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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. According to the prestigious organization called Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) how many black people were killed during the Elaine Massacre?

2. What condition contributed to a severe labor shortage in the United States during World War I?

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. The May Day parade in Cleveland ended with how many people having been injured?

5. How many white people were arrested during the Elaine Massacre?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Red Scare get its title?

2. What role did the black press play in the Great Migration of the early twentieth century?

3. In what way is the phrase "race riot" (68) misleading when it comes to a period of time like the Red Summer of 1919?

4. How long did the tragic period entitled the Red Summer last?

5. Discuss an example of irony Sandler points out within a particular historical event.

6. What does Sandler believe was the primary motivation behind Senator Joseph McCarthy's decision to lead the second Red Scare?

7. What world event occurred in 1917 that helped to fuel the first Red Scare?

8. What was the event referred to as "the Great Migration" (67) and for what reasons did it occur?

9. What action did the NAACP take against four major white newspapers in 1919 and why?

10. Who coined the phrase the Red Summer and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What is the purpose for Sandler’s inclusion of photographs within 1919: The Year That Changed America?

Essay Topic 3

How is the theme of hypocrisy treated within Sandler’s text and with which of the text’s messages does the theme closely connect?

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