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In the summer of 1916, striking white workers in East St. Louis:
 
  A) joined an interracial union campaign to demand higher wages and better working conditions.
  B) attacked newly arrived black workers who had come to fill vacant jobs at a local plant.
  C) stopped trains from the south from delivering black workers to the city.
  D) petitioned President Wilson for financial assistance to continue their strike.

Question 2

In the early months of the war, more than ________ black volunteers and draftees joined the army, constituting 20 percent of America's military force.
 
  A) 400,000
  B) 10,000
  C) 100,000
  D) 250,000



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A



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