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Black History- Politics and Military

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the first war in which Blacks served in every branch of the U.S. armed forces?

a)

Civil War

b)

Korean War

c)

World War I

d)

World War II

2.

President Jimmy Carter honored 761st Tank Battalion, an all Black unit, for fighting in what war?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Civil War

d)

Vietnam

3.

In May 1941, the 758th Tank Battalion was the first African American tank battalion to fight in which war?

a)

Civil War

b)

World War II

c)

Civil War

d)

World War I

4.

After his service in what war was Elder Watson Diggs instrumental in having the Indiana constitution amended to permit Negro enlistment in the Indiana National Guard?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Civil War

c)

World War I

d)

World War II

5.

What war led Colin Powell to conclude that an army should not enter into combat unless it had a clear objective?

a)

Vietnam

b)

World War I

c)

World War II

d)

Vietnam

6.

In 1942, what branch of the U.S. armed forces became the LAST to admit Blacks?

a)

Army

b)

Navy

c)

Marine Corps

d)

Air Force

7.

Inducted into the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Hall of Fame in 2005, Robert Coleman was a veteran of what branch of the U.S. armed services?

a)

U.S. Air Force

b)

Army

c)

Navy

d)

Marine Corps

8.

Many Civil Rights leaders were opposed to the war in Vietnam for what reason?

a)

They did not want to fight

b)

they disagreed with the president

c)

They were distressed over the high rate of casualties (deaths) among Black troops

d)

unfair voting laws

9.

Before the end of WWI, more than 4,000 Black women had enlisted in the Army to serve in support roles. They were known collectively as what?

a)

women of war

b)

The Women's Army Corps (or WAC)

c)

U.S. Service women

d)

U.S. women's team

10.

Born in Kentucky, Carl Maxie Brashear, the first African American Navy master diver, lost the lower part of his left leg in an accident on what naval ship?

a)

USS Battle

b)

USS Hoist

c)

USS Invader

d)

USS Attack

11.

Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. was the first black general of which branch of the U.S. Armed Forces

a)

U.S. Navy

b)

Marine Corps

c)

U.S. Army

d)

Air Force

12.

What was the largest black unit in the Korean War?

a)

The twenty-fourth Infantry Regiment

b)

The Warrior Brigade

c)

The Battle Captains

d)

The Fighting Battalion

13.

What Black Support unit drove supplies by truck to advancing American Forces and also performed yeoman service during the Battle of the Bulge of 1944?

a)

The Red Ball Express

b)

The Aces

c)

The Tuskegee Airmen

d)

The Fighting 100

14.

Dorie Miller, a mess man with the Navy, manned a machine gun without experience and shot down four enemy aircraft during the attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1942, he was awarded what honor for this heroic action?

a)

The Medal of Freedom

b)

The Purple Heart

c)

The Gold Star

d)

The Navy Cross

15.

What awards did the French government present to the Black soldiers and their battalions for bravery and courage?

a)

The Croix de Geurre, the distinguished French decoration, or Legion of Merit

b)

Le Galant

c)

Victoire Medaille

d)

Bravoure Plaque

16.

During the American Revolution, Black soldiers fought with which two organizations as pilots, gunner's mates, boatswain's mates, and manned he coastal galleys?

a)

The Continental Navy and the Continental Army

b)

The Blue team and the Red team

c)

The British and the French

d)

The Democrats and the Republicans

17.

The NAACP pressured President Woodrow Wilson's administration to establish what officer's training school for blacks at Fort Dodge, in Des Moines, Iowa?

a)

For Us By Us

b)

The Colored Officer's Training Camp (or COTC)

c)

Military Training Academy

d)

Cadet School

18.

What was the only African American military women's unit to go overseas during World War I?

a)

The 33rd Fighting Unit

b)

The Fifth Infantry

c)

the 6888th Postal Unit

d)

The Women's Military Brigade

19.

Commissioned in 1943, the first group of Black naval officers were known as what?

a)

The Golden Thirteen

b)

Military's Best

c)

Cadet Masters

d)

Top Captains

20.

Under the command of Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., the 332nd destroyed 111 planes in the air and 150 on the ground while never losing a single bomber. They were awarded what honor for this heroic action?

a)

Purple Heart

b)

Honor Roll

c)

The Distinguished Flying Cross

d)

Gold Medal