Amh 2020 Test 2

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America's empire in the early twentieth century was all of the following EXCEPT

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territorial

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Between 1901 and 1920, the US intervened militarily numerous times in Caribbean countries:

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in order to protect the economic interests of American banks and companies

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Theodore Roosevelt's taking of the Panama Canal Zone is an example of

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his belief that civilized nations had an obligation to establish order in an unruly world

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The Roosevelt Corollary

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claimed the right of the United States to act as a police power in the Western Hemisphere

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Dollar Diplomacy

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was used by William Howard Taft instead of military intervention

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Woodrow Wilson's moral imperialism in Latin America produced

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more military interventions than any other president before or since

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As president, Woodrow Wilson

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believed that the export of U.S. manufactured goods went hand in hand with the spread of democracy

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As war broke out in Europe, Americans

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were deeply divided

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The Zimmerman Telegram

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outlined the German plan for an attack on the United States by Mexico

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On April 2, 1917 Woodrow Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war

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against Germany, "to make the world safe for democracy"

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The Fourteen Points

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sought to establish the right of national self-determination

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The Committee on Public Information

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was a government agency that sought to shape public opinion

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Why did World War I threaten to tear the women's suffrage movement apart?

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Many suffragist had been associated with opposition to American involvement in the war

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The Espionage Act (1917) and Sedition Act (1918)

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were the first federal restrictions on free speech since 1798

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Which of the following best characterizes the relationship Progressives had with civil liberties up to and during much of World War I?

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Civil liberties had never been a major concern for Progressives

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During World War I, Americans reacted to German-Americans and Germans in all of the following ways EXCEPT

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the federal gov't barred German immigration to the United States

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Birth of a nation was a film that

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portrayed the Civil War and Reconstruction, exalting the Ku Klux Klan

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During his presidency, Woodrow Wilson

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dismissed numerous black federal employees

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How did World War I and the rhetoric of freedom shape the labor movement and worker's expectations?

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Wartime rhetoric inspired hopes for social and economic justice

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Wartime repression of dissent and free speech culminated in

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the Red Scare

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All of the following statements about the Palmer Raids are true EXCEPT

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George Creel oversaw the Palmer Raids

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The Treaty of Versailles

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required Germany to pay more than $33 billion in reparations

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Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy rhetoric focused on

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self-determination

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Senators opposing America's participation in the League of Nations

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argued that it would threaten to deprive the country of its freedom of action

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The trial and execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti demonstrated that

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the Red Scare extended into the 1920s

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Why did new industries in electronics and chemicals increase their productivity and output so significantly in the 1920s?

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They successfully applied Ford's moving assembly line technology

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During the 1920s, American multinational corporations

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extended their reach throughout the world

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During the 1920s

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an estimated 40 percent of the population remained in poverty

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Agriculture in the 1920s

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experienced declining incomes and increased bank foreclosures

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In the 1920s, employers embraced the American plan, which

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advocated the "open shop"

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For the feminist woman in the 1920's, freedom meant

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the right to choose her lifestyle

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Which would not be considered a characteristic of a flapper?

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advocated temperance

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In the 1929 study, Middletown, Robert and Helen Lynd

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argued that leisure and consumption had replaced political involvement

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During the 1920s

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gov't policies reflected the pro-business ethos of the decade

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The Teapot Dome scandal involved

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the secretary of the interior, who received money in exchange for leasing government oil reserves to private companies

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Robert La Follette ran for president in 1924

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as a Progressive Party candidate

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American foreign policy during the 1920s

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reflected the close relationship between government and business

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Which of the following was an example of foreign policy designed to improve American business prospects?

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suppressing a nationalist revolt in Nicaragua

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In Schenck v. United States, Supreme Court

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ruled that bans on dangerous speech were constitutional

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All of the following statements about the 1924 Immigration Act are true EXCEPT

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the 1924 Immigration Act sought to ensure that more immigrants came from southern Europe than from northern Europe

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Meyer v. Nebraska

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overturned a law that stated public schools would instruct classes in English only

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Which city was considered t he "capital" of black America in the 1920s?

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New York

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"Slumming" meant

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whites going to Harlem's dancehalls, jazz clubs, and speakeasies

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Which issue became the focus of the 1928 presidential race?

