The Tuskegee Airmen

The Tuskegee Airmen were the first black American _____.

• college graduates

• military pilots

• navy sailors

• Marines

In which war did the Tuskegee Airmen serve?

• Civil War

• World War I

• World War II

• Vietnam War

During World War II, the US military was _____.

• segregated

• integrated

• only open to white Americans

• nonexistent

Who founded the Tuskegee Institute?

• W.E.B. DuBois

• Booker T. Washington

• George Washington Carver

• Thomas Edison

Which event propelled the United States into World War II?

• the bombing of Pearl Harbor

• the bombing of Hiroshima

• Hitler's invasion of Poland

• the discovery of German spies in America

What nickname was given to the Tuskegee Airmen and other black pilots in World War II?

• Blue Wings

• Green Belts

• X-Wings

• Red Tails

What were the Tuskegee Airmen known for?

• escorting bomber planes

• bombing enemy submarines

• circling the globe

• sneaking into enemy camps

About how many pilots graduated from the Tuskegee program?

• 10

• 100

• 1,000

• 10,000

What was the hypocrisy pointed out by civil rights leaders regarding the Tuskegee Airmen?

• Black people weren't treated as equals in the US, but were expected to defend America's democratic ideals overseas.

• Black men were now allowed to serve as Air Corps pilots, but black women were still barred from joining the military at all.

• Black troops were being sent to Europe, but not Asia.

• Black pilots were being treated with more respect than other military personnel, but all troops should be treated equally.

True or false: Some Tuskegee Airmen went on to have long careers in the military.

• true

• false