WORLD HISTORY FINAL
94. What was the result of the 1954 Brown case? a. The court declared that separate educations for blacks and whites were not equal, therefore overturning the Plessy case. b. Blacks were once again denied a right to equal educational opportunities. c. The Supreme Court agreed that segregation was bad, but refused to issue a decision in the matter. d. All educational facilities, both private and public, had to be desegregated immediately.
a. The court declared that separate educations for blacks and whites were not equal, therefore overturning the Plessy case.
48. What prompted the Houston Riot in 1917? a. Black soldiers were disgusted over the racist treatment they received at the hands of the police in the segregated city. b. Houston police raped a young black woman. c. Houston police killed a small black child. d. Blacks in the city burned city hall in an attempt to protest racism and discrimination.
a. Black soldiers were disgusted over the racist treatment they received at the hands of the police in the segregated city
69. Which of the following was a reason for blacks to move over to the Democratic Party during the 1936 election? a. Blacks felt that Roosevelt had been doing more for them than any other president. b. Blacks wanted to support the Democratic Party, especially in the South. c. Blacks actually didn't begin to support the Democratic Party until after World War II. d. Blacks hoped to continue the dramatic gains made during the 1920s in civil rights.
a. Blacks felt that Roosevelt had been doing more for them than any other president.
34. 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? a. Blacks wanted to have an active role in determining what they wanted, rather than leaving it all up to whites. b. They thought violence was the only solution to blacks' problems. c. They thought whites had no role in American politics. d. They thought that blacks should become the oppressor over whites as the only solution to racism.
a. Blacks wanted to have an active role in determining what they wanted, rather than leaving it all up to whites. b. They thought violence was the only solution to blacks' problems.
3. Which of the following is true about the Port Royal Experiment? a. Ex-slaves began to work the land around Port Royal, South Carolina, and some were able to purchase property. b. It was a Southern experiment to re-institute slavery. The experiment failed when Lincoln discovered it. c. It was an attempt to force slaves into industrial labor in the North. d. Blacks there were immediately forced on ships to go to Africa.
a. Ex-slaves began to work the land around Port Royal, South Carolina, and some were able to purchase property.
60. How did Garvey react to the KKK? a. He praised the organization as being the only honest white men in America. b. He worked to get them imprisoned as murderers and rapists. c. He filed a court case to try to take their property as compensation for violence committed. d. He worked with them sometimes, when he thought additional violence would bring him new members.
a. He praised the organization as being the only honest white men in America.
8. How was Lincoln changing his opinion of blacks shortly before he was assassinated? a. He suggested that perhaps some blacks who were educated or veterans should be able to vote. b. He thought that not only should all blacks be free, but also that they should enjoy the same political and social rights as whites. c. He thought that the federal government should give each freed black "forty acres and a mule." d. He was really not changing his mind at all. He was always more concerned with the Southern states than the black people in them.
a. He suggested that perhaps some blacks who were educated or veterans should be able to vote.
25. Which of the following was not an element of Booker T. Washington's famous speech at the Atlanta Cotton States Exposition in 1895? a. He thought blacks should work for voting rights at the same time try to impress whites with their hard work, cleanliness, and good morals. b. He told blacks to accept their position in society, and to accept segregation. c. He told blacks to work for economic gains in low-level jobs as a way to improve their status in the eyes of whites. d. Washington felt that blacks should work first for freedom of speech and the press, and other rights would follow.
a. He thought blacks should work for voting rights at the same time try to impress whites with their hard work, cleanliness, and good morals.
85. How did the Cold War influence African Americans' struggle for rights? a. It made racism and segregation less acceptable as the United States struggled for control and influence among African and Asian nations. b. It decreased the power of the federal government, which was then less able to help blacks. c. It decreased the power of the military, making military desegregation less significant. d. The Soviet policy of overt racism was seen as negative by Americans.
a. It made racism and segregation less acceptable as the United States struggled for control and influence among African and Asian nations.
