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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)

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

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

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

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

2.

What is the first pressing issue faced by Southern black people arriving in the Northern cities such as Chicago? (from A Higher Call - Respectability and Respect)

The search for housing.

Learning new social customs.

Finding their relatives.

Getting a hot meal.

3.

What did police officers do during the race riots on July 27th? (from Tensions Rising - Race Riot)

They actively arrested white and black aggressors and ensured the injured received proper attention.

Nothing -- they failed to intervene to protect victims of violence or make consequential arrests.

They only arrested black people in the Black Belt.

They called in back-up and strengthened their forces in preparation for the next few days of violence.

4.

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

The Irish.

The Poles.

The French.

The Lithuanians.

5.

What happened to lieutenants Washington and Browning? (from Ratcheting Up - Epilogue)

Lieutenant Washington was gravely injured while Lieutenant Browning fled the scene of a mob attack.

Both individuals were killed by white gang members.

Lieutenant Washington stabbed a white aggressor while Lieutenant Browning was injured by another aggressor.

Both individuals acted as police officers in the city, intervening to stop the violence occurring everywhere.

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