Exam 12: Social Inequality and Social Movements

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947:

Among the changing conditions that strengthened the position of Blacks after World War I was the:

Which of the following statements about the early phase of the labor movement is true?

From 1945 to the 1960s, the women's movement was stronger than ever.

After WWII, which of the following was NOT a political event that affected efforts for racial equality?

The earliest organized efforts by women involved:

Identify the major causes of divisions within the labor, Civil Rights, and women's movements? Were these movements able to overcome these divisions, and if so, how?

The violent reactions of Whites to Black attempts to fight segregation:

Many of the gains realized through the Wagner Act were negated by the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947.

After the enfranchisement of women was accomplished in 1920, the movement for women's rights:

During 1967 alone, there were 150 riots in major cities.

Women were generally regarded as vital leaders within the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

Feminism attracted a greater numbers of followers than the earlier "woman movement".

The Wagner Act caused union membership to plummet in the 1930s.

Protests by Blacks against Whites began during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s.

Which of the following factors widened the gap between factions within the civil rights movement in the early 1960s?

In numerous strike actions between 1890 and 1920, state militia and federal troops were used against workers.

Throughout the women's movement's history, which has NOT been an important feminist belief?

Early women's organizations were largely initiated by:

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, African Americans could not launch a massive civil rights campaign because: