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Viewing Questions: Red TailsDirections:Answer the following questions while watching the movie. The questions will not leave the classroom.Main Characters: JokerLighteningFlight TopSmokeyDeacon (Deke)MauriceBlack JesusEasy (Captain)Junior (Ray Gun)CoffeeBased on the following quote, give 2 reasons or ways the movie proved or disapproved this statement. “Blacks are mentally inferior, by nature subservient, and cowards in the face of danger. They are therefore unfit for combat.” -1925 U.S. Army War College StudyA.______________________________________________________________________ B.______________________________________________________________________Where did the movie take place? ____________________________________________What year does the movie take place? ________________________________________What war do the Red Tails fight in? ___________________________________________Who usually rebels in most of the missions? For example, he decides to engage the enemy in spite of Easy’s orders and wages an assault on the German train. ________________________________________________________________________Do the races serve in the same units together or are they separate? ________________What argument does Colonel AJ Bullard give as to why the great Tuskegee experiment has failed in the eyes of others or reached its full potential? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What mission does Colonel Bullard get for the Tuskegee Airmen which they will provide air cover for the landing? ___________________________________________________Who gets injured badly during the mission (he is shot in the leg and has a head injury?) ________________________________________________________________________When Colonel Lutz asks Colonel Bullard for help man to man, what does Colonel Bullard tell him that his men need? _________________________________________________Why do the men at the Officer’s Club ask Lightening what he doing there even though he is an officer? __________________________________________________________How do you think many of the Tuskegee men felt about fighting for racism abroad, but being denied it by fellow Americans (think: Double “V” campaign)? What do you think their motivations were to fight and to not give in? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Colonel AJ Bullard tells Lightening (Joe Little) that if he really wants to knock something down try using this? What is he referring to? ___________________________________Why were the tails of the planes painted red?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________“Nothing’s difficult. Everything’s a challenge. Through adversity…to the stars! From the last plane, to the last bullet, to the last minute, to the last man, we fight! We fight! We fight!” When do Red Tails recite this? _________________________________________Who is injured badly in the escort mission & becomes covered in gasoline? ________________________________________________________________________Why does the white soldier call the Red Tails over in the street? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What does Ray (Junior) give to one of the men who escape the prison camp? ________________________________________________________________________What mistake does Easy admit to Colonel Bullard concerning Ray? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Who said this? “That self-pity of yours. That is your weakness. It ends, right here, right now. You man up. You lead your squad. Every decision you make isn’t going to always be the right one.” _________________________________________________________Using three adjectives, describe the 332nd Fighter Group.__________________2) ____________________ 3) ____________________How do you think the Red Tails helped to inspire the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In at least TWO sentences, sum up what surprised you in the movie and/or what you learned? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The highly decorated Red Tails or 332nd Fighter Group compiled one of the best records of any air fighter group in WWII, including 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses. 66Tuskegee Airmen were killed in action.“In the name of the President of the United States, a Distinguished Unit Citation has been conferred upon the all-Negro 332nd Fighter Group for outstanding performance of duty in conflict with the enemy. By the conspicuous gallantry, professional skill and determination of the pilots, together with the outstanding technical skill and devotion to duty of the ground personnel, the 332nd has reflected great credit on itself and on the Armed Forces of the United States. We salute you.”Viewing Questions: Red Tails (ANSWERS)Students need to list TWO reasons of how the quote was disproven using evidence from the movie.Italy1944World War IILighteningThe races are in separate units.They are given hand me down planes, ordered to attack targets that have been bypassed, and fly patrols where the enemy hasn’t been seen for months.Operation ShingleJunior also known as Ray GunHe asks for new planes, no more hand me downs.It was a white’s only officer’s club.It was a constant struggle, especially when being put in a situation where someone calls you racist slurs. Overall, the Tuskegee men felt that if they are fighting for democracy and equality abroad when they arrive home there is no way they can be denied it. He is referring to his brain or head or knowledge.The African-American pilots in the film have the tails of their planes painted red, to distinguish themselves. The white pilots coin the phrase "Red Tails."They say this before they head out to the mission to escort bombers.Deacon also known as Deke is injured badly during the mission when his plane crashes while landing causing it to burst into flames (fireball landing).The Red Tails escorted them about a month ago and they feel they owe the Red Tails a drink to show their appreciation.Ray gives him his dog tags to get them back to his unit.He admits that Ray was not fit when he put him back in rotation. The flight surgeon wouldn’t give him a clean bill of health so he talked his way right past him. He now feels he is not fit to lead the squadron because of this.Colonel AJ Bullard Any three adjectives will do, but should be along the lines of (brave, courageous, funny, etc).Students are to make a connection as this part of history will be taught in the next few lessons. It Red Tails helped to inspire the Civil Rights movement by fighting in the war for democracy to preserve freedom, they provide hope for those on the home front fighting for the same. Despite the segregation and racism they endured, the Red Tails never gave up, completed their mission, and stared bigotry in the face (think of the boycotts, freedom riders, etc).Students should write down what surprised them or what they learned in at least two sentences for credit. ................
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