99. What provoked whites in Money, Mississippi to lynch Emmett Till? a. It was a breach of social etiquette - the boy called a white woman "Baby." b. Till raped a white woman. c. Till was married to a white woman, and had several children in the North with her. d. Till attempted to register to vote.
a. It was a breach of social etiquette - the boy called a white woman "Baby."
44. What political party did blacks generally support in the early twentieth century? a. Republican b. Populist c. Democrat d. Blacks were split between many parties
a. Republican
28. What event caused uproar in the South, as a breach of racial etiquette by the president himself? a. Roosevelt invited Washington to dinner. b. Roosevelt shook hands with Washington. c. Roosevelt invited Washington on a hunting trip with him. d. Roosevelt slapped Washington in public, in front of several reporters.
a. Roosevelt invited Washington to dinner.
95. What did the Brown II decision say? a. Schools should desegregate "with all deliberate speed." b. The Brown decision should be ignored, since it was issued without due care. c. The president should enforce the Brown decision with all the resources at his command. d. That African Americans should not have to tolerate segregation in any public facility.
a. Schools should desegregate "with all deliberate speed."
16. What did southerners mean when they said they wanted to "redeem" their states? a. They wanted to be in power, and have the Republicans be a minority group. b. They wanted to remove all blacks to Africa. c. They wanted to restore religious feeling and true Christianity to their state. d. They wanted to not only remove blacks and Republicans from political office, but from wielding any political power or hold any office.
a. They wanted to be in power, and have the Republicans be a minority group.
4. What happened to Circular 13 and Special Field Order # 15? a. They were both revoked. Land that had been given to blacks was returned to white owners. b. They both served as models for black freedom for the rest of the country. c. They were generally ignored, as northern whites were just as racist as Southerners. d. They continued as they had during the war, but had little effect, since they were of such small scale.
a. They were both revoked. Land that had been given to blacks was returned to white owners.
37. What methods did the NAACP use to try to gain black civil and political rights? a. They worked within the court and legislative system, chipping away at discrimination, racism, and the Plessy v. Ferguson decision. b. They attempted to use violence, secretly, several times, but abandoned it after the government began an investigation of the organization. c. They would hold huge rallies, with jazz and blues music to attract followers. d. They worked actively to discredit Washington, and to limit funding to Tuskegee.
a. They worked within the court and legislative system, chipping away at discrimination, racism, and the Plessy v. Ferguson decision.
57. What organization did Marcus Garvey form in Jamaica in 1914? a. Universal Negro Improvement Association b. NAACP c. World Negro Association d. Congress of Racial Equality
a. Universal Negro Improvement Association
84. What was the Cold War? a. the armed conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union in Siberia after World War II b. an ideological conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union over different interests for Europe and the rest of the world c. another name for the Korean War during the early 1950s d. the war against segregation in the United States
a. the armed conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union in Siberia after World War II
23. What was the "talented tenth"? a. the most wealthy and influential group of whites; Washington felt all blacks should try to aspire to be like them b. the top ten percent of black society; leaders like Du Bois felt that this group should lead blacks to greater social and political equality c. the best group of students each year from Tuskegee; Washington generally rewarded them with land of their own to start out d. the top ten percent of young black students, who were rewarded by Du Bois with jobs in the North
a. the most wealthy and influential group of whites; Washington felt all blacks should try to aspire to be like them
67. How did black voting patterns begin to change after the first election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt? a. Blacks continued to stay with the Republican Party, the party of Lincoln. b. Blacks began to shift to the Democratic Party. c. Blacks briefly formed their own separate party, just as they had formed separate churches and other institutions. d. Blacks split over Roosevelt, with their support about evenly divided between him and Hoover in 1936
b. Blacks began to shift to the Democratic Party
100. Why did the NAACP not decide to use Claudette Colvin's arrest as a test case on the buses but later use Rosa Parks? a. Colvin was a white woman who tried to sit in the black section of the bus, and they wanted a black woman arrested. b. Colvin was not considered "suitable"—she was 15, unmarried, and pregnant. c. Colvin was too old, and in unstable health. They did not feel she would make it through an arduous trial. d. Colvin had already had her life threatened by white supremacist groups in Montgomery and Birmingham.
b. Colvin was not considered "suitable"—she was 15, unmarried, and pregnant.
