The Economic Opportunity Act was "the most sweeping social welfare bill since the New Deal." Its provisions included all EXCEPT
A. development loans to rural families and urban small businesses.
B. the Job Corps.
C. the Peace Corps.
D. a billion dollars for a new Office of Economic Opportunity.
Answer: C
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The Universal Negro Improvement Association declined in the mid-1920s for which of the following reasons?
A. The Black Star steamship line went bankrupt and Marcus Garvey was deported for mail fraud. B. The death of Marcus Garvey deprived the association of its persuasive and charismatic leader. C. Investigations revealed that the Black Star shipping line was engaged in smuggling. D. Poor African Americans, feeling exploited by Marcus Garvey, began to reject the UNIA's radical agenda.
The Virginia Company developed the "headright" system to
A. raise revenue from the sale of land. B. require families to migrate together. C. cause conflict among the neighboring Indian tribes. D. discourage poor people from moving to the colony. E. attract new settlers to the colony.
During Reconstruction, public schools in the South were __________
A) completely integrated B) poorly attended C) strictly segregated D) segregated by law in every state
In November 2001, the Bush administration issued an executive order authorizing the holding of secret military tribunals for noncitizens deemed to have assisted in terrorism.
a. true b. false