1. explain your pick and why other options are incorrect
2. can you explain the statement- "Other scholars, however, have portrayed organized labour as defending all along the relatively priviliged position of white workers relative to African American workers"..does thi mean unions instigate racism
3. How does the second passage connect to the first passages- does it give reasons for failiure of war time alliance?
Some historians contend that conditions
in the United States during the
Second World War gave rise to a
dynamic wartime alliance between
trade unions and the African American
community, an alliance that advanced
the cause of civil rights. They conclude
that the postwar demise of this
vital alliance constituted a lost oppor-
tunity for the civil rights movement that
followed the war. Other scholars,
however, have portrayed organized
labor as defending all along the relatively
privileged position of White
workers relative to African American
workers. Clearly, these two perspectives
are not easily reconcilable, but
the historical reality is not reducible
to one or the other.
Unions faced a choice between
either maintaining the prewar status
quo or promoting a more inclusive
approach that sought for all members
the right to participate in the internal
affairs of unions, access to skilled
and high-paying positions within the
occupational hierarchy, and protection
against management's arbitrary
authority in the workplace. While
union representatives often voiced
this inclusive ideal, in practice unions
far more often favored entrenched
interests. The accelerating development
of the civil rights movement
following the Second World War
exacerbated the union's dilemma,
forcing trade unionists to confront
contradictions in their own practices.
The passage is primarily concerned with
a. providing a context within which to evaluate opposing viewpoints about a historic phenomenon
b. identifying a flawed assumption underlying one interpretation of a historical phenomenon
c. assessing the merits and weaknesses of a controversial theory about a historical phenomenon
d. discussing the historical importance of the development of a wartime alliance
e. evaluating evidence used to support a particular interpretation of a historical phenomenon
2. can you explain the statement- "Other scholars, however, have portrayed organized labour as defending all along the relatively priviliged position of white workers relative to African American workers"..does thi mean unions instigate racism
3. How does the second passage connect to the first passages- does it give reasons for failiure of war time alliance?
Some historians contend that conditions
in the United States during the
Second World War gave rise to a
dynamic wartime alliance between
trade unions and the African American
community, an alliance that advanced
the cause of civil rights. They conclude
that the postwar demise of this
vital alliance constituted a lost oppor-
tunity for the civil rights movement that
followed the war. Other scholars,
however, have portrayed organized
labor as defending all along the relatively
privileged position of White
workers relative to African American
workers. Clearly, these two perspectives
are not easily reconcilable, but
the historical reality is not reducible
to one or the other.
Unions faced a choice between
either maintaining the prewar status
quo or promoting a more inclusive
approach that sought for all members
the right to participate in the internal
affairs of unions, access to skilled
and high-paying positions within the
occupational hierarchy, and protection
against management's arbitrary
authority in the workplace. While
union representatives often voiced
this inclusive ideal, in practice unions
far more often favored entrenched
interests. The accelerating development
of the civil rights movement
following the Second World War
exacerbated the union's dilemma,
forcing trade unionists to confront
contradictions in their own practices.
The passage is primarily concerned with
a. providing a context within which to evaluate opposing viewpoints about a historic phenomenon
b. identifying a flawed assumption underlying one interpretation of a historical phenomenon
c. assessing the merits and weaknesses of a controversial theory about a historical phenomenon
d. discussing the historical importance of the development of a wartime alliance
e. evaluating evidence used to support a particular interpretation of a historical phenomenon
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