Which of the following statements about the military draft during the First World War is MOST accurate?
a. The U.S. government declined to draft black men into the military until losses on the battlefield made it unavoidable.
b. Most black men actively resisted the draft because they had no desire to fight for a country which deprived them of their political rights.
c. Although white men were drafted in higher absolute numbers than black men, a higher percentage of black men who registered were drafted.
d. Although northern states often drafted black men before white men, southern states like Georgia and South Carolina drafted almost no African Americans because of fears of armed black uprisings.
c. Although white men were drafted in higher absolute numbers than black men, a higher percentage of black men who registered were drafted.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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