Why Did Southern Democrats Start to Pull Support from the New

question 68

Multiple Choice

Why did southern Democrats start to pull support from the New Deal in the late 1930s?

• A) The South's economy was the most robust in the United States.
• B) These leaders feared union membership would increase in the South.
• C) They thought Franklin Roosevelt was too friendly toward Nazi Germany.
• D) Southern leaders hoped to terminate segregation on its own terms.
• E) Most rural southern homes had gained electricity.

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