The Tuskegee Airmen

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

• African American combat pilots
• African American baseball players
• violent civil rights activist

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What was the Messerschmitt 262?

• a passenger plane
• an airplane
• a jet plane

World War II happened between which years?

• 1955-1965
• 1939-1945
• 1945-1955

the condition in which everyone has the same rights

• equality
• a scientific test or trial
• fighting between military forces

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fighting between military forces

• civil rights
• combat
• experiment

True or False: The Army Air Corps refused to train any black pilots at all.

• True
• False

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True or False: In the 1930's many laws were unfair and people were segregated according to race

• True
• False

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Tuskegee Airmen were discriminated against on the military base in ___

• Kansas
• New York
• Alabama

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This first lady asked to fly with one of the Tuskegee pilots.

• Eleanor Roosevelt
• Michelle Obama
• Hilary Clinton

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Pilots of the 332nd fighter group started calling themselves___

• "Blue Tails"
• "Red Tails"
• "Green Tails"

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