The most significant civil rights achievement of president Harry S Truman was
a. the fair employment practices commission.
b. the voting rights act.
c. the desegregation of the military.
d. the ban on racial covenants in housing.
Answer: c. the desegregation of the military.
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As the 19th century unfolded, Southern states passed which of the following laws to try to gain more control over slavery and blacks:
A. forcing whites to join posses to catch runaway slaves. B. laws forbidding slaves from testifying in courts. C. prohibiting manumission of slaves. D. not allowing slaves to purchase their freedom. E. All of the above
What was the connection between European global expansion and the growing tensions between European powers?
What will be an ideal response?
Explain why, despite its vast human and natural resources, the South experienced more severe poverty than the West.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following were not allowed to join the Southern Alliance?
a. farmers b. bankers c. doctors d. teachers