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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 did President Wilson appoint to arbitrate any disputes between packers and the union?

2. How many copies of the Defender did Robert Horton have delivered to his barbershop in Ten: "Northern Fever"?

3. By what percent did immigration to the United States drop by between 1914 and 1917?

4. Between march 1918 and the end of the year, how many bombs were exploded at the offices of black real estate agents and homes of black families?

5. In Sixteen: "Last Straws, how many Poles grabbed a black man and told him to join the union or else?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened in the Black Belt at the end of Seventeen: "Race Riot"?

2. Why was there a housing shortage in the Black Belt in Thirteen: "Full to Bursting"?

3. How did Mayor Thompson react regarding the riot in Seventeen: "Race Riot"?

4. Why did blacks help elect Republican William Thompson as mayor in 1915?

5. What was different about dress and behavior of Northern and Southern blacks in Fourteen: "Respectability and Respect"?

6. In March 1919, what did A. L. Jackson say about the mindset of the returned black soldier?

7. In Thirteen: "Full to Bursting," why could blacks not move to different areas than the Black Belt?

8. In 1917, what was Louis Swift's goal regarding unions, and what strategy did he use that his father used?

9. Who was running against Bill Thompson in 1919?

10. In 1917 what call did President Woodrow Wilson make and how did immigrants and blacks respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Irish were more likely to join unions, but some blacks did join. What experiences did blacks have with unions? How were they disillusioned regarding unions? Why did blacks become reluctant to join labor unions?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

Rumors were rampant before, during, and after the riot. What misinformation was spread by the media? What rumors circulated before during and after the riot? How did misinformation and rumors help cause the riot?

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