In 1942, President Roosevelt stated, "In some communities employers dislike to hire women. In others they are reluctant to hire Negroes. We can no longer afford to indulge such ________."

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Answer: prejudice

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Young women employed in the New England textile mills

a. grew more dependent upon their families because of their experience. b. grew increasingly independent from their families because of their experience. c. remained relatively unchanged because of their experience. d. tended to keep their jobs for many years, and in some cases for life. e. joined labor unions and led violent strikes against the factories.

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Which party in the election of 1860 defined its platform as "the Union, the Constitution, and the enforcement of the law"?

a. The Democratic party b. The Republican party c. The Constitutional Union party d. The Know-Nothing (American) party e. The Conscience Whig party

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Ashoka

a. was the founder of Jainism. b. was the only Indian emperor who tried to foster trade. c. changed his personal values and governmental policies after becoming a Buddhist. d. sent Buddhist missionaries to China and Japan to instruct the people. e. was a vaisya.

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This statement expresses the main idea in which of the following documents?: “. . . all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.”

A) Gettysburg Address B) Emancipation Proclamation C) the “Cornerstone Speech” D) the Declaration of Independence

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