Consider racial minorities and women in the United States during World War II. Which groups made notable gains from the war and which did not? Explain.
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A) Executive Order 10730 B) Martin Luther King’s letter from a Birmingham jail C) Civil Rights Act of 1964 D) Southern Manifesto on Integration
The isolation of Western farmers was lessened by _____________.
A. long drives and declining prices for beef B. the use of barbed wire and the expansion of the railroads C. a high ratio of women to men and the wide use of machinery D. the expansion of mail-order companies and the availability of Rural Free Delivery
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a. John Marshall's opinion in Marbury v. Madison b. George Washington's "Farewell Address" c. Alexander Hamilton's "Report on Manufactures" d. Thomas Jefferson's "Kentucky Resolution" e. John Marshall's opinion in McCulloch v. Maryland
Which of the following does NOT correctly describe U.S. foreign involvements?
A. The U.S. used direct military intervention to put an end to the genocide in Rwanda. B. U.S. Marines were ambushed in Somalia while trying to assist UN humanitarian efforts. C. President Clinton made efforts to broker a peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis. D. President Clinton ordered airstrikes to try to stop Serbian "ethnic cleansing" of Muslims.