Question 1

Thomas Dixon's 1905 novel The Clansman is an example of racist literature that influenced white Americans to hate African Americans during the era.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Two well-known white athletes during the 1920s were Babe __________ and Jack __________.

Accepted Answer

Ruth,Dempsey

Question 3

What led to the decline of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  People across the country began to see them as common terrorists and many began to denounce their ideas of racism. 
B)  Its leaders began to fight among themselves; also, a Klan leader was convicted of raping a young white woman who later died. 
C)  The Great Depression limited income, so many whites could no longer afford the expensive membership. 
D)  The Supreme Court declared it a dangerous, subversive organization. 
A)  People across the country began to see them as common terrorists and many began to denounce their ideas of racism. 
B)  Its leaders began to fight among themselves; also, a Klan leader was convicted of raping a young white woman who later died. 
C)  The Great Depression limited income, so many whites could no longer afford the expensive membership. 
D)  The Supreme Court declared it a dangerous, subversive organization. B

Question 4

The efforts of black baseball players to integrate major league baseball during the 1920s were a major success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In 1923 Jean Toomer published Cane,a collection of stories and poetry about southern black life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What idea did works like Color Struck and The Blacker the Berry… reflect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks, if given the opportunity, could excel in America. 
B)  Many black people also had color prejudices against darker-skinned blacks. 
C)  Slaves were constantly beaten, and degraded. 
D)  Most black intellectuals were leaning toward communism as a solution to black problems. 
A)  Blacks, if given the opportunity, could excel in America. 
B)  Many black people also had color prejudices against darker-skinned blacks. 
C)  Slaves were constantly beaten, and degraded. 
D)  Most black intellectuals were leaning toward communism as a solution to black problems.

Question 7

What did Du Bois ask for at the first Pan-African Congress?

Accepted Answer

A)  the creation of a central black nation for African Americans to inhabit 
B)  that Africans come to America and help African Americans gain rights 
C)  that Africa begin a communist revolution to support the Soviet Union 
D)  that countries in Africa work toward taking over a state within America 
A)  the creation of a central black nation for African Americans to inhabit 
B)  that Africans come to America and help African Americans gain rights 
C)  that Africa begin a communist revolution to support the Soviet Union 
D)  that countries in Africa work toward taking over a state within America

Question 8

How did books like The Passing of the Great Race (1916)and The Rising Tide of Color (1920)connect to white supremacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  They stopped it. 
B)  They weakened it. 
C)  They strengthened it. 
D)  They had no impact on it. 
A)  They stopped it. 
B)  They weakened it. 
C)  They strengthened it. 
D)  They had no impact on it.

Question 9

What were some of the difficulties faced by blacks in professional sports during the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

During the 1920s, black athletes faced n

Question 10

What is the relationship between the Harlem Renaissance and the Jazz Age?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Define the Ha

Question 11

The Great Depression of the 1930s expanded job opportunities among the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What does the publicity poster for the film The Birth of a Nation convey about the Ku Klux Klan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Members of the KKK are villains who should be jailed. 
B)  The KKK ruined Reconstruction for the nation. 
C)  Members of the KKK are heroes fighting for Christianity and justice. 
D)  The KKK was composed of European immigrants who were un-American. 
A)  Members of the KKK are villains who should be jailed. 
B)  The KKK ruined Reconstruction for the nation. 
C)  Members of the KKK are heroes fighting for Christianity and justice. 
D)  The KKK was composed of European immigrants who were un-American.

Question 13

How did the public react to the film The Birth of a Nation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Like the NAACP, American audiences praised it for stereotyping blacks. 
B)  It was enormously unpopular among American audiences. 
C)  The film occasionally incited white violence against blacks. 
D)  The film encouraged students to study the American Revolution. 
A)  Like the NAACP, American audiences praised it for stereotyping blacks. 
B)  It was enormously unpopular among American audiences. 
C)  The film occasionally incited white violence against blacks. 
D)  The film encouraged students to study the American Revolution.

