During the 1970s, the gap between the incomes of the upper 20 percent of African Americans and their white counterparts narrowed, but the gap between black men and women at the bottom of the economic ladder and their white counterparts expanded

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: TRUE

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Which modern day European nation projects farthest west off the Eurasian landmass and into the Atlantic Ocean?

a. Germany b. France c. England d. Portugal e. Netherlands

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What is true about the story in the novel Native Son?

A) It was a story about a black man who triumphed over whites and founded a new nation in Africa. B) It was a story about how discrimination and the difficulties of black life could lead some blacks to murder and violence. C) It was the story of an American black man who is rejected by his country and adopted by the French as a national hero. D) It was the story of a young black musician who performs on the radio and gains success by fooling many into thinking he is white.

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This bill never passed through the senate due to a lack of Southern support. Southerners felt like they were being treated unfairly by this attempt to ban slavery in the future southwest territories, which would have made them a minority in the Senate. This matter was unresolved until the _______-Nebraska Act of 1854, which relied on popular sovereignty to decide the slavery issue in each new state.

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

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What were the major tenets of Cecil Rhodes' "Confession of Faith?"

What will be an ideal response?

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