In 1948, many southern Democrats split from their party to support Governor J. Strom Thurmond because
a. China had fallen to the communists.
b. they opposed American membership in the United Nations.
c. President Truman took a strong stand in favor of civil rights.
d. they found the Republican candidate, Thomas E. Dewey, more sympathetic to their conservative ideology.
e. Truman appointed an ambassador to the Catholic Vatican City.
c
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Which of the following is not a true statement about Gerald Ford? a. He was a republican. b. He was elected president. c. He angered people when he pardoned Richard Nixon. d. He chose Nelson Rockefeller as his vice president
e. He had been a football star in college.
This term refers to the process of taking away the right to vote from people who would normally enjoy that right.
What will be an ideal response?
The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) differed from the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in that it
a. promoted unions that organized workers by crafts. b. promoted unions that organized all workers by industry, including women and immigrants. c. encouraged the unionization of both skilled and unskilled workers but excluded immigrants, Mexicans, and women. d. claimed more members by 1940.
Why did Edvard resign as president of Czechoslovakia in 1948?
a. He objected to the Czech exclusion from the United Nations. b. His proposal of the Warsaw Pact was rejected. c. He sought capitalist reforms in Czechoslovakia. d. He refused to sign a constitution that outlawed all but the Communist Party. e. He refused to recognize the separation of the Czech Republic from Slovenia.