Race Issue 1929-46

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Which laws segregated black and white people in schools, parks, hospitals, restaurants etc?
Jim Crow Laws
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Who led the Ku Klux Klan?
The Imperial Wizard (Hiram Evans)
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What did the KKK believe in and where were they active?
White Supremacy and active in the southern states
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What did the KKK wear?
White robes and white pointed hoods
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Why did membership drop in 1925 in the Ku Klux Klan?
The leader was found guilty of **** and murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
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When was the NAACP set up?
1909
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What did NAACP stand for?
the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People.
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What did the NAACP want to challenge white supremacy by doing?
1) Ending segregation 2) Achieving the right to vote 3) Campaigning against lynching
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What did UNIA stand for?
the Universal ***** Improvement Association
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Who started the UNIA?
Marcus Garvey
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What did the UNIA encourage?
Pride in blacks colour, culture and history
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When was the Wall Street Crash?
1929
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After the depression hit who became the 'last to be hired, first fired'?
Black people
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What destroyed crops in the South?
Dust storms
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Which President made the New Deal?
F.D. Roosevelt
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How many black americans did the New Deal help?
1 million
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By 1940, how many black americans were in Federal Government?
100
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What was a problem with the New Deal?
White americans were given the most money and helped first. work camps were also segregated
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When was the Selective Service Act passed?
1940
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How many black americans joined the army?
1 million
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What were white soldiers from the south unhappy about in Britain?
Pubs, cinemas and buses did not have segregation. British people didn't understand the Jim Crow army
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How many black americans worked in war factories?
2 million
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What happened to NAACP membership during the war?
It grew from 50,000 to 450,000
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When was the Fair Deal passed and by who?
In 1946 by Truman
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What did the Fair Deal do?
Ended segregation in the army
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Who led the Ku Klux Klan?

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The Imperial Wizard (Hiram Evans)

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What did the KKK believe in and where were they active?

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Card 4

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What did the KKK wear?

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Card 5

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Why did membership drop in 1925 in the Ku Klux Klan?

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Harriet Sleight

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Very useful! ;)

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