Author Question: How were the suburbs of the 1950s different from the earlier suburbs of the 1920s? A) They ... (Read 158 times)

Wadzanai · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

When Booker T. Washington stated in his 1895 Atlanta Exposition Address that the opportunity for blacks to earn a dollar in a factory just now is worth infinitely more than the opportunity to spend a dollar in an opera house, he

believed that race relations would improve if __________. A) African Americans focused on economic advancement and remained patient
B) African Americans defended themselves with rifles
C) African Americans left the United States
D) white Americans understood the poverty in which many African Americans lived

Question 2

What effect did the heavy tax imposed on Chinese miners by the California state legislature in 1852 have on them?

A) The largest majority returned to their home provinces in China.
B) Many of these miners continued to work in their current jobs.
C) Most left mining but turned to other work such as fishing and operating restaurants.
D) It had no effect on them since the California judiciary overturned it for its racist principles.

Question 3

How were the suburbs of the 1950s different from the earlier suburbs of the 1920s?

A) They consisted of homes that were frequently designed with unique features.
B) They were usually integrated between white and minority residents.
C) They were made up of larger homes than what could be found in the city.
D) They were farther away from city centers and depended on cars for transportation.