Assess the validity of the following statement: One of the ...

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Question 1

In what ways did World War I affect the lives of African Americans?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Assess the validity of the following statement: One of the ironies of World War I was that in a war to make the world safe for democracy, the government attacked the civil liberties that make democracy possible.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer 1

Most students will recognize that opportunities that had not existed in peacetime opened up in cities. The result was that black migration to cities greatly accelerated. Most students will also recognize that black soldiers gained an opportunity to achieve recognition. Better students will also discuss the tensions that resulted from black migration into cities and the growth of white racism. Superior students will see the connection between black achievement and the sense of militancy expressed by Du Bois and McKay.

Answer 2

Students should be able to see the wide range of assaults on civil liberties during the war. By using terms like espionage act and sedition act, the government gave a false impression as to the nature of American dissent. Far from being a threat to overthrow the government, American dissent was squarely rooted in the traditions of the First Amendment. Students should also connect assaults on civil liberties during the war with the Red Scare afterwards.

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