History task

Y11 GLS

NAME_______________________ Homework Task Due: History Class Week 3 Answer the question below on this worksheet and write one paragraph based on your research. Book: US History 1919-41 The KKK- pp 16 – 17 Part One: Questions (answer in your own words, not just copy and paste!) 1. Who made up the two divisions of early 20th century American society?

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____________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 2. How did the KKK grow from 1915?

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____________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 3. Who did the KKK oppose?

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____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 4. Provide two examples for the influence the KKK had throughout the US in the 1920s: [2] 1)__________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 2)__________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 5. How did the KKK ensure that African-Americans remained second-class citizens?

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_________________________________________________________________________ 6. What was lynching?

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Part Two: Research Paragraph Find one online article about the current situation of American Black people (2015/2016). Write a short paragraph (10-15 lines). What does the article mention about the situation? What are the major problems? How far did the situation improve from the past? What could be done to solve the current problems? [9] ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Include the reference for your article: Who wrote it, when, where, website link

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