Chapter 24 and 25 Test Essay Topics ? McCarthyism The economy after WWII China Containment Civil Rights Timeline July 26, 1948 ? President Truman issued Executive Order 9981 to desegregate the military (Fair Deal). May 17, 1954 ? Board vs. Board of Education ruled that segregation of schools was unconstitutional (overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson) August 1955 - Emett Till was kidnapped, mutilated, and murdered after going to visit his parents. His mother displayed his body in order to gain awareness for the terrible events that were occurring. Two years later, the F.B.I. tried to reinvestigate but could not find enough evidence December 1, 1955 ? Rosa Parks was arrested for Civil Disobedience for