Question 1

What political party did blacks generally support in the early twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Republican 
B)  Populist 
C)  Democrat 
D)  Blacks were split between many parties 
A)  Republican 
B)  Populist 
C)  Democrat 
D)  Blacks were split between many parties

Question 2

How did white people react to Washington's speech?

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Booker T. Washington 
B)  W. E. B. Du Bois 
C)  Frederick Douglass 
D)  Harriet Tubman 
A)  Booker T. Washington 
B)  W. E. B. Du Bois 
C)  Frederick Douglass 
D)  Harriet Tubman

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 5

How did Booker T. Washington feel about the NAACP?

Accepted Answer

A)  He liked the focus of the new organization, and worked to support it behind the scenes. 
B)  Washington completely ignored the NAACP. 
C)  He sent in aides and supporters to disrupt meetings, and attack Du Bois publicly. 
D)  Washington paid judges and juries to reject NAACP arguments in court. 
A)  He liked the focus of the new organization, and worked to support it behind the scenes. 
B)  Washington completely ignored the NAACP. 
C)  He sent in aides and supporters to disrupt meetings, and attack Du Bois publicly. 
D)  Washington paid judges and juries to reject NAACP arguments in court.

Question 6

How did General John Pershing acquire the nickname "Black Jack"?

Accepted Answer

A)  He had commanded black troops in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. 
B)  He had segregated his troops by race during the Spanish-American War. 
C)  He had ordered several black soldiers shot for desertion. 
D)  He was an excellent poker player. 
A)  He had commanded black troops in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. 
B)  He had segregated his troops by race during the Spanish-American War. 
C)  He had ordered several black soldiers shot for desertion. 
D)  He was an excellent poker player.

Question 7

What event caused uproar in the South, as a breach of racial etiquette by the president himself?

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  World War I actually saw a decrease in violence against blacks as all Americans turned to support the war. 
B)  Violence against blacks during the war was often perpetrated by blacks themselves. 
C)  The violence expanded from the South to include the North as well. 
D)  While violence against blacks was widespread, it was limited to the South at this time. 
A)  World War I actually saw a decrease in violence against blacks as all Americans turned to support the war. 
B)  Violence against blacks during the war was often perpetrated by blacks themselves. 
C)  The violence expanded from the South to include the North as well. 
D)  While violence against blacks was widespread, it was limited to the South at this time.

Question 9

What provoked the formation of the National Federation of Afro-American Women?

Accepted Answer

A)  black women's boredom with simple social clubs 
B)  black women's anger over racism toward them by a white journalist 
C)  the rape of a black woman by a white man in the South 
D)  the need for middle-class black women to earn money in domestic labor 
A)  black women's boredom with simple social clubs 
B)  black women's anger over racism toward them by a white journalist 
C)  the rape of a black woman by a white man in the South 
D)  the need for middle-class black women to earn money in domestic labor

Question 10

What was true about the NAACP publication, The Crisis?

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 11

What book, written by W. E. B. Du Bois, was one of the major literary accomplishments of the twentieth century and contained his first formal attack on Washington?

Accepted Answer

The Souls

Question 12

What was not true about the black upper-class in the early twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had wealth close to that of the very wealthiest whites. 
B)  They were often light skinned. 
C)  They were active in very exclusive social clubs, distancing themselves from the masses of blacks. 
D)  They were better educated than almost all other Americans of any race. 
A)  They had wealth close to that of the very wealthiest whites. 
B)  They were often light skinned. 
C)  They were active in very exclusive social clubs, distancing themselves from the masses of blacks. 
D)  They were better educated than almost all other Americans of any race.

Question 13

What type of political influence did Booker T. Washington have?

Accepted Answer

A)  Very little, since white politicians of the time all felt blacks were socially inferior. 
B)  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. 
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. 
A)  Very little, since white politicians of the time all felt blacks were socially inferior. 
B)  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. 
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.

Question 14

What event made many southern black men think the Progressive Party might not help them gain rights in America?

