What did 1960 Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy mean when he stated that he "was better off in the war [World War II] than they are in the coal mines" when he met with coal miners in West Virginia during his campaign?
A) Coal miners in West Virginia faced harsh consequences if they went on strike for better
working and living conditions.
B) Pesticides had ruined the West Virginia terrain so that farming was nearly impossible and led
to hunger for mining families.
C) West Virginians had to deal with numerous environmental hazards that jeopardized their
health.
D) The miners and their families had to deal with appalling poverty in their lives.
D
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