How did the recessions of 2001 and 2008 affect black women in particular?
A) They actually made some gains, as they took jobs white women vacated.
B) Black women began both recessions with much higher rates of unemployment than other ethnic groups.
C) Black women were forced out of menial positions so that whites and Hispanics could have the jobs.
D) Black women benefited because black men received more benefits from the government at this time.
Answer: B
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In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna presents himself as
a. a spirit that requires sacrifice. b. one of many equal deities. c. the essence of a leaf, a flower and a fruit offered in devotion. d. a transcendent supreme deity.
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a. true b. false
What sorts of evidence tell us about climate change in past times? How does using such evidence complicate the traditional job of the historian as an interpreter of texts?
What will be an ideal response?