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Caiter2013

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Who were the Dixiecrats?
 
  A) They were states' rights segregationists who hoped to deny Truman's re-election and preserve their way of life.
  B) They bolted the Democratic party and supported Thomas Dewey in the 1948 presidential election.
  C) They formed the core of President Truman's support in the solid South during the 1948 election.
  D) They were Northerners who moved to the south in the postwar years to build new industries and take advantage of cheap labor.
  E) They were the leftwing Democrats who joined with communists to launch a new Progressive Party in 1948.

Question 2

President Truman was especially motivated to promote civil-rights policies beginning in 1946 because
 
  A) He believed African American participation in World War II earned them the full rights of citizenship.
  B) He wanted to demonstrate to the world that the Soviet Union was far more racist than the U.S.
  C) International criticism of racism in the U.S. undercut America's ability to espouse democracy abroad.
  D) All of these choices
  E) None of these choices



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reelove4eva

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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C




Caiter2013

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Reply 2 on: Jul 4, 2018
Gracias!


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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