In a 1918 editorial, W.E.B. Du Bois advised African Americans to stop

P1 - about DB, his views + WW1 , + and - with BTW. last +Trotter
P2 - BD + long term goals same ; Change of heart when know ...
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Q1 :- The passage is primarily concerned with

A. identifying historical circumstances that led Du Bois to alter his long-term goals. --- only P2
B. defining “accommodationism” and showing how Du Bois used this strategy to achieve certain goals --- P2
C. accounting for a particular position adopted by Du Bois during the First World War.--- in P1 DB takes a position. in P2 he take action on grievances of the communities. covering both p1 and p2.
D. contesting the view that Du Bois was significantly influenced by either Washington or Trotter --- p2
E. assessing the effectiveness of a strategy that Du Bois urged African Americans to adopt --- assessing is more like evaluate. that is not true for this strategy.
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Q2 :- The passage indicates which of the following about Du Bois's attitude toward Washington ?
Lines to look for - a chief opponent of the accommodationist tactics urged by Booker T.Washington. however, Du Bois aligned himself with Trotter, Washington’s militant opponent, less for ideological reasons than because Trotter had described to him Washington’s efforts to silence those in the African American press who opposed Washington’s positions.
B. It underwent a shift in 1903 for reasons other than Du Bois's disagreement with Washington's accommodationist views.

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Q3 :- The passage suggests which of the following about the contributions of African Americans to the United States war effort during the First World War ?
C. The contributions did not end discrimination against African Americans in the military.

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Q4 :- The author of the passage refers to Washington's call to African Americans in 1895 primarily in order to
PRE-THINKING - this is mentioned to give example on db's shift.
D. support an assertion about Du Bois's tendency to shift his political positions
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Q5 :- According to the passage, which of the following is true of the strategy that Du Bois's 1918 editorial urged African Americans to adopt during the First World War ?
Furthermore, Du Bois believed that African Americans’ contributions to past war efforts had brought them some legal and political advances.
E. It was advocated by Du Bois in part because of his historical knowledge of gains African Americans had made during past wars.