In practice, the policies of the Federal Housing Administration promoted:
A) the construction of too many apartment buildings.
B) racism and segregation.
C) pushing mortgage interest rates beyond the reach of middle-class Americans.
D) a drastic slowdown in the housing boom.
Answer: B
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All of the following are accomplishments of the Meiji government before WWI except
a. the establishment of a Diet. b. the conquest of Korea. c. economic development. d. the conquest of Manchuria.
Which of the following is NOT a true statement about free blacks in antebellum America?
A) They established the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. B) They promoted temperance and abolition. C) They referred to themselves as "Colored Americans." D) They established Prince Hall. E) They favored gradual emancipation.
The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
A. put in place a series of regulations for railroad companies. B. created a five-person commission to oversee the act. C. both created a five-person commission to oversee the act, and had little practical effect for decades. D. had little practical effect for decades. E. All these answers are correct.