Accepted Answer

A)  when the Progressive Party supported the repeal of the Fifteenth Amendment 
B)  when the Progressives cheered news of each lynching in the South 
C)  when the convention of 1912 sang the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" 
D)  when the Progressive Party endorsed a leading member of the KKK as a candidate for president in 1912 
A)  when the Progressive Party supported the repeal of the Fifteenth Amendment 
B)  when the Progressives cheered news of each lynching in the South 
C)  when the convention of 1912 sang the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" 
D)  when the Progressive Party endorsed a leading member of the KKK as a candidate for president in 1912

Question 15

How did the typical Progressive reformer feel about racism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many didn't think about blacks at all. 
B)  Most were racist themselves. They showed little interest in altering white supremacy. 
C)  Many were very advanced in thinking about race. They thought blacks should be the equals of whites socially and politically. 
D)  Many agreed that blacks had the right to vote and have political power, but did not agree that blacks should have equal social rights. 
A)  Many didn't think about blacks at all. 
B)  Most were racist themselves. They showed little interest in altering white supremacy. 
C)  Many were very advanced in thinking about race. They thought blacks should be the equals of whites socially and politically. 
D)  Many agreed that blacks had the right to vote and have political power, but did not agree that blacks should have equal social rights.

Question 16

What initially drew many blacks to the Harlem area of New York City?

Accepted Answer

A)  The area had been a way station on the underground railroad, and it had a vibrant history of black protest. 
B)  Because builders were unable to sell to whites, they sold to blacks to avoid bankruptcy. 
C)  They were forced into the area by whites who wanted them out of more expensive areas. 
D)  For almost a century, the area had numerous powerful black politicians. 
A)  The area had been a way station on the underground railroad, and it had a vibrant history of black protest. 
B)  Because builders were unable to sell to whites, they sold to blacks to avoid bankruptcy. 
C)  They were forced into the area by whites who wanted them out of more expensive areas. 
D)  For almost a century, the area had numerous powerful black politicians.

Question 17

What was the purpose of the Harlem Property Owners' Improvement Corporation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks were attempting to get improvements made to their homes, and to get the city to furnish them with public services like garbage pickup. 
B)  Whites were attempting to keep blacks out of Harlem. 
C)  Blacks were attempting to gain voting rights in that area. 
D)  Blacks and whites came together to work for educational opportunities for their children. 
A)  Blacks were attempting to get improvements made to their homes, and to get the city to furnish them with public services like garbage pickup. 
B)  Whites were attempting to keep blacks out of Harlem. 
C)  Blacks were attempting to gain voting rights in that area. 
D)  Blacks and whites came together to work for educational opportunities for their children.

Question 18

What was the first college sorority for black women?

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  women's right to vote 
B)  the abolition of slavery worldwide 
C)  generally, cultural, religious, and social matters 
D)  publicizing and criticizing domestic abuse 
A)  women's right to vote 
B)  the abolition of slavery worldwide 
C)  generally, cultural, religious, and social matters 
D)  publicizing and criticizing domestic abuse

Question 20

What area became known as the "Negro Capital of the World"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chicago 
B)  Philadelphia 
C)  Charleston, South Carolina 
D)  Harlem, New York City 
A)  Chicago 
B)  Philadelphia 
C)  Charleston, South Carolina 
D)  Harlem, New York City

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

What political party did blacks generally support in the early twentieth century?

How did white people react to Washington's speech?

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

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

How did Booker T. Washington feel about the NAACP?

How did General John Pershing acquire the nickname "Black Jack"?

What event caused uproar in the South, as a breach of racial etiquette by the president himself?

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

What provoked the formation of the National Federation of Afro-American Women?

What was true about the NAACP publication, The Crisis?

What book, written by W. E. B. Du Bois, was one of the major literary accomplishments of the twentieth century and contained his first formal attack on Washington?

What was not true about the black upper-class in the early twentieth century?

What type of political influence did Booker T. Washington have?

What event made many southern black men think the Progressive Party might not help them gain rights in America?

How did the typical Progressive reformer feel about racism?

What initially drew many blacks to the Harlem area of New York City?

What was the purpose of the Harlem Property Owners' Improvement Corporation?

What was the first college sorority for black women?

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

What area became known as the "Negro Capital of the World"?

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