This was a U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the legality of racial segregation so long as facilities were "separate but equal."
What will be an ideal response?
Plessy v. Ferguson
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Laws whose primary goal was to maintain racial purity were ________
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By early spring of 1941, what steps had the federal government taken to promote the hiring of blacks in the defense industries?
a. The federal government had taken no steps to promote the hiring of blacks in defense industries. b. The federal government had issued statements against discrimination in the defense industry but did not back them with effective enforcement mechanisms. c. The federal government had established an effective system for ensuring that defense industries did not discriminate against black workers. d. The federal government left the matter in the hands of state governments, which it encouraged to promote the employment of black workers in the states’ home industries.
The National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act __________
A) guaranteed that all workers would be paid a nationally established minimum wage B) granted workers the right to organize and collectively bargain C) gave management the right to forbid the "closed shop" D) gave the president power to end strikes that threatened the nation's welfare E) did not help workers who were not already unionized
The Federal Trade Commission Act
A. encouraged industries to write basic "codes" governing prices, hours, and wages across the board. B. helped businesses increase their trade markets. C. defined the standard for "unfair trade practices." D. failed to give the government new powers to investigate corporate behavior. E. created an agency to determine whether business practices were acceptable to the government.