Chapter 15&16 Test – Flashcards
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what provoked the formation of the national federation of Afro-American Women?
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Black women's anger over racism toward them by a white journalist
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What is true about the early NAACP?
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White leaders dominated it and financed it
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What did many of the race riots of the early twentieth century have in common?
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All of these answers are correct
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Why were some people critical of Washington's approach with the Tuskegee institute?
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All of these are correct
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What methods did the NAACP use to try to gain black Civil and political rights?
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They worked within the court and legislative system, chipping away at discrimination, racism, and the Plessy v. Ferguson decision
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What was the result of Washington's scheming to destroy the NAACP?
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The NAACP eventually triumphed, in goals and tactics
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what event caused uproar in the south, as a breach of racial etiquette by the president himself
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Roosevelt invited Washington to dinner
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In what were most early black women's clubs interested when they formed during the 1870s and 1880s?
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Generally, cultural, religious, and social matters
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What was the "White man's burden"?
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the duty of superior, more civilized white countries to educate and bring culture to the backward, inferior races
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How did Booker T. Washington react to the new Niagara Movement?
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All of the above
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Which of the following was not an element of Booker T. Washington's famous speech at the Atlanta Cotton States Exposition in 1895?
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He thought that blacks should work for voting rights at the same time they were trying to impress whites with their hard work, cleanliness, and good morals
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what skills were stressed for blacks and Native Americans at the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute?
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learning hard work in trade, Christian morality, and middle-class values
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How did Du Bois differ form Washington in her approach to improving the condition of black men?
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All of the above
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Who was the most prominent black person associated with the NAACP in the early twentieth century?
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W.E.B Du Bois
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What types of political activities was Washington supporting behind the scenes?
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He tried to both improve conditions for blacks on segregated railroad cars and get the grandfather clause overturned in the courts
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What was true about the NAACP publication, The Crisis?
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Edited by Du Bois, it generally contained strident language denouncing racism and demanding that blacks stand up for their rights
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The Niagara Movement leaders stated "We repudiate the monstrous doctrine that the oppressor should be the sole authority as to the rights of the oppressed" what does this mean?
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Blacks wanted to have an active role in determining what they wanted, rather than leaving it all up to whites
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What man was very important in greatly expanding the membership of the NAACP through the 1920s?
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James Weldon Johnson
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What role did police play in many of the race riots, including those of Chicago, Elaine, and Houston?
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They were often either the cause of the trouble, or helped the rioters
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How did the typical Progressive reformer feel about racism?
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Most were racist themselves. They showed little interest in altering white supremacy
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What was not a belief of Booker T Washington about opportunities for blacks?
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Washington believed that blacks should work for the right to vote while they worked for economic success
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What did the Niagara Movement demand in 1905?
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That blacks should protest vigorously for their rights, better schools, housing, and an end to racial prejudice
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What reaction did the NAACP have to the violence of the East St. Louis riot?
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It sent member in to investigate, publicized the issues, and organized a silent march in New York City as a protest
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What is true about black women's support for women's suffrage?
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They had long supported the issue, and understood that political power was needed to change discrimination in America
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How did Booker T Washington feel about the NAACP?
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How did men like William Monroe Trotter feel about Booker T Washington's efforts and views?
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They became vocal, intense critics of Washington's. They felt he was yielding too much to whites
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What is true about violence against blacks in America around the time of World War 1?
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The violence expanded form the South to include the North as well
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What was social Darwinism?
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a theory that applied Darwin's theory of "survival of the fittest" to human society, white English and Germans were biologically superior to blacks
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What type of political influence did Booker T Washington have?
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Washington actually had tremendous influence for a black man at the time. President Teddy Roosevelt respected him, and consulted with him regularly on political appointments
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What black college did Booker T Washington found in 1872?
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Tuskegee Institute in Alabama
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What was the "talented tenth"?
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the top ten percent of black society leaders like DuBois felt that this group should lead blacks to greater social and political equality
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How did white people react to Washington's speech?
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Since it was so non-threatening they thought it was sensible and praiseworthy. Many whites supported Washington's leadership
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How did Du Bois's background shape his views, just as Washington's shaped his?
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Du Bois was born free in the North, encountered little racism during his early years, and was incredibly intelligent and allowed to obtain a superior education
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What was Washington's nickname?
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the Wizard of Tuskegee
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What was the role of the "Talented Tenth", according to DuBois?
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The top ten percent of blacks were to be responsible for working to achieve the civil and political rights of African Americans
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What was the goal of the Urban League
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to help blacks as they moved into cities, with housing, discrimination issues, and medical care
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how was Booker T Washington's message received by whites?
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Whites embraced his non-threatening acceptance of white superiority, and many supported him finanically
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What provoked the 1906 race riot in Atlanta, Georgia?
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All of these are correct
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What did the Springfield Riot of 1908 lead to?
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The creation of the NCCAP
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What was the significance of the Guinn v United States case in 1915?
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it overturned the grandfather clause in Oklahoma
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Which of the following was not an element of Booker T Washington's famous speech at the Atlanta Cotton States Exposition in 1895?
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He thought that blacks should work for voting rights at the same time they were trying to impress whites with their hard work, cleanliness, and good morals
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what prompted the Houston Riot in 1917?
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Black soldiers were disgusted over the racist treatment they received at the hands of the police in the segregated city
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How did the Morrill Act of 1862 assist with education for blacks?
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It did not. Southern states refused to allow blacks entry into the schools created until a second act was passed in 1890
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Who was described by one critic as the "Benedict Arnold of the Negro Race"?
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Booker T. Washington
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What was the main role of many Phillis Wheatley homes?`
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They provided housing for single, black working women who were refused admittance to the YWCA
