A Few Red Drops Quiz

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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.

The Union Stock Yard strike of 1904.

World War I.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

What kind of delineation exists between the beach that John and his friends first arrive at and the one where they end up by mistake? (from The Beach - A Time to Reap)

A great deal of distance lies between the two beaches.

A physical barrer in the form of a tall strip of sand.

A formal delineation in the form of a checkpoint.

An informal delineation based on race.

What is one major step undertaken by Chicago's activists after the race riots which contributed to the city's healing? (from Ratcheting Up - Epilogue)

The police chief was asked by the citizenry to step down in acknowledgement of his failure during this turbulent period.

Big Bill was re-elected by Chicagoans in a show of forgiveness for his incompetence during the riots.

A commission was set up to investigate the causes of the riots and proposed ways in which to move forward and prevent such violence in the future.

A court was set up to try only white perpetrators and thus make black people feel vindicated.