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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is the main reason, according to Hartfield, that job opportunities open up once the United States entered World War I? (from A Higher Call - Respectability and Respect)

New technologies employed by the military required increased domestic production in the United States, thus creating new jobs.

Many women left their positions to grieve over their absent fathers, husbands, brothers, and friends.

Many men went abroad to fight in Europe, thus leaving behind their jobs which needed to be filled quickly.

Politicians wanted to project the image of an industrious and powerful modern nation, so as to impress the European powers.

2.

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

The French.

The Poles.

The Lithuanians.

The Irish.

3.

Who was arrested for the murder of Eugene Williams on July 27th, 1919? (from The Beach - A Time to Reap)

No one.

Officer Callahan.

George Stauber.

John Turner Harris.

4.

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

The migration of Southern black people to Chicago.

World War I.

The Union Stock Yard strike of 1904.

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

5.

Why did John Turner Harris and some of the Williams boys board a bus immediately after Eugene was found dead? (from The Beach - A Time to Reap)

They were worried that, though innocent, they would be punished for being involved in the incident.

They followed the advice of the black lifeguard and police officer and fled.

They knew that, being guilty, they would soon be arrested for their friend's murder.

They needed to get away from the white bathers lest they be attacked.

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