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Key Figures in African American History: Washington and Du Bois

This examination of African American historical figures highlights the contrasting philosophies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois regarding education and social progress. Washington advocated for vocational training to ensure economic self-sufficiency, establishing the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, while Du Bois championed higher education and professional development, founding the Niagara Movement, which called for equal rights. The text also explores significant laws and movements affecting African American rights, including Jim Crow laws and suffrage, portraying the broader struggle for racial equality in the U.S.

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Key Figures in African American History: Washington and Du Bois

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  1. Exam 2 US History 11

  2. 1. Booker T. Washington felt that all blacks should…….. • A. go to a 4 year university and receive a liberal arts degree • B. go to school to be ministers because all the black community needed was ministers. • C. get a job and become productive members of society • D. none of the above

  3. 2. W.E.B. DuBois believed blacks should……… • A. pursue a degree from a 4 year university and become a professional. • B. get a job and become a productive member of society • C. join the military and defend the country. • D. none of the above

  4. 3. Booker T. Washington founded what institute of higher learning? • A. The University of Alabama • B. Stillman College • C. Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute • D. Alabama A&M

  5. 4. DuBois is given credit for starting what movement which called for blacks receiving a college education? • A. Yosemite Movement • B. Yellowstone Movement • C. Jim Crow Movement • D. Niagara Movement

  6. 5. The term “poll tax” refers to _____________. • A. a tax meant to discriminate against blacks. • B. a tax meant to discriminate against poor people. • C. a tax meant to discriminate against old people. • D. a tax meant to discriminate against women.

  7. 6. The “Grandfather Clause” allowed a white man to vote if ___________. • A. the man himself had ever voted • B. his father had voted • C. his grandfather had voted • D. all of the above

  8. 7. Jim Crow laws were ____________. • A. segregation laws used as discrimination in Northern states. • B. segregation laws used as discrimination in Southern states. • C. segregation laws used as discrimination in Western states • D. none of the above

  9. 8. Plessy vs. Ferguson upheld the idea of ________. • A. separate but unequal • B. equal but different • C. separate but equal • D. none of the above

  10. 9. Female teacher and newspaper editor. She is remembered for her campaigns for racial justice. • A. Annie Oakley • B. Rosa Parks • C. Sally Plessy • D. Ida B. Wells

  11. 10. Term describing treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit. • A. discrimination • B. prejudice • C. dislike • D. all of the above

  12. 11. The only 2 spectator sports at the turn of the 20th century were ____ and ____. • A. bicycling and tennis • B. football and basketball • C. baseball and boxing • D. golf and hockey

  13. 12. He was the 1st black player to integrate Major League baseball. • A. Hank Aaron • B. Barry Bonds • C. Willie Mays • D. Jackie Robinson

  14. 13. These two men were newspaper editors who wrote sensational and exaggerated stories in order to sell newspapers. • A. Sacco and Vanzetti • B. Tom and Jerry • C. Hearst and Pulitzer • D. none of the above

  15. 14. Mark Twain was the pen name used by what man? • A. Samuel Shorthorn Clemmons • B. Samuel Longhorn Clemmons • C. Roger Clemmons • D. none of the above

  16. 15. Ideology of political, social, and economic changes. Intended to help the majority of American people. • A. Communism • B. Republicanism • C. Bicameralism • D. Progressivism

  17. 16. Which of the following was not one of the four goals of Progressivism? • A. Promote moral improvement • B. Foster efficiency • C. Protect social welfare • D. Ensure homeland security

  18. 17. The political activist Florence Kelley was concerned with improving the lives of which group? • A. men and women • B. old people and babies • C. women and children • D. cats and dogs

  19. 18. The banning of alcoholic drinks was known as _________. • A. prohibition • B. inebriation • C. facilitation • D. none of the above

  20. 19. These were journalists and authors who exposed corruption in politics and business. • A. mudslingers • B. mud eaters • C. muckrakers • D. none of the above

  21. 20. A muckraker, he wrote The Jungle. • A. Mark Twain • B. Upton Sinclair • C. Florence Kelley • D. Theodore Roosevelt

  22. 21. The Jungle exposed the disgusting conditions in what industry? • A. clothes manufacturing • B. toy manufacturing • C. restaurants • D. none of the above

  23. 22. NACW is an acronym for the following organization. • A. North American Championship Wrestling • B. Now Americans Can Worship • C. National Association of Colored Women • D. National Association of Comedy Writers

  24. 23. Susan B. Anthony was a leading activist in what field? • A. children’s rights • B. men’s suffrage • C. women’s suffrage • D. all of the above

  25. 24. The term suffrage describes a person’s right to _________. • A. be free • B. vote • C. discriminate • D. live

  26. 25. Theodore Roosevelt was the US’s youngest president. How old was he? • A. 40 • B. 41 • C. 44 • D. none of the above

  27. 26. Roosevelt’s progressive reforms were known as the _________. • A. Square Deal • B. Round Deal • C. Iron Triangle • D. none of the above

  28. 27. Which of the following did Roosevelt not help to reform? • A. Foods and Drugs • B. Railroads • C. Child Labor • D. Big Business

  29. 28. The Republican party nominated this man to run for President after Theodore Roosevelt. • A. William Jennings Bryan • B. Joseph Pulitzer • C. Woodrow Wilson • D. William Howard Taft

  30. 29. The NAACP is an acronym for the following group. • A. National Association for the Advancement of Chinese People • B. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People • C. National Association for the Advancement of Crazy People • D. National Association for the Advancement of Children’s Parents

  31. 30. The Bull Moose Party elected this man to replace the ineffective William Howard Taft as President? • A. Theodore Roosevelt • B. Woodrow Wilson • C. Franklin Delano Roosevelt • D. John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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