Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. The case stemmed from an 1892 incident in which African American train passenger Homer Plessy refused to sit in a car for blacks. Rejecting Plessy’s argument that his constitutional rights were violated, the Supreme Court ruled that a law that “implies merely a legal distinction” between whites and blacks was not unconstitutional. As a result, restrictive Jim Crow legislation and separate public accommodations based on race became commonplace.
It provided security and safety to the people from violoence and war during the fall of Rome by establishing a stable caste system. It was able to keep out invaders, and people were bound to each other by loyalty.
Allied: the United Kingdom; Central Powers: Germany.
The Allies had a lot more potential wealth to be spent on WW1. It has been estimated that the Allies spent $147 billion on the war while the Central Powers invested only $61 billion. Britain and its Empire on the Allies side spent $47 billion while Germany spent $45 billion.
