Eleanor Roosevelt refused to allow Harry Hopkins, the director of the Works Progress Administration, to employ artists of any kind, arguing that federal dollars were too precious to be wasted on "scoundrels, drifters, and communists."
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Answer: FALSE
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One severe, widespread problem of urban communities in the mid 19th century was:
a. large numbers of homeless people b. poor water supply and waste disposal c. traffic jams of horse-drawn omnibuses d. starvation
What policy did George Kennan propose the U.S. adopt towards communism?
a. Massive retaliation b. Containment c. Appeasement d. Curtailment e. Mutually assured destruction (MAD)
An analysis of various states' "grandfather clauses" shows that
A) they were not aimed at freed blacks.
B) they were mainly aimed at recent immigrants.
C) the Reconstruction period had ended and equality now existed.
D) legal efforts were instituted to keep blacks from voting.
Plantation slavery in Florida is closely associated with the arrival of the __________
A) Dutch B) French C) British D) French