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Question #1
Which of the following is a difference between white ethnic immigration to the U.S and black migration to urban areas that we studied in class this week?
A.   White ethnics were less well-received by established city residents because they arrived after blacks from the south.
B.   White ethnics suffered more discrimination.
C.   Blacks migrated to Northern cities in large numbers during the 20th century while major waves of immigration of white ethnics began in the nineteenth century.
Question #2
Today most black migration movement is __________.
A.   from one northern urban area to another northern urban area
B.   out of the urban areas of the North to the South
C.   toward the industrial North
D.   out of the rural areas of the South to the North
Question #3
The Great Migration of African Americans took place from World War II to the 1970s
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #4
Which of the following factor(s) contributed to the black migration?
A.   Jim Crow racism
B.   opportunities for employment in manufacturing industries in Northern cities
C.   the mechanization of southern agriculture
D.   all of the above
Question #5
The migration of blacks from Southern cities to Northern cities continues to this day.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #6
Which of the following videos did we watch in class about the Great Migration?
A.   The Great Migration
B.   The Urbanization of African-Americans
C.   Going to Chicago
D.   None of the above
Question #7
In the video that we watched in class about the Great Migration, the black migrants documented in the film were mostly from which of the following States:
A.   New York
B.   Mississippi
C.   Texas
D.   Georgia
Question #8
According to Professor Thomas, many blacks today are segregated in inner-cities communities because it is their individual choice
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #9
Which of the following concepts helps to explain the process of migration during the Great Migration?
A.   Jim Crow
B.   racial segregation
C.   Chain migration
D.   all of the above
Question #10
20th century.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #11
According to lectures this week, the economic system of sharecropping, while tough, was a big improvement for African-Americans when compared to slavery.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #12
In Northern urban areas, such as Chicago, blacks finally were able to escape racist actions against them by whites
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #13
The Great Migration began to wane during the 1960s and was virtually over by the mid-1970s.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #14
According to Figure 1 on page 211 of the Tolnay reading, about how many blacks were living in Northern cities (i.e., the “Total in non-South) in 1950:
A.   About 2 million
B.   About 12 million
C.   About 4 million

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