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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. In Ten: "The Northern Fever," how much did Mr. Henderson earn monthly working for the railroad?

2. During the Great War, how many aircraft engines needed to be produced in two years?

3. What group did not like Big Bill because of his anti-catholic propaganda?

4. In Fifteen: "Tensions Rising," how much of the Yard's workforce was made up of black laborers?

5. In 1919, when did a group of boys scuffle in Washington Park?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Seventeen: "Race Riot," what happened when black bathers stormed from the 26th Street to the 29th Street beach?

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

3. Between 1915 and 1917, why did many southern blacks find themselves out of work?

4. What happened in the Black Belt at the end of Seventeen: "Race Riot"?

5. What happened when the early shifts at the Stock Yard ended mid-afternoon in Seventeen: "Race Riot"?

6. In Twelve: "A Job, Any Job," why did Louis Swift and other industrialists like the work of T. Arnold Hill and his staff?

7. What was the goal of the Chicago Real Estate Board and how did they try to achieve their goals?

8. In 1917 what call did President Woodrow Wilson make and how did immigrants and blacks respond?

9. How did the Urban League and YMCA help blacks adapt to life in Chicago in Eleven: "A Real Place for Negroes"?

10. Why wre blacks worried in 1919 about jobs, and what seemed to confirm their worries?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Southern blacks were different in a number of ways from Northern blacks. What were some differences between Southern and Northern blacks? Why did whites not see the differences between Northern and Southern blacks? How did those perceptions add to stereotypes of all blacks?

Essay Topic 2

There were tensions among the different unions and the races they represented. Why were unions mostly unsuccessful in getting blacks to join? What role did the work of the unions play in racial tensions in the early 1900s?

Essay Topic 3

A Few Red Drops is the story of a race riot in Chicago in 1919. Why is this a non-fiction, historical book rather than historical fiction?

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