Which of the following statements best expresses the significance of the report issued by President Truman's Committee on Civil Rights?
a. It indicated the willingness of the president to acknowledge the federal government's responsibility to strivefor racial equality
b. It indicated that the president was willing to respond to congressional demands that he provide acomprehensive legislative agenda to protect minority rights.
c. It indicated the government's willingness to bow to public pressure and actively protect the rights ofminorities.
d. It indicated that the president was unwilling to support ideas that would cost him white votes in the southernstates.
a
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Which statement about British involvement in slavery and the slave trade is true?
A. Britain banned the slave trade in 1807 and abolished slavery in its own colonies in 1833-1834. B. Britain banned the slave trade and abolished slavery in its own colonies in 1833-1834. C. Britain banned the slave trade in 1807 but never abolished slavery in its own colonies. D. Britain did not participate in the slave trade, but it allowed slavery in its own colonies until 1834.
Few Americans were drafted
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to Map 25.5, which of the following was a new state carved out of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire?
A) Czechoslovakia B) Belgium C) Albania D) Italy
In what ways did the American West not conform to its popular image?
What will be an ideal response?