The goal of _______________ was to help compensate for past discrimination and for sometimes hidden prejudice that laws guaranteeing equality were unable to rectify
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Affirmative Action
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a. shortage of food b. shortage of fresh drinking water c. destruction as a result of war d. all of the above
Why did Lincoln give General Winfield Scott the power to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?
A) He was concerned about disloyalty in the vicinity of Washington, D.C. B) He wanted Scott to shoot deserters on sight. C) He wanted to crush the Democratic party. D) He wanted to censor the press.
The white South viewed the Freedmen's Bureau as
a. a meddlesome federal agency that threatened to upset white racial dominance. b. an agency acceptable only because it also helped poor whites. c. a valued partner in rebuilding the South. d. a political arm of the Republican party. e. a threat to state social service agencies.
Why did Leopold II of Belgium likely look to Africa for colonies?
a) Equatorial Africa had long been neglected by the large powers and was available for exploitation. b) Belgium had railroad interests in central Africa. Consider This: Which parts of the world had already been claimed by England, France, Spain, and Germany? See 10.2.2: A New Player. c) Belgium paid off the French for permission to colonize there. Consider This: Which parts of the world had already been claimed by England, France, Spain, and Germany? See 10.2.2: A New Player. d) The Belgian king wished to provide education and medical care to the locals. Consider This: Which parts of the world had already been claimed by England, France, Spain, and Germany? See 10.2.2: A New Player.