Multiple choice

What was the primary cause of the African-American migration to cities in the early 1940s?

  1. Crop failures from drought

  2. Passage of the Civil Rights Act

  3. Desegregation of the South

  4. Job opportunities in war plants
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The mobilization for World War II created a massive demand for labor in industrial centers, which drew many African Americans from the rural South to cities in the North and West. This movement is often referred to as the Second Great Migration.

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