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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Many communities placed which kind of restriction on their residents to keep their neighborhoods segregated?
(a) Rental.
(b) Income.
(c) Deed.
(d) Transportation.

2. The segregation of Southern schools remained an issue even after the Supreme Court decision handed down in what year?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1961.

3. What word/phrase was used by Virginia Dabney in reference to a group of white troublemakers?
(a) Thugs.
(b) Hooligans.
(c) Rabble-rousers.
(d) Scrappers.

4. In what year was there a struggle in regards to a Southern state and the Jim Crow law?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1898.
(d) 1894.

5. Who was the president of the Atlanta School Board in 1970?
(a) Morgan.
(b) Mays.
(c) Mason.
(d) Marshall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the governor that violated the federal mandate to allow integration in the school?

2. At what college/university was there a racial riot when a black female was enrolled in classes?

3. At its peak, how many members belonged to the white supremacy organization?

4. Segregation was referred to as being what kind of idea?

5. The segregation issue also caused another issue, this time regarding a student's _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened that caused the people opposed to segregation to back down?

2. What was believed to be the cause of the Second Reconstruction?

3. What was the message given to the Negroes from white industrialists? How did it affect nationwide racism?

4. What event precipitated the end of public school segregation? In what year did the event take place?

5. How did racial tensions increase at the end of World War I?

6. What happened to many of the people that did not go to fight in World War I?

7. Did either party have a leader that stood up to take a strong stand on integration? What was the call put forth at the 1956 conventions?

8. What input did scholars have on racism? What sections of this group were most influential in the opinion?

9. The satire that appeared in the press may have been a portent of things to come. Explain.

10. What was a major missing element in the battle for Progressive reform?

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