Question 1

What is true about black migration between 1910 and 1940?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quite a few blacks migrated, but not as many as had after the Civil War. 
B)  Blacks were unable to migrate because of strict laws in the South forbidding this. 
C)  Black migration was usually limited to black women only, since men could find no jobs. 
D)  About 1.75 million blacks left the South, doubling the population of blacks outside that region. 
A)  Quite a few blacks migrated, but not as many as had after the Civil War. 
B)  Blacks were unable to migrate because of strict laws in the South forbidding this. 
C)  Black migration was usually limited to black women only, since men could find no jobs. 
D)  About 1.75 million blacks left the South, doubling the population of blacks outside that region. D

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  It outlawed segregation on public transportation. 
B)  It forced the law school at the University of Alabama to admit a black student. 
C)  It overturned the grandfather clause in Oklahoma. 
D)  It upheld several discriminatory laws restricting black voting rights. 
A)  It outlawed segregation on public transportation. 
B)  It forced the law school at the University of Alabama to admit a black student. 
C)  It overturned the grandfather clause in Oklahoma. 
D)  It upheld several discriminatory laws restricting black voting rights. C

Question 3

How did military authorities keep Lt. Col. Charles Young, a black graduate of West Point, from commanding during WWI?

Accepted Answer

A)  They could not. Young won a lawsuit allowing him to keep his command. 
B)  They had him shot in the leg by one of his white officers. 
C)  They said that he lacked the intelligence to command. 
D)  They forced him to retire, saying that he had high blood pressure. 
A)  They could not. Young won a lawsuit allowing him to keep his command. 
B)  They had him shot in the leg by one of his white officers. 
C)  They said that he lacked the intelligence to command. 
D)  They forced him to retire, saying that he had high blood pressure. D

Question 4

What was true about job opportunities for black men and women after migration?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black men were often refused work in even unskilled jobs. 
B)  Black women had more opportunities, since northern industries were so desperate for labor. 
C)  Some young black women were drawn into prostitution to make a living. 
D)  Both black men and black women generally had the same opportunities. 
A)  Black men were often refused work in even unskilled jobs. 
B)  Black women had more opportunities, since northern industries were so desperate for labor. 
C)  Some young black women were drawn into prostitution to make a living. 
D)  Both black men and black women generally had the same opportunities.

Question 5

How did most African Americans feel about entering World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because of their past experiences, blacks criticized the war; they knew it would bring no gains for them. 
B)  Most supported it, and many served in the armed forces as a way to demonstrate their patriotism and loyalty. 
C)  Some blacks openly protested the war through marches and demonstrations. 
D)  Violence broke out in many cities across the United States as blacks protested unfair drafting practices. 
A)  Because of their past experiences, blacks criticized the war; they knew it would bring no gains for them. 
B)  Most supported it, and many served in the armed forces as a way to demonstrate their patriotism and loyalty. 
C)  Some blacks openly protested the war through marches and demonstrations. 
D)  Violence broke out in many cities across the United States as blacks protested unfair drafting practices.

Question 6

Which of the following is true about African American inventors in the early twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black inventors occasionally won in patent fights against whites. 
B)  Black inventors always got credit for their inventions. 
C)  Black inventors generally experienced less racism than other blacks, since science was color-blind even by this time. 
D)  There were no black inventors at this time. 
A)  Black inventors occasionally won in patent fights against whites. 
B)  Black inventors always got credit for their inventions. 
C)  Black inventors generally experienced less racism than other blacks, since science was color-blind even by this time. 
D)  There were no black inventors at this time.

Question 7

What is true about the newly created Selective Service during WWI?

Accepted Answer

A)  Almost 50% of all draftees were blacks. 
B)  About 13% of all draftees were blacks. 
C)  Blacks were excluded from the draft. 
D)  Only blacks were drafted during World War I. Whites signed up separately. 
A)  Almost 50% of all draftees were blacks. 
B)  About 13% of all draftees were blacks. 
C)  Blacks were excluded from the draft. 
D)  Only blacks were drafted during World War I. Whites signed up separately.

Question 8

How did Booker T. Washington react to the Atlanta Riot of 1906?

Accepted Answer

A)  He became an outspoken opponent of the use of violence by blacks. 
B)  He said that black resistance would only lead to more black deaths, and urged racial harmony. 
C)  He decided to support liberal arts education, as a way of preventing violence. 
D)  He advocated the use of self-defense and violence in the Atlanta Riot, since blacks had been attacked first. 
A)  He became an outspoken opponent of the use of violence by blacks. 
B)  He said that black resistance would only lead to more black deaths, and urged racial harmony. 
C)  He decided to support liberal arts education, as a way of preventing violence. 
D)  He advocated the use of self-defense and violence in the Atlanta Riot, since blacks had been attacked first.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 10

What did blacks find advantageous in Chicago?

Accepted Answer

A)  an area where no other blacks had come yet, so the area was open to settlement 
B)  some political influence, including black politicians at the local, state, and national levels 
C)  a complete lack of racial tension over jobs and housing 
D)  several black politicians, including a black mayor in the early 1900s 
A)  an area where no other blacks had come yet, so the area was open to settlement 
B)  some political influence, including black politicians at the local, state, and national levels 
C)  a complete lack of racial tension over jobs and housing 
D)  several black politicians, including a black mayor in the early 1900s

Question 11

What was the goal of the Urban League?

