When Jamaican-born social activist Marcus Garvey came to the United States in 1916, he arrived at precisely the right historical moment. What made the moment right was the return of African American soldiers from the First World War in 1918, which created an ideal constituency for someone with Garvey's message of unity, pride, and improved conditions for African American communities.

Hoping to participate in the traditional American ethos of individual success, many African American people entered the armed forces with enthusiasm, only to find themselves segregated from white troops and subjected to numerous indignities. They returned to a United States that was as segregated as it had been before the war. Considering similar experiences, anthropologist Anthony F. C. Wallace has argued that when a perceptible gap arises between a culture's expectations and the reality of that culture, the resulting tension can inspire a revitalization movement: an organized, conscious effort to construct a culture that fulfills long-standing expectations.

Some scholars have argued that Garvey created the consciousness from which he built, in the 1920s, the largest revitalization movement in African American history. But such an argument only tends to obscure the consciousness of identity, strength, and sense of history that already existed in the African American community. Garvey did not create this consciousness; rather, he gave this consciousness its political expression.


According to the passage, many African American people joined the armed forces during the First World War for which of the following reasons?


They wished to escape worsening economic conditions in African American communities.

They expected to fulfill ideals of personal attainment.

They sought to express their loyalty to the United States.

They hoped that joining the military would help advance the cause of desegregation.

They saw military service as an opportunity to fulfill Marcus Garvey's political vision.

考题讲解

题目分析:
文章细节题:非裔美籍参加一战是为了什么?

原文:为了契合传统的美国个人成功的民族精神,许多非裔美籍满腔热情参军去了。


选项分析:

A选项:为了逃离非裔美籍群体的越来越差的经济环境:没有提。

B选项:正确。他们期待实现个人理想:与原文一致。

C选项:他们为了表达自己对美军的忠诚:没提。

D选项:
他们希望参军可以推进反歧视事业的发展:他们参加最本质的愿望是个人层面的,只是参军回来时,发现歧视还在,因此要致力于反歧视运动。

E选项:
他们认为参军是实现GM的政治观点的机会:他们参军与MG无关。

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