Praxis II World and US History

Answer: B - Eighteen years before Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ended “separate but equal” in the United States, the country sent African American track star Jesse Owens to compete in the 1936 Olympics in Germany as Adolf Hitler was rising to international power. The foundation of Hitler's political philosophy was based on his belief in Aryan supremacy - a racially discriminatory view - and he intended the Olympics to be a showcase for his team. Owens won four gold medals, which was expected to anger Hitler. Owens later stated that he was treated more courteously by Hitler than he was by American President Franklin Roosevelt, who failed to contact Owens at all following his four gold medal victories.