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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution and served as head of state from 1917 to 1922?
2. In what location did one of "the largest and most devastating riots of all" NOT "take place" (72) during the period known as the Red Summer?
3. What newspaper was "the most widely read black publication" (67) in the year 1919?
4. In what city was a policeman stabbed and killed during a 1919 May Day labor movement event?
5. The period referred to as the Red Summer actually ended in which month of 1919?
Short Essay Questions
1. How long did the tragic period entitled the Red Summer last?
2. What was the House Un-American Activities Committee and who created it?
3. What was "the Soviet Ark" (104)?
4. What effect did the words of W.E.B. Du Bois have on black Americans returning from serving in World War I?
5. What action did the NAACP take against four major white newspapers in 1919 and why?
6. What was the event referred to as "the Great Migration" (67) and for what reasons did it occur?
7. Who coined the phrase the Red Summer and why?
8. What role did the black press play in the Great Migration of the early twentieth century?
9. What did the Northern United States symbolize for the famous writer Richard Wright?
10. Discuss an example of irony Sandler points out within a particular historical event.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In what ways does Sandler use discussion of current events within the text of 1919: The Year That Changed America and for what purpose does he introduce these elements?
Essay Topic 2
How does Sandler employ the use or rejection of fallacy within 1919: The Year That Changed America and how does the inclusion of fallacy help Sandler to prove particular points made within the text?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Sandler’s book 1919: The Year That Changed America. What message is Sandler sending about these two themes over the course of the book?
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