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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. On January 2, 1920, Palmer authorized raids all of the country, resulting in how many thousands of arrests?
2. What system replaced slavery while at the same time doing little to improve the lives of those living within its structure?
3. Which black author and activist coined the term "the Red Summer" (66)?
4. The May Day parade in Cleveland ended with how many people having been injured?
5. The photograph included as an epigraph to Chapter 4: The Red Scare is set in which state?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Sandler believe was the primary motivation behind Senator Joseph McCarthy's decision to lead the second Red Scare?
2. What is the significance of the date January 2, 1920?
3. What effect did the words of W.E.B. Du Bois have on black Americans returning from serving in World War I?
4. What is the philosophy behind Communism and why are its results so often less than idyllic?
5. What was "the Soviet Ark" (104)?
6. What scene is captured in the photograph Sandler includes as an epigraph to Chapter 4: The Red Scare and what is its significance?
7. In what way are American freedoms shown to have ebbed during the first Red Scare?
8. In what way is the phrase "race riot" (68) misleading when it comes to a period of time like the Red Summer of 1919?
9. Who was the leader of the second Red Scare and when did it occur?
10. What action did the NAACP take against four major white newspapers in 1919 and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Sandler’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of 1919: The Year That Changed America.
Essay Topic 2
How is the theme of injustice portrayed within 1919: The Year That Changed America? Examine Sandler's treatment of and messages regarding injustice throughout the work.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that discusses the symbolism of the cover art chosen for 1919: The Year That Changed America.
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