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The Tuskegee Airmen (Flocabulary Quiz)

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  • Q1
    The Tuskegee Airmen were the first Black American ________.
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    military pilots

    Marines

    college graduates

    navy sailors

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  • Q2
    In which war did the Tuskegee Airmen serve?
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    World War I

    Civil War

    World War II

    Vietnam War

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  • Q3
    During World War II, the United States military was ________.
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    integrated

    segregated

    nonexistent

    only open to white Americans

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  • Q4
    Who founded the Tuskegee Institute?
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    Thomas Edison

    Booker T. Washington

    George Washington Carver

    W.E.B. Du Bois

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  • Q5
    Which event propelled the United States into World War II?
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    The discovery of German spies in America

    The bombing of Hiroshima

    The bombing of Pearl Harbor

    Hitler’s invasion of Poland

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  • Q6
    What nickname was given to the Tuskegee Airmen and other Black pilots in World War II?
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    Blue Wings

    Red Tails

    Green Belts

    X-Wings

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  • Q7
    What were the Tuskegee Airmen known for?
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    Circling the globe

    Escorting bomber planes

    Sneaking into enemy camps

    Bombing enemy submarines

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  • Q8
    About how many pilots graduated from the Tuskegee program?
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    10

    10000

    100

    1,000
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  • Q9
    What was the hypocrisy pointed out by civil rights leaders regarding the Tuskegee Airmen?
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    Black pilots were being treated with more respect than other military personnel, but all troops should be treated equally.

    Black men were now allowed to serve as Air Corps pilots, but Black women were still barred from joining the military at all.

    Black troops were being sent to Europe, but not Asia.

    Black people weren't treated as equals in the United States, but were expected to defend America's democratic ideals overseas.
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  • Q10
    True or False: Some Tuskegee Airmen went on to have long careers in the military.
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    Maybe

    No 

    True

    False

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