African American Social Developments: How WWI impacted Black Consciousness Flashcards
What was the economic benefit of staying neutral for most of WWI?
The USA could sell things to Europe and make a lot of money from it
Name one Industry related to food which grew heavily in the USA during WWI
Farming
Why was the growth of the farming industry from 1914-1918 an incentive for African Americans to move North and become farmers there?
Because they would be able to make more money
How many African Americans moved to New York and Chicago from 1914-1918?
330,000
When African Americans went to Europe as WWI, which soldiers did they find treated them the best?
French Soldiers
What was the realisation for African American soldiers in WWI when they came home?
They had been treated terribly in the USA
How many African Americans became soldiers in WWI? What was the issue for many African Americans becoming soldiers?
200,000 but they were put in menial jobs
What was the belief in the USA about if African Americans would fight as American Soldiers?
The USA was fighting for Democracy but African Americans had not experienced Democracy
Which belief emerged about what German spies would do in America with African-Americans?
They would try and spread anti-American ideas in African American communities
Name a newspaper and what they said to expect of African Americans over the issue of WWI
The Cleveland Gazette reported that they expected African Americans to be patriotic
Which Civil Rights organisation gained a lot of African-American members after the end of WWI?
The NAACP
How many African Americans volunteered to become soldiers in WWI?
360,000
How many African Americans got the opportunity to fight in WWI?
40,000
