Worksheetsstudy guide game
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 3mins
why many people did not want to integrate their neighborhoods?
they wouldn’t have any control of their neighborhood the whites
They would shoot them if they interrogate
they would have to call the police
George Romney
was a cheif
been committed to reversing the segregated housing patterns that the gov helped engineer, saying that the suburbs were a “high-income white noose” around black inner cities but his program faced backlash from nixon
marched for equal housing rights in Chicago
was a baseball player
Gentrification research confirms many positive benefits to low-income families.
False
True
How does the author use the story of Clyde Ross to make the argument for reparations?
The author highlights Clyde's military service to emphasize the debt the United States owed to him and others.
The author details how Clyde's struggles culminated with an appeal to the government for compensation.
been committed to reversing the segregated housing patterns that the gov helped engineer, saying that the suburbs were a “high-income white noose” around black inner cities but his program faced backlash from nixon
The author shows how Clyde's once-flourishing neighborhood community now faces many challenges.
Which sentence from the text best supports your answer?
Gentrification brings new educational opportunities to an area.
"Ross had tried to get a legitimate mortgage in another neighborhood, but was told by a loan officer that there was no financing available."
."And they wanted restitution for the great injury brought upon them by said offenders."
"He fought in World War II to save the world from tyranny. But when he returned to Clarksdale, he found that tyranny had followed him home."
What is the author's primary argument for gentrification?
a study from NYU's Furman Center suggests that residents of public housing in wealthier and gentrifying neighborhoods make more money
Gentrification research confirms many positive benefits to low-income families.
Gentrification brings new educational opportunities to an area.
Gentrification helps bring affordable shopping choices to an underserved area.
What is "truthiness," according to the author?
the importance of portraying issues factually and realistically despite popular opinion
the habit of providing more information than requested in order to report accurately
the characteristic of seeming to be correct despite evidence that suggests otherwise
-Which quote from the text best supports your answer?
"The opposite of gentrification isn't urban decay; it's the democratization of urban space."
". . . attracting the super-rich is the best way to help those city-dwellers he quaintly calls 'those who are less fortunate.'"
"In countless urban districts across the world, affordable housing is on the decline and displacement is on the rise."
