Why did modern Progressive reformers, who dominated the League of Women Voters and included future first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, oppose passage of an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) during the 1920s?
A) They felt that gaining the right to vote ensured that women were equal to men in the United
States.
B) They were concerned that the ERA could endanger the protective legislation for women that
they had created in the recent past.
C) They questioned whether equality would mean that women would have to serve in the Armed
Forces.
D) They feared that the ERA would not guarantee women equal pay for equal work when
competing with men in the job market.
B
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Among anticommunists, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy was the
a. most effective. b. first Republican. c. only true World War II hero. d. one who most damaged free speech and fair play. e. one who organized a national movement.
All of the following were true of the post World War II European recovery except
A) Europe experienced the most rapid economic advance in history. B) the standard of living increased for all classes of European society. C) Europeans accepted greater roles in global economic affairs. D) travel became more widespread, and social class lines blurred. E) food and housing were better than before the war.
Rural black people were drawn from farms to cities by __________
A) government subsidies B) well-paid defense jobs C) offers of free housing D) promises of better schools