Chapter 15&16 Test

How did Booker T. Washington react to the new Niagara Movement?

All of the above

How did Du Bois differ form Washington in her approach to improving the condition of black men?

All of the above

How did Booker T Washington feel about the NAACP?

All of these answers are correct

What did many of the race riots of the early twentieth century have in common?

All of these answers are correct

What provoked the 1906 race riot in Atlanta, Georgia?

All of these are correct

Why were some people critical of Washington's approach with the Tuskegee institute?

All of these are correct

what prompted the Houston Riot in 1917?

Black soldiers were disgusted over the racist treatment they received at the hands of the police in the segregated city

what provoked the formation of the national federation of Afro-American Women?

Black women's anger over racism toward them by a white journalist

The Niagara Movement leaders stated "We repudiate the monstrous doctrine that the oppressor should be the sole authority as to the rights of the oppressed" what does this mean?

Blacks wanted to have an active role in determining what they wanted, rather than leaving it all up to whites

Who was described by one critic as the "Benedict Arnold of the Negro Race"?

Booker T. Washington

How did Du Bois's background shape his views, just as Washington's shaped his?

Du Bois was born free in the North, encountered little racism during his early years, and was incredibly intelligent and allowed to obtain a superior education

What was true about the NAACP publication, The Crisis?

Edited by Du Bois, it generally contained strident language denouncing racism and demanding that blacks stand up for their rights

In what were most early black women's clubs interested when they formed during the 1870s and 1880s?

Generally, cultural, religious, and social matters

Which of the following was not an element of Booker T Washington's famous speech at the Atlanta Cotton States Exposition in 1895?

He thought that blacks should work for voting rights at the same time they were trying to impress whites with their hard work, cleanliness, and good morals

Which of the following was not an element of Booker T. Washington's famous speech at the Atlanta Cotton States Exposition in 1895?

He thought that blacks should work for voting rights at the same time they were trying to impress whites with their hard work, cleanliness, and good morals

What types of political activities was Washington supporting behind the scenes?

He tried to both improve conditions for blacks on segregated railroad cars and get the grandfather clause overturned in the courts

How did the Morrill Act of 1862 assist with education for blacks?

It did not. Southern states refused to allow blacks entry into the schools created until a second act was passed in 1890

What reaction did the NAACP have to the violence of the East St. Louis riot?

It sent member in to investigate, publicized the issues, and organized a silent march in New York City as a protest

What man was very important in greatly expanding the membership of the NAACP through the 1920s?

James Weldon Johnson

How did the typical Progressive reformer feel about racism?

Most were racist themselves. They showed little interest in altering white supremacy

what event caused uproar in the south, as a breach of racial etiquette by the president himself

Roosevelt invited Washington to dinner

How did white people react to Washington's speech?

Since it was so non-threatening they thought it was sensible and praiseworthy. Many whites supported Washington's leadership

What did the Niagara Movement demand in 1905?

That blacks should protest vigorously for their rights, better schools, housing, and an end to racial prejudice

What was the result of Washington's scheming to destroy the NAACP?

The NAACP eventually triumphed, in goals and tactics

What did the Springfield Riot of 1908 lead to?

The creation of the NCCAP

What was the role of the "Talented Tenth", according to DuBois?

The top ten percent of blacks were to be responsible for working to achieve the civil and political rights of African Americans

What is true about violence against blacks in America around the time of World War 1?

The violence expanded form the South to include the North as well

How did men like William Monroe Trotter feel about Booker T Washington's efforts and views?

They became vocal, intense critics of Washington's. They felt he was yielding too much to whites

What is true about black women's support for women's suffrage?

They had long supported the issue, and understood that political power was needed to change discrimination in America

What was the main role of many Phillis Wheatley homes?`

They provided housing for single, black working women who were refused admittance to the YWCA

What role did police play in many of the race riots, including those of Chicago, Elaine, and Houston?

They were often either the cause of the trouble, or helped the rioters

What methods did the NAACP use to try to gain black Civil and political rights?

They worked within the court and legislative system, chipping away at discrimination, racism, and the Plessy v. Ferguson decision

What black college did Booker T Washington found in 1872?

Tuskegee Institute in Alabama

Who was the most prominent black person associated with the NAACP in the early twentieth century?

W.E.B Du Bois

What type of political influence did Booker T Washington have?

Washington actually had tremendous influence for a black man at the time. President Teddy Roosevelt respected him, and consulted with him regularly on political appointments

What was not a belief of Booker T Washington about opportunities for blacks?

Washington believed that blacks should work for the right to vote while they worked for economic success

What is true about the early NAACP?

White leaders dominated it and financed it

how was Booker T Washington's message received by whites?

Whites embraced his non-threatening acceptance of white superiority, and many supported him finanically

What was social Darwinism?

a theory that applied Darwin's theory of "survival of the fittest" to human society, white English and Germans were biologically superior to blacks

What was the significance of the Guinn v United States case in 1915?

it overturned the grandfather clause in Oklahoma

what skills were stressed for blacks and Native Americans at the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute?

learning hard work in trade, Christian morality, and middle-class values

What was Washington's nickname?

the Wizard of Tuskegee

What was the "White man's burden"?

the duty of superior, more civilized white countries to educate and bring culture to the backward, inferior races

What was the "talented tenth"?

the top ten percent of black society leaders like DuBois felt that this group should lead blacks to greater social and political equality

What was the goal of the Urban League

to help blacks as they moved into cities, with housing, discrimination issues, and medical care