In what ways did World War I affect the lives of African Americans?
What will be an ideal response?
Most students will recognize that opportunities that had not existed in peacetime opened up in cities. The result was that black migration to cities greatly accelerated. Most students will also recognize that black soldiers gained an opportunity to achieve recognition. Better students will also discuss the tensions that resulted from black migration into cities and the growth of white racism. Superior students will see the connection between black achievement and the sense of militancy expressed by Du Bois and McKay.
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Education in the ‘vernacular' language was especially popular in the city-states of _________, where the emphasis was on educating students for productive careers in the secular world.
a. Southern France. b. Eastern Germany. c. Central England. d. Northern Italy.
Compare and contrast progressives and populists. Why were progressives more successful reformers?
What will be an ideal response?
Americans did NOT fear that the large number of Irish and German immigrants in the 1840s and 1850s would
A) ally with the southern slave power to expand and perpetuate slavery. B) control the politics of several large cities. C) increase the incidence of crime and poverty in America. D) lower wages of American workers.
The Roaring Twenties "flapper" represented:
A) a small group of young, white, middle class females. B) broad new cultural patterns affecting most Americans. C) Afro-American influence on mass culture. D) an unrealistic Hollywood image that reflected few real American women.