Question 14

In 1918 Urban League officials met with Samuel Gompers,the longtime president of the AFL,and he agreed to bring more black people into the federation,but there were few tangible results.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

By the World War I years, the NAACP and the Urban League regularly appealed to employers and unions to accept black laborers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

How did the Pullman Company respond to Randolph's attempt to make gains for the porters?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because they realized the union represented all of their porters, they had no choice but to give in to some demands. 
B)  The Pullman Company fired those who were in the union and established their own alternative company union. 
C)  The company gave the workers more dignity when management adopted the slogan "Service not servitude." 
D)  They called in the National Guard. 
A)  Because they realized the union represented all of their porters, they had no choice but to give in to some demands. 
B)  The Pullman Company fired those who were in the union and established their own alternative company union. 
C)  The company gave the workers more dignity when management adopted the slogan "Service not servitude." 
D)  They called in the National Guard.

Question 17

The __________ __________ in 1919 inspired Claude McKay to write a famous poem,"If We Must Die."

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________ __________ in 1919 inspired Claude...

Question 18

What organization reemerged shortly after the release of the movie The Birth of a Nation?

Accepted Answer

A)  the NAACP 
B)  the Ku Klux Klan 
C)  Actors Against Racism 
D)  the first motion picture rating organization 
A)  the NAACP 
B)  the Ku Klux Klan 
C)  Actors Against Racism 
D)  the first motion picture rating organization

Question 19

How did the NAACP respond when the sound version of The Birth of a Nation was released in 1930?

Accepted Answer

A)  It celebrated the improved version of the film. 
B)  It renewed its opposition to the film. 
C)  It ignored the release of the film. 
D)  Its members attacked theaters showing the film. 
A)  It celebrated the improved version of the film. 
B)  It renewed its opposition to the film. 
C)  It ignored the release of the film. 
D)  Its members attacked theaters showing the film.

Question 20

Racism in American society during the 1920s found expression primarily in one form.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: African Americans and the 1920s

Thomas Dixon's 1905 novel The Clansman is an example of racist literature that influenced white Americans to hate African Americans during the era.

Two well-known white athletes during the 1920s were Babe __________ and Jack __________.

What led to the decline of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s?

The efforts of black baseball players to integrate major league baseball during the 1920s were a major success.

In 1923 Jean Toomer published Cane,a collection of stories and poetry about southern black life.

What idea did works like Color Struck and The Blacker the Berry… reflect?

What did Du Bois ask for at the first Pan-African Congress?

How did books like The Passing of the Great Race (1916)and The Rising Tide of Color (1920)connect to white supremacy?

What were some of the difficulties faced by blacks in professional sports during the 1920s?

What is the relationship between the Harlem Renaissance and the Jazz Age?

The Great Depression of the 1930s expanded job opportunities among the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.

What does the publicity poster for the film The Birth of a Nation convey about the Ku Klux Klan?

How did the public react to the film The Birth of a Nation?

In 1918 Urban League officials met with Samuel Gompers,the longtime president of the AFL,and he agreed to bring more black people into the federation,but there were few tangible results.

By the World War I years, the NAACP and the Urban League regularly appealed to employers and unions to accept black laborers.

How did the Pullman Company respond to Randolph's attempt to make gains for the porters?

The __________ __________ in 1919 inspired Claude McKay to write a famous poem,"If We Must Die."

What organization reemerged shortly after the release of the movie The Birth of a Nation?

How did the NAACP respond when the sound version of The Birth of a Nation was released in 1930?

Racism in American society during the 1920s found expression primarily in one form.

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Middle Passage

Black People in Colonial North America

Rising Expectations: African Americans and the Struggle for Independence

African Americans in the New Nation

Life in the Cotton Kingdom

Free Black People in Antebellum America

Opposition to Slavery

Let Your Motto Be Resistance

And Black People Were at the Heart of It”

Liberation: African Americans and the Civil War

The Meaning of Freedom: The Promise of Reconstruction

The Meaning of Freedom: The Failure of Reconstruction

White Supremacy Triumphant: African Americans in the South in the Late Nineteenth Century

African Americans Challenge White Supremacy

Conciliation, Agitation, and Migration: African Americans in the Early Twentieth Century

Black Protest, the Great Depression, and the New Deal

Meanings of Freedom: Culture and Society in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s

The World War II Era and the Seeds of a Revolution

The Freedom Movement

Black Nationalism, Black Power, Black Arts

African Americans in the Twenty First Century

The Triumph of Black Politics: 1980 to the Present

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