30. How did Du Bois's background shape his views, just as Washington's shaped his? a. Du Bois was born in the South, but moved North, and realized what a difference there was between the two. b. Du Bois was born free in the North, encountered little racism during his early years, and was intelligent and obtain a superior education. c. Du Bois and Washington had very similar political views and ideas. d. Du Bois was from a slave family with a history of provoking uprisings. He was, therefore, very sympathetic to the use of violence.
b. Du Bois was born free in the North, encountered little racism during his early years, and was intelligent and obtain a superior education.
40. What was true about the NAACP publication, The Crisis? a. It was generally a very conservative publication, stressing acceptance of current racial conditions. b. Edited by Du Bois, it generally contained strident language denouncing racism and demanding that blacks stand up for their rights. c. It stressed blacks' need to obtain education in farming techniques. d. The Crisis was very short lived, since it was very radical, and was driven out of business by the government.
b. Edited by Du Bois, it generally contained strident language denouncing racism and demanding that blacks stand up for their rights.
92. What did the Supreme Court decide in Sweatt v. Painter? a. Blacks had no right to be admitted to white law schools if the school had a separate facility of any kind. b. Equality in educational facilities included a lot of intangibles. The justices were basically saying that Sweatt had to be admitted to the main law school, not simply give space for him in the basement of the university. c. Elementary education should not be segregated, as it had a negative effect on young schoolchildren and promoted racism. d. The NAACP had no right to fund the legal education of black students at white schools.
b. Equality in educational facilities included a lot of intangibles. The justices were basically saying that Sweatt had to be admitted to the main
90. What did the NAACP claim southern states violated when they lacked black graduate education facilities or refused admittance to blacks? a. First Amendment b. Fourteenth Amendment c. Twenty-First Amendment d. Tenth Amendment b. Stop discrimination against blacks in wartime industries and the military. d. Eliminate discrimination in restaurants and theaters. b. desegregated all government facilities and government-funded facilities
b. Fourteenth Amendment
35. How did Booker T. Washington react to the new Niagara Movement? a. He openly attended and supported the group. b. He paid newspaper reporters to criticize Du Bois. c. He secretly paid money to support the group. d. Although he didn't support the group, he did little to harm it.
b. He paid newspaper reporters to criticize Du Bois.
9. How did Andrew Johnson's becoming president affect blacks? a. It didn't affect them. Johnson followed all of Lincoln's plans and initiated none of his own. b. Johnson felt that blacks should not vote or have a role in government, and were vastly inferior to whites. He destroyed many of their hopes. c. Johnson felt that blacks were the social and political equals of whites, and that they should be given the same rights as whites. d. Johnson was president only for a few months, and therefore had little effect .
b. Johnson felt that blacks should not vote or have a role in government, and were vastly inferior to whites. He destroyed many of their hopes.
61. What was true about the formal education of many of the black writers and artists of the Harlem Renaissance? a. They were generally very poorly educated, and yet made great strides in art and literature. b. Many of them went to very elite schools, at a time when any college education was rare. c. They had a high school education generally, but little else. d. They generally felt that education for blacks was useless, since they were confined to menial jobs.
b. Many of them went to very elite schools, at a time when any college education was rare.
98. What is true about school desegregation under Brown by 1960? a. About 75% of all school systems had been desegregated. b. Only 17 school systems had been desegregated. c. All but a few schools in Alabama and Mississippi had been desegregated. d. No school systems were desegregated under Brown at that time.
b. Only 17 school systems had been desegregated.
