The main impact of the war and its aftermath on working women was that it __________.
A. increased female participation in previously all-male jobs
B. opened graduate and professional schools to women
C. increased female employment in already traditionally female professions
D. allowed many women to move into the white-collar workforce
Answer: C
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The "black codes" were:
A) local constitutions drawn up by freedmen to protect themselves. B) federal, military enforced rules limiting white violence. C) southern laws restricting freedom of the black labor force. D) the plan to integrate freedmen into society.
The contradiction between the concept that "all men are created equal" and the existence of slavery caused which of the following?
a. Some slaves in the North petitioned their state governments for freedom. b. Slaves in several northern states rose in rebellion against the institution of slavery. c. Northerners accepted the idea of the equality of the races. d. All northern states abolished slavery by 1800.
What did the increased competition for foreign markets and the growing importance of domestic demand lead to in late nineteenth-century Europe?
a. The elimination of trade restrictions like tariffs b. A strong reaction against free trade and imposition of steep protective tariffs by most nations c. Greater economic instability and a sequence of ever deeper economic depressions d. Closer economic cooperation among the great powers e. Greater investment by the United States in the European economy
Ask students to consider President Truman's motives for becoming more active on civil rights
What will be an ideal response?