Why did blacks struggle to field black professional baseball teams in the 1930s?
A) Whites refused to allow blacks to play in the Negro Leagues.
B) The integration of major league baseball made black teams unnecessary.
C) They were excluded by major league baseball and impacted by the economic downturn of the 1930s.
D) The federal government abolished the Negro Leagues.
Question 2
Why did the Dodgers decide to sign Robinson?
A) They were doing it as a marketing ploy, to bring more people in to the stadium.
B) They were forced into signing him by the Supreme Court.
C) They were hoping to improve their chances at a pennant race.
D) President Roosevelt, who was a friend of Robinson, personally asked the Dodgers to sign him.