51. What is true about academic studies and academic views of race in the 1920s? a. Many scholars and writers were beginning to denounce the ideas of racism and white supremacy. b. Prominent scholars published numerous books warning about the threat to America from immigrants, and the dangers of "diluting" the white race. c. Many academic reports were beginning to accept that blacks and whites were equal. d. Academic studies tended to avoid controversy during the 1920s, especially the issues of race.
b. Prominent scholars published numerous books warning about the threat to America from immigrants, and the dangers of "diluting" the white race.
65. What case ended the all-white primary strategy altogether? a. Nixon v. Herndon b. Smith v. Allwright c. White v. The State of Texas d. Brown v. Board of Education
b. Smith v. Allwright
54. What do the activities of the NAACP regarding "white primaries" and in the Sweet case tell us about their tactics during the 1920s? a. The NAACP was more likely to get involved in violent protest. b. The NAACP continued to use the court system to gain changes and civil rights in America. c. The NAACP was adopting more strident demands for blacks to move to Africa. d. .The NAACP refused to take a clear stand on race issues, instead tending to follow white politicians at this time.
b. The NAACP continued to use the court system to gain changes and civil rights in America.
63. Why did Houston and Thurgood Marshall focus on gaining blacks access to professional and graduate schools? a. They desperately needed more lawyers. b. The inequalities were very obvious; almost no graduate facilities existed for blacks in the South. c. Black graduate schools had been outlawed by many southern states. d. Blacks could only get high paying, top jobs in corporations with graduate degrees.
b. The inequalities were very obvious; almost no graduate facilities existed for blacks in the South.
66. What was not true about the cases of Gaines v. Canada, Sweatt v. Painter, and McLauren v. Oklahoma that led to the overturning of the Plessy Rule in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case? a. They all reached the United States Supreme Court under the sponsorship of the NAACP b. They all concentrated on K-12 public school education like the Brown Case. c. The premise of their cases were in agreement with the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case (constitutionality of "separate but equal" doctrine) d. Blacks split over Roosevelt, with their support about evenly divided between him and Hoover in 1936.
b. They all concentrated on K-12 public school education like the Brown Case.
10. Why did many oppose the land bill Thaddeus Stevens introduced in Congress in late 1865? a. They felt that it was too mild a punishment for Confederate officers. b. They felt that property rights of Southerners were more important than granting land to blacks. c. They felt that taking away land already owned by blacks was unfair. d. They didn't want land taken away from their states, which would make them unpopular politically.
b. They felt that property rights of Southerners were more important than granting land to blacks.
86. What was the reaction of many white southerners to Harry Truman's interest in African-American rights? a. They decided that they must finally support at least some black rights. b. They left the Democratic Party to form the Dixiecrat Party, which favored white supremacy. c. They began violent rebellions against blacks, and even attempted to assassinate Truman. d. They began to work within Congress to impeach and remove Truman from office.
b. They left the Democratic Party to form the Dixiecrat Party, which favored white supremacy.
17. After the Civil War, how did Congress react to repeated southern attempts to stop blacks from exercising political power? a. They passed the Sixteenth Amendment. b. They passed the Fifteenth Amendment. c. They did very little, since Congress was tired of dealing with the South's misbehavior. d. Congress responded by expelling southern congressmen and senators.
b. They passed the Fifteenth Amendment.
39. Who was the most prominent black person associated with the NAACP in the early twentieth century? a. Booker T. Washington b. W. E. B. Du Bois c. Frederick Douglass d. Marcus Garvey
b. W. E. B. Du Bois
27. What type of political influence did Booker T. Washington have? a. Very little, since white politicians of the time all felt blacks were socially inferior. b. Washington had tremendous influence for a black man at the time. President Teddy Roosevelt respected and consulted him on political appointments. c. Washington, like most blacks, was generally ignored by whites at this time. d. Very little, since he felt blacks should not agitate for political equality.
b. Washington had tremendous influence for a black man at the time. President Teddy Roosevelt respected and consulted him on political appointments.
