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What were hoovervilles

towns of shacks and tents built by the homeless apex sem 2

What did the nineteenth amendment do

It gave the right to vote to women.

The Nineteenth Amendment prohibits sex discrimination in voting, therefore it guaranteed voting rights for both men and women.

What was the purpose of the League of Women Voters

keep voters informed about women's issues

and to educate women to be better voters

Why is Kwanzaa important to African-Americans

It's not. Kwanzaa is not an important holiday for African-Americans or Americans of African descent because it is a made up holiday - conceived and propogated by a convicted felon.

Sincerely,

Aleke Msumba

How were high tariffs supposed to help farmers

Tariffs would prevent competition from farmers abroad.

What was one reason for the founding of the NAACP

Some of the reasons for the founding of the NAACP were:

  • The desire to oppose racism
  • African Americans' desire for more opportunities
  • Jim Crow laws
  • Segregation laws
In The Negro Digs Up His Past what is Arthur Schomburg discussing

In "The Negro Digs Up His Past," Arthur Schomburg is discussing the he study of the history of African Americans.

Which man was the leader of the Federal Bureau of Investigation during the Palmer raids

J. Edgar Hoover

Why did many African Americans in the US migrate from southern cities to northern and Midwestern cities in the early 1900s during World War 1 in the great migration

Many African Americans were looking for job opportunities. These northern cities offered refuge and a better life.
For cooler climates.
For job opportunities.

Paul Robeson supported the idea that

artistic achievement would help end prejudice

Which of the following was a criticism and Roosevelt's court-packing plan

Roosevelt's court-packing plan would disrupt the checks and balances of the government.

Paul Robeson believed whites would see African Americans as equals if whites understood African American

Culture

The African-American population of Detroit grew rapidly as African-Americans

Migrated to jobs in automobile manufacturing

Which is true of Pullman porters in the 1920s

Pullman porters needed a union because they were not treated well.

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