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the fact that Alfred Smith was Catholic

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The Great Depression was caused by all of the following factors EXCEPT

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increased government regulation of banking and the stock market

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Liberalism during the New Deal came to be understood as

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active government to uplift less fortunate members of society

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The Great Depression and the economic crisis that ensued discredited supporters of

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unregulated capitalism

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The New Deal

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included a reliance on economic planning

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All of the statements about Roosevelt's group of advisers, known as the "Brain Trust," are true EXCEPT

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the "Brain Trust" believed that large corporations needed to be dismantled

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The first thing that Roosevelt attended to as president was the

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banking crisis

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The Glass-Steagall Act

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established the Federal Deposit insurance corporation

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The National Industrial Recovery Act

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established codes that set standards for production, prices, and wages in several industries

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The Civilian Conservation Corps

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put young men to work in national parks

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the Tennessee Valley Authority

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combined economic regional planning with relief

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The Agricultural Adjustment Act

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raised farm prices by establishing quotas and paying farmers not to plant more

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Which two New Deal programs did the Supreme Court rule unconstitutional?

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Agricultural Adjustment Act and National Recovery Administration

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Which statement best describes Huey Long, Upton Sinclair, and Dr. Francis Townsend?

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They all challenged Roosevelt to move further to the left of center

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The Share Our Wealth movement was

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led by Louisiana senator Huey Long and gained a national following

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The Second New Deal

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focused on economic security

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Which program employed white-collar workers and professionals, including doctors, writers, and artists?

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the Works progress Administration

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The Wagner Act

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created the National Labor Relations Board

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Why did FDR try to change the balance of power on the Supreme Court?

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He feared the Supreme Court might invalidate the Wagner and Social Security acts

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Which phrase best describes Eleanor Roosevelt's tenure as First Lady?

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redefined the role of First Lady, championing civil rights and labor legislation

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Federal housing policy

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reinforced residential segregation

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The Popular Front

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was a political and cultural movement associated with the communist Party

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The Scottsboro case

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reflected the racism that was prevalent in the south during the 1930s

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Which group welcomed black members and used programs to educate whites about racial issues?

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the Congress of Industrial Organizations

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In 1938, Congress established the House Un-American Activities Committee, which

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included liberals and labor radicals in its definition of "un-American"

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The New Deal failed to generate

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sustained prosperity

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The Four Freedoms

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provided a language of national unity

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During the 1930s, the Good Neighbor Policy

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was a foreign policy based on the recognition of the autonomy of Latin American countries

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Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini conquered the African nation of

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Ethiopia

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France and Britain's policy toward Germany of giving concessions in hopes of avoiding war was called

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appeasement

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Many Americans remained convinced that their involvement in World World I had been

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a mistake

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In 1940, the "cash and carry" plan

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allowed Great Britain to purchase U.S. arms on restricted basis

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The Lend-Lease Act

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authorized military aid to those fighting against Germany and Japan

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Why did the United States provide Lend-Lease assistance to the Soviet Union after June 1941?

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Hitler had renounced the nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union and invaded that country

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After the United States entered World War II

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Americans experienced a series of military losses

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What was the "final solution"?

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Adolf Hitler's plan to mass-exterminate "undesirable" peoples

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Which area of the United States witnessed the greatest growth during the war?

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West Coast

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Organized labor assisted in the war effort by

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agreeing to a no-strike pledge

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Women working in defense industries during the war

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made up one-third of the West Coast workers in aircraft manufacturing and shipbuilding

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For most women workers, World War II

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allowed them to make temporary gains

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The 1944 conference at Dumbarton Oaks established the structure of the

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United Nations

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What did Henry Luce and Henry Wallace have in common?

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They both put forth a new conception of America's role in in the world based in part on internationalism and on the idea that the American experience should serve as a model for all other nations

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The GI Bill of Rights

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included scholarships for education for veterans

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Under the Bracero program

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more than 4.5 million immigrants entered under labor contracts

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Government propaganda and war films portrayed the Japanese as

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bestial and subhuman

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In Korematsu v United States, the Supreme Court

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upheld the legality of Japanese internment

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The Fair Employment Practices Commission

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was the first federal agency since Reconstruction to advocate equal opportunity for blacks

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According to Gunmar Myrdal, America's dilemma was a conflict between

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American values and American racial policies