21. How was Booker T. Washington's message received by whites? a. Washington became a wanted man for his messages to blacks about social equality. b. Whites embraced his non-threatening acceptance of white superiority, and many supported him financially. c. Whites generally ignored Washington. d. Whites tended to support Washington's critics, rather than Washington.
b. Whites embraced his non-threatening acceptance of white superiority, and many supported him financially.
78. What was the World War II "Double V" campaign? a. victory in Europe and victory in Japan for the American forces b. a slogan adopted by African Americans to work for victory in the war and victory over racism at home c. a propaganda campaign in Germany, designed to bring support to its policy of eliminating the Jews d. a failed campaign by the British government to bring the United States into the war in 1939
b. a slogan adopted by African Americans to work for victory in the war and victory over racism at home
24. Where did most black men in the army after the Civil War spend their time? a. in the South, fighting the Ku Klux Klan b. in the West, fighting Native Americans c. stationed in Europe d. in the North at training stations, performing menial tasks
b. in the West, fighting Native Americans
76. What was the primary force behind much of Adolf Hitler's policies? a. primarily nationalism, focusing on bringing strength to Italy b. racism, focusing on blaming Jews for all of Germany's problems c. anti-communism, although Hitler refused to persecute them for fear of Soviet reprisals d. primarily a desire to eliminate liberals from politics
b. racism, focusing on blaming Jews for all of Germany's problems
71. What organization quickly rushed to the aid of the young black men accused in the Scottsboro case? a. the NAACP b. the Communist Party c. the Democratic Party d. the Republican Party
b. the Communist Party
70. What did the case of the Scottsboro Boys involve? a. two young communists who were accused of plotting to overthrow the government b. two young white women who falsely accused nine young black men of rape on a train c. a case where blacks 'schoolteachers had taught the concept of evolution, rather than the Biblical story of the evolution of man d. two young boys who were lynched for stealing candy from a white store
b. two young white women who falsely accused nine young black men of rape on a train
53. What was the ultimate result of the Dyer anti-lynching bill? a. It was the first piece of legislation to actually make lynching a federal crime, and greatly slowed down those crimes. b. It was so unpopular that it was never even allowed to be discussed in the House. c. Although the NAACP gained publicity for the anti-lynching crusade, the bill ultimately failed. d.Although it passed with flying colors, it was a very weak law, and had no effect on slowing the tide of lynching.
c. Although the NAACP gained publicity for the anti-lynching crusade, the bill ultimately failed.
96. How had President Eisenhower reacted to the Brown decision? a. He supported it wholeheartedly, and threw all his resources into desegregating the schools. b. He fought the decision at every turn, and never assisted blacks in any way. c. He did not seem to accept the ruling completely, refusing to provide it with the backing of his office. d. Eisenhower was unable to enforce Brown because he was so unpopular in office.
c. He did not seem to accept the ruling completely, refusing to provide it with the backing of his office.
29. What types of political activities was Washington supporting behind the scenes? a. He tried to get the grandfather clause overturned in the courts. b. He tried to improve conditions on segregated railroad cars for blacks. c. He tried to both improve conditions for blacks on segregated railroad cars and get the grandfather clause overturned in the courts. d. Washington actually supported white supremacy on a number of occasions.
c. He tried to both improve conditions for blacks on segregated railroad cars and get the grandfather clause overturned in the courts.
55. What benefits did Marcus Garvey and his ideas bring to many black people? a. His organization brought direct economic benefits, providing a minimum income to all members, regardless of class or race. b. Garvey brought spiritual salvation to his followers, as he was primarily a Baptist minister. c. His ideas brought an opportunity to celebrate their culture, history, and heritage in a world that generally saw them as inferior or meaningless. d. Garvey brought few benefits to his members, as his organization was always very small and extreme.
c. His ideas brought an opportunity to celebrate their culture, history, and heritage in a world that generally saw them as inferior or meaningless.
