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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many black people were arrested in the melee termed the Elaine Massacre?
(a) 294.
(b) 122.
(c) 69.
(d) 43.
2. In 1919, which American city "was regarded as the crime capital of the United States" (76)?
(a) New York City.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Detroit.
3. The NAACP sent letters of warning to how many different newspapers, telling them that they were "sowing the seeds of a race riot by their inflammatory headlines" (74)?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 16.
(d) 4.
4. About how many thousands of black men served in the United States armed forces during World War I?
(a) 959.
(b) 47.
(c) 370.
(d) 230.
5. To what city did Al Capone move in the year 1920?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York City.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) Los Angeles.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many black sharecroppers attended the meeting of the Progressive Farmers and Household Union meeting on September 30, 1919?
2. Toward what location did the "ancient army transport ship" (105) called the Buford take its passengers?
3. The leader of the new bureau named the General Intelligence Division created a filing system containing detailed information about how many people?
4. Who was appointed to lead the new bureau called the General Intelligence Division?
5. In what month of 1919 was A. Mitchell Palmer appointed to the position of US attorney general?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was "the Soviet Ark" (104)?
2. Who was the leader of the first Red Scare?
3. What was the House Un-American Activities Committee and who created it?
4. What did the Northern United States symbolize for the famous writer Richard Wright?
5. Discuss an example of irony Sandler points out within a particular historical event.
6. How long did the tragic period entitled the Red Summer last?
7. What was the event referred to as "the Great Migration" (67) and for what reasons did it occur?
8. How were the expectations of black American soldiers dashed when they returned from fighting in World War I?
9. In what way is the phrase "race riot" (68) misleading when it comes to a period of time like the Red Summer of 1919?
10. Who was the leader of the second Red Scare and when did it occur?
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