Tuskegee Airmen

What was important about Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics?

• U.S. African American athlete Jesse Owens proved Adolf Hitler's theory of German racial superiority to be false by winning Gold Medals

• Hitler's reaction to Owens winning showed to the world the Hitler was a racist

• It proved how well African Americans could do under pressure

• All of the above

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Black pilots were not discriminated against during World War II?

• True

• False

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Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

• An all white unit of pilots for the U.S. during World War II

• An all black unit of pilots for the U.S. during World War II

• A group of African American U.S. pilots who failed

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Did the Tuskegee Airmen play an important role in World War II?

• Yes

• No

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What was important about the Tuskegee Airmen?

• They broke down racial barriers in the U.S.

• They set back the cause of African Americans in the U.S. 150 years

• Nothing

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Who founded the Tuskegee Institute where the Tuskegee Airmen trained?

• Gerald Ford

• Booker T Washington

• Jackie Robinson

• Jesse Owens

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Was the washout rate, where pilots failed the training program, higher for white pilots or for the African American pilots?

• White

• African American

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In What Years, from beginning to end, did World War II take place?

• 1775-1781

• 1914-1918

• 1939-1945

• 1959-1975

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What did the African American pilots have to prove to the U.S. military and their enemies because of false notions about their abilities?

• That they were mentally fit

• That they could handle pressure and carry out their assignments as well as other pilots

• They had to show they had the aptitude to succeed

• All of the above

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Originally, the Tuskegee Airmen were given airplanes that were at least as good as the planes given to other pilots.

• True

• False

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