President Truman’s strategy towards black Americans was to __________
a) sway them away from radical alternatives by supporting modest civil rights reforms
b) appoint prominent black activists to highly visible positions in the government
c) ignore the demands of civil rights advocates to gain white southerners’ votes
d) remove barriers to integration in order to create a more inclusive Democratic Party
Answer: a
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a. trade tariffs. b. the form of American expansion. c. Indian removal. d. the Bank of the United States.
Before 1860, compared to Irish immigrants, German immigrants to the United States
A. were less likely to migrate with entire families. B. were more likely to remain in eastern cities. C. came in greater numbers. D. generally moved on to the Southeast. E. generally arrived with more money.
John Adams believed that __________
A) all people, regardless of race, had the same rights B) black people were not entitled to the same rights as white people C) slavery was a positive good D) all black people should be enslaved
A riot that killed 48 people in East St. Louis, Illinois was one of many that revealed tensions between
A) male workers and newer female employees. B) union and non-union workers. C) native-born workers and immigrants. D) white workers and black migrants. E) labor leaders and the rank and file.