What government body was created to help implement Executive Order 8802, which forbade discrimination by race in hiring government and defense industry workers?

A. Equal Opportunity Bureau
B. Fair Employment Practices Commission
C. Fair Practices Commission
D. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission


Answer: B

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A. negotiating an Arab-Israeli peace accord B. reopening diplomatic relations with Cuba C. his visit to the People's Republic of China D. signing a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty with the Soviets

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What did England and France share in common in the fourteenth century?

A) Popes resided in both countries. B) Both avoided the Black Death. C) The monarchies in both were weak. D) Both enjoyed a long period of peace.

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After a 1954 security treaty with the U.S., the Taiwanese government

A. banned immigration by non-Westerners. B. sent military operatives to the U.S. for training. C. adopted a tough anti-China stance. D. made nation-building its main focus, including land and other reforms. E. implemented policies to broaden trade with the U.S.

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Who spoke of the "invisible hand" of the market?

a. Isaac Newton b. Francis Bacon c. Immanuel Kant d. Adam Smith e. René Descartes

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