WorksheetsTuskegee Airmen
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What was important about Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics?
U.S. African American athlete Jesse Owens proved Adolf Hitler's theory of German racial superiority to be false by winning Gold Medals
Hitler's reaction to Owens winning showed to the world the Hitler was a racist
It proved how well African Americans could do under pressure
All of the above
Black pilots were not discriminated against during World War II?
True
False
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
An all white unit of pilots for the U.S. during World War II
An all black unit of pilots for the U.S. during World War II
A group of African American U.S. pilots who failed
Did the Tuskegee Airmen play an important role in World War II?
Yes
No
What was important about the Tuskegee Airmen?
They broke down racial barriers in the U.S.
They set back the cause of African Americans in the U.S. 150 years
Nothing
Who founded the Tuskegee Institute where the Tuskegee Airmen trained?
Gerald Ford
Booker T Washington
Jackie Robinson
Jesse Owens
Was the washout rate, where pilots failed the training program, higher for white pilots or for the African American pilots?
White
African American
In What Years, from beginning to end, did World War II take place?
1775-1781
1914-1918
1939-1945
1959-1975
What did the African American pilots have to prove to the U.S. military and their enemies because of false notions about their abilities?
That they were mentally fit
That they could handle pressure and carry out their assignments as well as other pilots
They had to show they had the aptitude to succeed
All of the above
Originally, the Tuskegee Airmen were given airplanes that were at least as good as the planes given to other pilots.
True
False