89. What did the case of State of Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada involve? a. It was about how the Fourteenth Amendment only applied to businesses, and did not protect against discrimination against blacks. b. It was about how public transportation between different states could not be segregated. c. It forced states to provide equal facilities to blacks for legal education within their borders. d. It was about how states could not restrict entry into the parties by race or level of education.
c. It forced states to provide equal facilities to blacks for legal education within their borders.
87. What did Truman's Executive Order 9981 do? a. It forbid discrimination by race in defense industries. b. It forbid discrimination by gender in the armed forces. c. It officially desegregated the armed forces. d. It forbid discrimination by race or gender in defense industries.
c. It officially desegregated the armed forces.
2. Which of the following is not true of Special Field Order #15? a. It set aside some land between Charleston and Jacksonville for former slave use. b. Sherman allowed some of the slaves to use army mules. c. Relative to the freed population of slaves, it affected a very large number of people. d. The order forced former slaves to work in repairing the wartime damages to Southern cities.
c. Relative to the freed population of slaves, it affected a very large number of people.
26. How did white people react to Washington's 1895 Atlanta speech? a. Many whites attacked and burned Washington's school for his threatening remarks. b. Washington was generally ignored by most important whites. c. Since it was so non-threatening, they thought it was sensible and praiseworthy. Many whites supported Washington's leadership. d. Whites attempted to block Washington's message from ever reaching any blacks.
c. Since it was so non-threatening, they thought it was sensible and praiseworthy. Many whites supported Washington's leadership.
91. Which of the following cases involved a young woman who had been denied admission to a law school because she was black? a. Gaines v. Canada b. Sweatt v. Painter c. Sipuel v. Oklahoma State Board of Regents d. Brown v. Board of Education.
c. Sipuel v. Oklahoma State Board of Regents
42. What was the result of Washington's scheming to destroy the NAACP? a. He was successful—the NAACP was destroyed, and only returned with the beginning of the civil rights movement in the 1950s. b. He severely damaged the NAACP, and it would not gain in members until the 1950s. c. The NAACP eventually triumphed, in goals and tactics. d. Washington was revealed as a poor leader, and lost much support among whites.
c. The NAACP eventually triumphed, in goals and tactics.
82. What successes did the NAACP see during the war? a. The NAACP experienced some growth, but really had many problems during the war. b. There were very few—the government effectively shut down the organization during the war. c. The NAACP grew tremendously in membership and influence, even in the South. d. The NAACP suspended operations during the war, to avoid being labeled "unpatriotic."
c. The NAACP grew tremendously in membership and influence, even in the South.
75. How did Billie Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" protest racism? a. The song was about the violence directed against black women with rape. b. The song was about the difficulties of hunger and starvation among blacks in the Great Depression. c. The song was about the horror and violence surrounding lynching. d. The song was about segregation and the degrading character of racism.
c. The song was about the horror and violence surrounding lynching.
32. What was the role of the "Talented Tenth," according to Du Bois? a. They were to be the artists and writers for blacks to emulate. b. They were to go into the South and teach blacks there. c. The top ten percent of blacks were to be responsible for working to achieve the civil and political rights of African Americans. d. He thought the talented tenth should demonstrate the usefulness of agricultural and vocational skills to blacks. (Answer: c; page 419) [Factual]
c. The top ten percent of blacks were to be responsible for working to achieve the civil and political rights of African Americans.
5. Which of the following statements is true about the importance of education to blacks after Reconstruction? a. They didn't really consider it very important, since many realized they would only be able to get work as field hands. c. They thought it was important, but felt as though they had to accomplish other things before whites would allow them an education. d. Blacks already had access to an education in the United States. Their school attendance and attitudes did not change after Reconstruction.
c. They thought it was important, but felt as though they had to accomplish other things before whites would allow them an education.
