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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 was the name of the landmark legislation put into effect by the president?
2. What was the name of the artistic resurgence that took place in the 1920s and 1930s?
3. What is commonly known as the speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr.?
4. Which is not part of the group that referred to blacks as being lazy?
5. What law officially "killed" Jim Crow?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened in 1989 regarding the Jim Crow law?
2. What was the first major action taken by the NAACP?
3. What happened to many of the people that did not go to fight in World War I?
4. What is considered to be the key year in the Civil Rights Movement? What non-violent protest action came into popularity?
5. What input did scholars have on racism? What sections of this group were most influential in the opinion?
6. What was a major missing element in the battle for Progressive reform?
7. What common enemy helped to ease racial tensions? What was the common goal? Who supported the goal?
8. What event followed the murder of the four young girls in a black church?
9. What happened in the 1920s that further suppressed racial equality? What group gained immense power at this time?
10. What happened that caused the people opposed to segregation to back down?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast racism in Europe with racism in America. Use examples from the 1920s as well as today.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss in detail the family history of Jim Crow, from slavery to professional success. Include as many historical facts as possible.
Essay Topic 3
Many changes occurred in politics and public perception of racial equality during and after the Great Depression. Discuss the changes. How did Roosevelt support racial equality? How did the New Deal incorporate all races into the plan? Discuss what changes took place in local politics at the time. Also explain the concept of the "common enemy" present at the time.
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