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WorksheetsThe Tuskegee Airmen
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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 I
World War II
Vietnam War
During World War II, the US military was _____.
segregated
integrated
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?
the bombing of Pearl Harbor
the bombing of Hiroshima
Hitler's invasion of Poland
the discovery of German spies in America
What nickname was given to the Tuskegee Airmen and other black pilots in World War II?
Blue Wings
Green Belts
X-Wings
Red Tails
What were the Tuskegee Airmen known for?
escorting bomber planes
bombing enemy submarines
circling the globe
sneaking into enemy camps
About how many pilots graduated from the Tuskegee program?
10
100
1,000
10,000
What was the hypocrisy pointed out by civil rights leaders regarding the Tuskegee Airmen?
Black people weren't treated as equals in the US, but were expected to defend America's democratic ideals overseas.
Black men were now allowed to serve as Air Corps pilots, but black women were still barred from joining the military at all.
Black troops were being sent to Europe, but not Asia.
Black pilots were being treated with more respect than other military personnel, but all troops should be treated equally.
True or false: Some Tuskegee Airmen went on to have long careers in the military.
true
false
