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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. Which newspaper was thought to have influenced the Great Migration?

2. Who was arrested after the confrontation at Dr. Sweet’s house?

3. In 2014 race riots erupted after the police killing of whom?

4. The Reconstruction Act was passed in what year?

5. What act was passed in 1867 in response to the rise of the KKK?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Chicago Defender and what role did it have, or was it suspected to have, in the Great Migration?

2. Why were some Southern whites surprised the Great Migration took place?

3. What is Reconstruction?

4. Who was Ossian Sweet? What happened on September 9, 1925? Where did Ossian Sweet live his final years?

5. What was the Great Migration? Why did it happen?

6. What was the Freedmen’s Bureau? When and why was it created?

7. How did the increased housing demand during the Great Migration affect rents?

8. What was the Dred Scott Decision?

9. What was the Homestead Act and why did it not benefit African Americans?

10. How does Anderson define "white rage”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 5, Anderson discusses how the media helped perpetuate stereotypes of Black Americans. Consider and discuss the role the media played in the Tulia, Texas drug raid. Use direct examples from White Rage.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 3, Anderson offers examples of how access to quality education and classes are intertwined. Discuss using examples from White Rage and your own life and observations.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 4, Anderson discusses how Nixon’s Supreme Court nominees affected legislation. Please explain.

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