority of segregation over integration

• The benefits of apartheid

• The success of Jim Crow laws