Tuskegee Airmen BrainPOP

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 II

• Vietnam War

• World War I

During World War II, the US military was _________

• integrated

• segregated

• 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?

• bombing of Pearl Harbor

• Hitler's invation of Poland

• Discovery of German spies in America

• bombing of Hiroshima

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

• Blue Wings

• Green Belts

• X-Wings

• Red Tails

About how many pilots graduated from the Tuskegee program?

• 10

• 100

• 1000

• 10000

What were the Tuskegee Airmen known for?

• Escorting bomber planes

• Circling the globe

• Bombing enemy submarines

• Sneaking into enemy camps

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

• True

• False