Why did the US civil rights movement gain new momentum after World War II? A. President Truman desegregated the armed forces. B. Rosa Parks rallied blacks in Montgomery, Alabama. C. The booming economy had created a larger black middle class. D. Black World War II veterans refused to return to the States after fighting in Europe. E. Martin Luther King, Jr. founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

C. The booming economy had created a larger black middle class.

Explanation:

There is a long history of the struggle for civil rights by the minorities in the United States. Before the Second World War, most African Americans were low-wage farmers, factory employees, household employees or servants. But early 1940's changed the situation because the rising economy during the wartime created some opportunities for them. Secondly, Blacks fought bravely during this time. As the war ended they now demanded equal participation in American society.

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according to classical republican political theory, which democratic republics would function best?

a.   small republics, with people who had similar interests

b.   large republics, with people who had competing interests

c.   republics made up entirely of landowners

d.   republics made up entirely of servants