World War II - African Americans
Test Quiz
1. What is it called when people are separated by their race or color of skin?
a. Separation
b. Division
c. Segregation
d. Alienation
e. Dissolution
2. True or False: African-Americans were generally not a part of the fighting forces at the start of the war.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
3. Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
a. A group of African-American airplane mechanics
b. A group of African-American cooks
c. The first group of African-American pilots in the U.S. Military
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
4. What group of African-American soldiers fought under General Patton at the Battle of the Bulge?
a. 1st Armored Division
b. 761st Tank Battalion
c. 9th Infantry Division
d. Tuskegee Airmen
e. 370th Artillery Battalion
5. What was the nickname for the Tuskegee Airmen?
a. Hawkeyes
b. Red Knights
c. Red Tails
d. Flying Tigers
e. Red Arrows
6. Who won the Navy Cross for his heroism during the Attack on Pearl Harbor?
a. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
b. Doris Miller
c. Samuel L. Gravely, Jr.
d. Jackie Robinson
e. Vernon J. Baker
7. What famous baseball player was a member of the 761st Tank Battalion?
a. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
b. Doris Miller
c. Samuel L. Gravely, Jr.
d. Jackie Robinson
e. Vernon J. Baker
8. What commander of the Tuskegee Airmen became the first African-American general?
a. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
b. Doris Miller
c. Samuel L. Gravely, Jr.
d. Jackie Robinson
e. Vernon J. Baker
9. Who was the first African-American commanding officer of an active fighting ship in the U.S. Navy?
a. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
b. Doris Miller
c. Samuel L. Gravely, Jr.
d. Jackie Robinson
e. Vernon J. Baker
10. What U.S. president issued an executive order desegregating the armed forces?
a. Franklin Roosevelt
b. Harry Truman
c. Dwight Eisenhower
d. John F. Kennedy
e. John Adams
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