pages 19 - 20 of USA A5 boollet (Intolerance and Black people)

Question 1

When were the first black Americans taken to the USA? Why?

Answer 1

The first black people were taken to America as slaves by white settlers in the 17th century.

Question 2

What happened in 1861?

Answer 2

In 1861, 11 southern states decided that they were leaving the union as President Lincoln had decided to abolish slavery. Lincoln declared war on the states and for 5 years the USA was in a civil war.

Question 3

Even though slavery had been abolished, why weren’t the lives of black people still not equal to those of whites?

Answer 3

Despite the fact that slavery had been abolished, many southern states continued to restrict the freedom of black people.

Question 4

What gang was formed to intimidate black people?

Answer 4

The KKK was formed with an aim of keeping whites in control.

Question 5

What does the KKK stand for?

Answer 5

Ku Klux Klan.

Question 6

What happened in 1870 which effected black people?

Answer 6

The Amnesty Act in 1870 gave southern states more freedom which led to increased intimidation against blacks.

Question 7

What happened to the KKK by the end of the 19th century?

Answer 7

It had declined dramatically.

Question 8

Why did the KKK start up again in 1915?

Answer 8

It started up again after the release of the racist film “A Birth of a Nation”.

Question 9

What happened in 1876?

Answer 9

The Jim Crow laws were passed which made blacks “separate but equal”. This meant that blacks and whites were strictly segregated in public places.

Question 10

How many members did the KKK have in 1928?

Answer 10

The KKK had 5 million members in 1928

Question 11

Who was the leader of the KKK in 1928?

Answer 11

In 1928 the KKK was under leadership of Imperial Grand Wizard Hiram Wesley Evans.

Question 12

Why did the numbers of the KKK increase in 1928?

Answer 12

Because of an increased rate of immigration during the 1920’s.

Question 13

When was the KKK formed? Why?

Answer 13

The KKK was formed in the 1860s by former soldiers after the American Civil War with the aim of keeping whites in control.

Question 14

What methods did the KKK use to intimidate black people?

Answer 14

Parades
Beatings
Lynchings….

Question 15

Who did the KKK attack?

Answer 15

The KKK attacked Jews, Catholics and foreign immigrants.

Question 16

Where was the KKK at its strongest?

Answer 16

The KKK was at its strongest in the mid-west and rural south, where working-class whites competed with black people for unskilled jobs.

Question 17

What was the KKK able to do in the 1920s?

Answer 17

Get some of their Klansmen elected into positions of political power.

Question 18

How many members did the KKK have in 1924?

Answer 18

By 1924 the KKK had 4.5 million members.

Question 19

Which 2 states had governors which belonged to the Klan?

Answer 19

Oregon and Oklahoma.

Question 20

Where was the standard of life better for black people?

Answer 20

In the north

Question 21

What is the university for black people called in the north?

Answer 21

Howard University.

Question 22

What did the Black Capitalist Movement do?

Answer 22

• The Black Capitalist Movement encouraged blacks to set up their own businesses.
• They also boycotted Chicago’s chain stores until they employed black people.

Question 23

Which high profile blacks emerged?

Answer 23

actor Paul Robeson
writer Zora Hurston
poets Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen.

Question 24

Where became the centre of black pride and creativity?

Answer 24

Harlem became the centre of black pride with the Apollo Theatre.

Question 25

What does the NAACP stand for?

Answer 25

(The National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People)

Question 26

What was the aim of the NAACP?

Answer 26

They set up a campaign to stop racial segregation and lynching.

Question 27

How many branches and members did the NAACP have in 1919?

Answer 27

In 1919 the NAACP had 300 branches and 90 000 members.

Question 28

What does UNIA stand for?

Answer 28

Universal Negro Improvement Association.

Question 29

Who founded UNIA?

Answer 29

Marcus Garvey

Question 30

What did UNIA try and do?

Answer 30

They encouraged blacks to be proud of their race and helped them to set up businesses.
He also wanted to help black people move to Africa to escape persecution.

Question 31

In 1921 how many members did UNIA have?

Answer 31

UNIA had over 1 million members in 1921.

Question 32

Why did many black people not vote?

Answer 32

They felt too intimidated.

Question 33

What were the 3 main things that black people suffered from?

Answer 33

No good jobs
Poor education
Suffered great poverty.

Question 34

How many lynchings did the KKK do every year?

Answer 34

There were around 50 lynchings per year.

Question 35

Where were the 2 places blacks moved to escape persecution?

Answer 35

Africa northern cities.

Question 36

How much did New York’s black population increase by?

Answer 36

From 150 000 to 330 000.

Question 37

What was the life expectancy of black people compared to those of whites in 1930?

Answer 37

Blacks life expectancy was 48 compared to 59 for whites in 1930.

Question 38

What did black people have to pay more of?

Answer 38

Rent.