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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. What might happen if someone dared to challenge Southern segregation?

2. Which of the following was not a word used to describe the downtrodden state of many of the supporters of racial equality?

3. What was the name of the artistic resurgence that took place in the 1920s and 1930s?

4. In what decade did the Ku Klux Klan reach the height of its power?

5. How many children were killed during the time of the church bombing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What event precipitated the New Reconstruction? How was compliance enforced?

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

4. Name some of the reasons for the group to ease back on their efforts.

5. What happened when the courts finally set up a strict implementation plan? Who was in charge?

6. What violation of civil rights was caused and supported by the regression of blacks?

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

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

9. What is considered to be the key year in the Civil Rights Movement? What non-violent protest action came into popularity?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the actions of the federal government during the height of racial violence following the end of the Reconstruction. Compare and contrast those actions with those in other riotous situations such as riots that took place in Los Angeles, Watts, Chicago, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C..

Essay Topic 2

There is a great deal of discussion regarding the Emancipation Proclamation and Constitutional amendments. When was the Constitution amended? Why? What does the amendment say about slavery? Can the amendment ever be repealed? What fact about the history of the Constitution have you learned that was previously unknown to you?

Essay Topic 3

Write how you think the issue of segregation would be handled in today's court system. How would the approach change? Would the court proceedings receive national media attention like it did in the 1870s? Would the case require the intervention of the NAACP and high powered attorneys? State reasons for your opinions, using as many facts as possible.

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