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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. When did Chicago's all-black Eight Infantry Regiment prepare to leave for the war?

2. How many blacks were employed at the Yard in 1918?

3. When did the Chicago Defender recommend that Southern blacks come North for employment?

4. How tall was the Chicago Illinois Central station vaulted ceiling in the waiting room?

5. What was the name of the union newspaper in 1919?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened at the Argo corn refinery in July of 1919?

2. What was the situation throughout 1918 as migrants continued to move to Chicago?

3. What were some company-sponsored social groups that were established in Twelve, "A Job, Any Job"?

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

5. Who was running against Bill Thompson in 1919?

6. In Ten: "Northern Fever," how did the police in Hattiesburg try to stop the blacks from leaving the South and why did they wish to keep the blacks in the South?

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

8. What union was established in 1917, and who were the leaders?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lower class blacks and whites had many of the same problems. What problems were similar among lower class blacks and whites? Why did their problems not unite them? How and why did their problems put them at odds with one another?

Essay Topic 2

The riot ended in 1919, but it did not solve the problems that started it. What lessons were learned from the riot? What challenges remained after the riot? Are there still challenges that need to be address 100 years after the riot?

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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