Accepted Answer

A)  to help blacks as they moved into cities, with housing, discrimination issues, and medical care 
B)  to prevent blacks from moving into cities 
C)  to assist blacks moving from the city to the country with agricultural skills 
D)  to lobby for political gains for blacks 
A)  to help blacks as they moved into cities, with housing, discrimination issues, and medical care 
B)  to prevent blacks from moving into cities 
C)  to assist blacks moving from the city to the country with agricultural skills 
D)  to lobby for political gains for blacks

Question 12

The NAACP and black newspapers generally supported the war effort. What did they want changed for blacks in the war?

Accepted Answer

A)  They pushed for black officers to command black troops. 
B)  They wanted black women to be able to serve if they wanted to. 
C)  They wanted blacks to be exempt from service, since they had no rights at home. 
D)  They wanted black soldiers to be exempt from taxes. 
A)  They pushed for black officers to command black troops. 
B)  They wanted black women to be able to serve if they wanted to. 
C)  They wanted blacks to be exempt from service, since they had no rights at home. 
D)  They wanted black soldiers to be exempt from taxes.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 14

What were Du Bois's views of World War I's effects for black people after the war?

Accepted Answer

A)  He thought that they demonstrated their valor, intelligence, and bravery and that it was a great success for blacks. 
B)  He was very demoralized, and thought that he shouldn't have supported the war so wholeheartedly. 
C)  He was glad that black soldiers were integrated with white troops during World War I. 
D)  He thought that blacks should have deserted the army and gone to Africa during the war. 
A)  He thought that they demonstrated their valor, intelligence, and bravery and that it was a great success for blacks. 
B)  He was very demoralized, and thought that he shouldn't have supported the war so wholeheartedly. 
C)  He was glad that black soldiers were integrated with white troops during World War I. 
D)  He thought that blacks should have deserted the army and gone to Africa during the war.

Question 15

How did Woodrow Wilson act toward black people when he became president?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wilson was a firm believer that blacks and whites should be equal. 
B)  Wilson held southern views about race; he segregated federal offices to avoid friction between the races. 
C)  Although Wilson didn't personally like blacks, he did appoint substantial numbers of them to high offices in his administration. 
D)  Wilson did everything he could to restrict black voting rights and other political opportunities. 
A)  Wilson was a firm believer that blacks and whites should be equal. 
B)  Wilson held southern views about race; he segregated federal offices to avoid friction between the races. 
C)  Although Wilson didn't personally like blacks, he did appoint substantial numbers of them to high offices in his administration. 
D)  Wilson did everything he could to restrict black voting rights and other political opportunities.

Question 16

What is not true about Du Bois's and Washington's approaches to improving the condition of black men?

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 17

What was the main role of many Phillis Wheatley homes?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were literature clubs, studying mainly black contributions to the arts. 
B)  They provided housing for single, black working women who were refused admittance to the YWCA. 
C)  They were educational facilities for young children. 
D)  They were centers to promote racial equality through protest. 
A)  They were literature clubs, studying mainly black contributions to the arts. 
B)  They provided housing for single, black working women who were refused admittance to the YWCA. 
C)  They were educational facilities for young children. 
D)  They were centers to promote racial equality through protest.

Question 18

What is true about segregation in the North?

Accepted Answer

A)  The North was not segregated by race at all. 
B)  Segregation and discrimination against blacks was worse in the North than the South. 
C)  Although the North had laws against discrimination of blacks, enforcement was often overlooked. 
D)  The North's segregation laws only allowed certain facilities, like water fountains and bathrooms, to be segregated. 
A)  The North was not segregated by race at all. 
B)  Segregation and discrimination against blacks was worse in the North than the South. 
C)  Although the North had laws against discrimination of blacks, enforcement was often overlooked. 
D)  The North's segregation laws only allowed certain facilities, like water fountains and bathrooms, to be segregated.

Question 19

What provoked the 1906 race riot in Atlanta, Georgia?

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 20

What is true about the early NAACP?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was generally a fairly conservative organization, racially. 
B)  White leaders dominated it and financed it. 
C)  Because of Washington's opposition, it rarely took stands against the Jim Crow system. 
D)  Washington's spies set it up to crush the Niagara Movement. 
A)  It was generally a fairly conservative organization, racially. 
B)  White leaders dominated it and financed it. 
C)  Because of Washington's opposition, it rarely took stands against the Jim Crow system. 
D)  Washington's spies set it up to crush the Niagara Movement.

Exam 16: Conciliation, Agitation, and Migration: African Americans in the Early Twentieth Century

What is true about black migration between 1910 and 1940?

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

How did military authorities keep Lt. Col. Charles Young, a black graduate of West Point, from commanding during WWI?

What was true about job opportunities for black men and women after migration?

How did most African Americans feel about entering World War I?

Which of the following is true about African American inventors in the early twentieth century?

What is true about the newly created Selective Service during WWI?

How did Booker T. Washington react to the Atlanta Riot of 1906?

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

What did blacks find advantageous in Chicago?

What was the goal of the Urban League?

The NAACP and black newspapers generally supported the war effort. What did they want changed for blacks in the war?

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

What were Du Bois's views of World War I's effects for black people after the war?

How did Woodrow Wilson act toward black people when he became president?

What is not true about Du Bois's and Washington's approaches to improving the condition of black men?

What was the main role of many Phillis Wheatley homes?

What is true about segregation in the North?

What provoked the 1906 race riot in Atlanta, Georgia?

What is true about the early NAACP?

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