6. Why was there so much violence in the South after Reconstruction? a. Blacks became increasingly frustrated with a lack of political rights, and frequently resorted to violence. b. Blacks were forced to retaliate against initial white violence. c. White Southerners were frustrated by their loss during the Civil War, and resented blacks acquiring freedom and status. d. Confederates never officially disbanded their army, so Southerners continued to fight against the North.
c. White Southerners were frustrated by their loss during the Civil War, and resented blacks acquiring freedom and status.
47. What provoked the 1906 race riot in Atlanta, Georgia? a. Republican candidates did all they could to stir up racial animosity. b. White people had been excluding blacks from coming into the city. c. Whites were embracing stereotypical views of blacks as criminals, and especially of black men as rapists of white women. d. A white sheriff accused a black man of raping a white woman.
c. Whites were embracing stereotypical views of blacks as criminals, and especially of black men as rapists of white women.
1. What was the first concern of many African Americans once they achieved freedom? a. forming churches b. retaliating against former masters c. reuniting with lost family members d. moving to the northern citie
c. reuniting with lost family members
56. What author influenced Garvey's early ideas about changing the situation of blacks? a. W. E. B. Du Bois b. Harriet Beecher Stowe c. Frederick Douglass d. Booker T. Washington
d. Booker T. Washington
22. What was not a reason why some people were critical of Washington's approach with the Tuskegee Institute? a. Critics would have preferred an emphasis on liberal arts education. b. Critics felt it merely prepared blacks to accept subordinate positions in life. c. Critics felt Washington's model merely continued forms of labor perpetuated in slavery. d. Critics often felt that Washington was pushing too hard for change.
d. Critics often felt that Washington was pushing too hard for change.
31. What is not true about Du Bois's and Washington's approaches to improving the condition of black men? a. Du Bois did not think blacks should be submissive to whites and merely wait for change. b. Du Bois was impatient with white supremacy, and with whites who accepted it. c. Du Bois felt that agitation for political change should top blacks' lists of needs. d. Du Bois and Washington actually did not differ greatly regarding tactics for racial improvement.
d. Du Bois and Washington actually did not differ greatly regarding tactics for racial improvement.
33. What did the Niagara Movement demand in 1905? a. That blacks accept segregation for the time being, to stop the enormous number of lynchings against them. b. That all black leaders stand with Booker T. Washington. c. It was never able to unify on any one goal or idea, and broke up soon after its formation. d. That blacks should protest vigorously for their rights, better schools, housing, and an end to racial prejudice.
d. That blacks should protest vigorously for their rights, better schools, housing, and an end to racial prejudice.
59. How did other black leaders, like W. E. B. Du Bois and A. Philip Randolph, view Garvey? a. They were very excited about his ideas, and supported him wholeheartedly. b. They ignored him and his organization, since it was so small and insignificant. c. They tended to support him, but only when his ideas mirrored theirs. d. They continually denigrated him and his ideas, calling him dangerous and a fool.
d. They continually denigrated him and his ideas, calling him dangerous and a fool.
20. What was not a belief of Booker T. Washington about opportunities for blacks? a. Washington believed blacks should learn cleanliness and proper morality. b. Washington believed that blacks should learn agricultural skills. c. Washington believed that blacks should stress skilled labor, like carpentry. d. Washington believed that blacks should work for the right to vote while they worked for economic success.
d. Washington believed that blacks should work for the right to vote while they worked for economic success.
7. What form did the violence in the South take? a. only against individuals, when whites saw blacks "stepping out of line" b. generally, only with mobs of whites lynching black men c. generally, with significant provocation from the black victim before murders took place d. violence was widespread, and took any form and any level of brutality
d. violence was widespread, and took any form and any level of brutality
88. Which was the first war to see integrated American troop units in conflict? a. World War II b. the Korean War c. Vietnam d. some integration had been occurring since the Spanish-American War
the Korean War
