African Americans in World War Two

1) What is it called when people are separated by their race or colour of skin?

• Separation
• Division
• Segregation
• Alienation

2) True or False: African-Americans were generally not a part of the fighting forces at the start of the war

• True
• False

3) Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

• A group of African-American aeroplane mechanics
• A group of African-American cooks
• The first group of African-American pilots in the U.S military
• All of the above

4) What group of African-American soldiers fought under General Patton at the Battle of the Bulge?

• 1st armoured division
• 761st tank battalion
• 9th infantry division
• Tuskegee airmen

5. What was the nickname for the Tuskegee Airmen?

• Hawkeyes
• Flying tigers
• Red knights
• Red Tails

6. Who won the Navy Cross for his heroism during the Attack on Pearl Harbor?

• Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
• Doris Miller
• Jackie Robinson
• Samuel L. Gravely, Jr.

7. What famous baseball player was a member of the 761st Tank Battalion?

• Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
• Samuel L. Gravely, Jr.
• Vernon J. Baker
• Jackie Robinson

8. What commander of the Tuskegee Airmen became the first African-American general?

• Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
• Doris Miller
• Jackie Robinson
• Samuel L. Gravely, Jr.

9. Who was the first African-American commanding officer of an active fighting ship in the U.S. Navy?

• Samuel L. Gravely, Jr.
• Jackie Robinson
• Doris Miller
• Vernon J. Baker

10. What U.S. president issued an executive order desegregating the armed forces?

• Dwight Eisenhower
• John F. Kennedy
• Harry Truman
• Franklin Roosevelt