USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

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These American Pilots would be famous for not losing a single bomber in their bombing missions over France and Germany.

(A) The 101st Airborne Division

(B) The Steel Legion

(C) ** The Tuskegee Airmen

(D) The 501st

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -The Tuskegee Airmen were dedicated, determined young men who volunteered to become America’s first Black military airmen.

Concept note-2: -Before 1940, African Americans were barred from flying for the US military. Civil rights organizations and the black press exerted pressure that resulted in the formation of an all African-American pursuit squadron based in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1941. They became known as the Tuskegee Airmen.

Concept note-3: -The Tuskegee Airmen /tʌsˈkiːɡiː/ were a group of primarily African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. They formed the 332d Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group (Medium) of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF).

Concept note-4: -Their job is to drop bombs, shoot at enemy ships on the water, and shoot down enemy aircraft. Guarding bombers from enemy attack was the mission the Tuskegee Airman became most famous for. In addition to pilots, squadrons included mechanics, cooks, doctors, nurses and many others.