Truman - Regional, ethnic and social divisions

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1. Which of these was not a result of the new social mobility secured?

  • Belief in the American Dream was confirmed
  • Employment rose by 25%
  • Number of homeowners rocketed
  • The number of Americans who had a college education and greater economic opportunities rose from 10% in 1939 to 15% by 1948
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2. Which of the following was an example of how ethnic minorities suffered in the South?

  • De Jure segregation by law, 1.2 million blacks and 14 million Hispanic Americans were enshrined in
  • De Facto segregation, informal segregation which 1.2 million blacks and 14 million Hispanic Americans were subject to
  • De Jure segregation by law, 14 million blacks and 1.2 million Hispanic Americans were enshrined in this law
  • De Facto segregation, informal segregation which 14 million blacks and 1.2 million Hispanic Americans were subject to

3. What was the direction of mass migration in America?

  • From the agricultural South to the industrial North and from the West Coast to the South and the East
  • From the industrial North to the agricultural South
  • From the agricultural South to the industrial North and from South and East to West Coast cities
  • From the West Coast to the South and the East

4. What was the North like in America?

  • Contained small, rural towns
  • Major racial inequality in towns
  • Contained industrial cities, expanded thanks to wartime defence industries
  • Contained urbanised cities, expanded thanks to wartime defence industries

5. How many Native Americans had incomes way below the national average?

  • 160,000
  • 350,000
  • 14 million
  • 1.2 million

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