On Patrol in No Man's Land Flashcards

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What officer from the A.E.F. sent a letter to the French military leadrship saying that they must be very careful in their interactions with black soldiers?

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Colonel Linard

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What unit was one of the Buffalo Soldier regiments that served during the Spanish American war?

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The 10th calvary

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What was the name of Colonel Linard’s letter to the rench leadership detailing the problems with black soldiers?

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Secret Information Concerning Black American troops

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What black minstrel performer was well treated while in London?

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Bert Williams

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What rank did James Reese Europe achieve in the army?

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Lieutenant

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What unit was Lieutenant James Reese Europe bandleader of?

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The all black 369th United States Infantry Hell-fighters

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What two songs from Tin Pan Alley are astonishingly patronizing and stereotype-filled?

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The Ragtime Volunteers Are Off to War and They’ll Be Mighty Proud in Dixie of Their Old Black Joe

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When The Lord Makes a Record of a Hero’s Deeds, he Draws No Color Line was a tribute to African American heroism during what wars?

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The Civil and Spanish-American Wars

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What song did Grant Clarke and George W. Meyer write?

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You’ll find Old Dixieland in France

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The service of what American ethnic group did not see much attention during the war?

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Native Americans

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What was the only song written for Native American service during the war?

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Indianola

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Where was James Reese Europe born?

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Alabama

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What instruments did Europe study as a child?

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Piano and violin

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What organization did Euope found that was a union for black musicians?

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The Clef Club

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When was the first time that a black orchestra had ever appeared in Carnegie hall?

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In 1912 with a Symphony of Negro Music led by europe

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What company signed on Europe and his black orchestra from the Clef club?

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Victor Records in 1913

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James Reese Europe served as the music director for the celebrated dance team of what two people?

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Vernon and Irene Castle

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Vernon and Irene Castle were credited with developing the popularity of what dance?

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The foxtrot

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What regiment did Europe enlist in?

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The all-black 15th Infantry Regiment of the New York National Guard in 1916

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What rank did Europe enlist as in the army?

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A private

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Who asked Europe to organize and develop the finest band in the U.S> army?

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HIs commanding officer

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James Reese Europe formed a band with the help of what two industrial giants?

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u.S. Steel Corporation and John D. Rockefeller

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Why was Europe asked to transfer to the French Army along with other blacks?

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Because of America’s segregation laws limiting their role in active combat along white American soldiers

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Whhat regiment did the 15th Infantry Regiment of the New York National Guard become in the French Army?

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The 369th Infantry Regiment and their nickname was the Hellfighters

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Who was the first African-American officer to lead his troops into combat during World War One?

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Lt. James Reese Europe

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How was Europe injured in the war?

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By a gas attack in 1918

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Who visited Europe in the hospital while recovering rom a gas attack?

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Noble Sissie

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What does a typical Tin Pan Alley song look like?

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Introduction, vamp, verse, and a repeated refrain

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When did the Hell-fighters record On Patrol in No Man’s Land for Posterity?

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1919 upon their return to the United States

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What is Very Good Eddy a reference to?

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A reference to a popular 1915 musical comedy

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What is a minnenwerfer a reference to?

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A short range trench morterrused in the Somme where the trenches were less than 30yds apart

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What is a Vary light?

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A flare gun used to illuminate enemy soldiers

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What is a Boch?

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The slang French term for a German

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What does On Patrol in Nom Man’s Land resemble?

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The Expressionistic settings encountered in classical music

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WHat drummer in the Hellfighters band was mentally imbalanced?

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Herbert Wright

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How did James Reese Europe die?

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Herbert Wright thought he was unappreciated and though Europe tried to reason with him Wright pulled a knife and stabbbed him to death in May 1919

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What was special about Europe’s public funeral in New York City?

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It was the first one granted to a black American in the city’s history