Tuskegee Airmen Common Lit

The Tuskegee Airmen were the first Black American

• College graduates.

• Military pilots.

• Navy Soldiers.

• Marines.

In which war did the Tuskegee Airmen serve?

• Civil War

• World War I.

• World War II.

• Vietnam War

During World II, the US military was

• Segregated.

• Integrated.

• Only open to white Americans.

• Nonexistent.

Who founded the Tuskegee Institute?

• W.E.B. Du Bois.

• Booker T. Washington.

• Georg 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 a nickname was given to the Tuskegee Airmen and other Black pilots in World War II?

• Blue Wings.

• Green Belts.

• X-Wings.

• Red Tail.

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 program?

• 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 ore 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