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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. Which newspaper proclaimed in relation to the Red Scare that "Free speech has been carried to the point where it is an unrestrained menace" (101)?
2. Sandler writes, "Communism is based on a system in which" what entity "owns everything and is responsible for distributing resources to every citizen" (96)?
3. The politician who held up a blank sheet of paper during a speech claimed that it contained the names of how many Communist members of the US State Department?
4. In 1919, which American city "was regarded as the crime capital of the United States" (76)?
5. How many US states enacted laws making it illegal to fly a red flag?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss the way in which the theme of injustice arises within the book's descriptions of the aftermath of the Elaine Massacre.
2. How were the expectations of black American soldiers dashed when they returned from fighting in World War I?
3. In which three American cities did the three "largest and most devastating riots of all take place" (72) during the period called the Red Summer?
4. In what way is the phrase "race riot" (68) misleading when it comes to a period of time like the Red Summer of 1919?
5. Discuss an example of irony Sandler points out within a particular historical event.
6. What action did the NAACP take against four major white newspapers in 1919 and why?
7. When and where did "1919's most murderous acts of violence" (82) take place?
8. What was the House Un-American Activities Committee and who created it?
9. Who was the leader of the first Red Scare?
10. What is the philosophy behind Communism and why are its results so often less than idyllic?
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
What is the purpose for Sandler’s inclusion of photographs within 1919: The Year That Changed America?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Sandler's decision to include humor within the nonfiction text of 1919: The Year That Changed America. What purpose did Sandler have in mind when including these instances of humor and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?
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