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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Which prior event most solidified the distrust between white immigrants and black workers in 1919? (from Tensions Rising - Race Riot)

The Union Stock Yard strike of 1904.

The appointment of Judge Alschuler as mediator between workers and their bosses.

World War I.

The migration of Southern black people to Chicago.

2.

How did black migrants feel about the Urban League? (from A Higher Call - Respectability and Respect)

They were impressed with the polished and competent black employees of the League.

They were afraid of being judged harshly by the League's employees.

They resented how well-off the League's employees were.

They did not care about the League's work unless it directly benefited them.

3.

Which key fact presented by Claire Hartfield most helps the reader understand the manifestation of racial tensions already present in Chicago before July 27th, 1919? (from The Beach - A Time to Reap)

She states that many black soldiers had gone to Europe to fight in World War I.

She states that Chicago's oppressive heat caused people to be out of their homes frequently that summer.

She states that the geography of Chicago and its beaches is incredibly complex.

She states that rock-throwing by whites against blacks had taken place before.

4.

Which group of European immigrants in Chicago was commonly called the 'White Negroes?" (from Freedom Fight - A Stone's Throw)

The Poles.

The French.

The Lithuanians.

The Irish.

5.

Why did black people in the South continue to live in a poorer fashion than those in the North, despite the abolition of slavery? (from A Higher Call - Respectability and Respect)

Southern black people did not know better than to continue living in the South.

Southern black people did not mind being abused, so they did not fight the system.

Southern white people were inherently more racist than Northern white people.

Informal but real segregation and prejudices still pervaded the South.

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