gwd30-7 -- help -- answer is C?

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GWD30-Q6 to Q9:

      Some historians contend that con-

            ditions in the United States during the

            Second World War gave rise to a

Line     dynamic wartime alliance between

  (5)      trade unions and the African American

community, an alliance that advanced

the cause of civil rights. They con-

clude that the postwar demise of this

vital alliance constituted a lost oppor-

 (10)     tunity for the civil rights movement that

followed the war. Other scholars,

however, have portrayed organized

labor as defending all along the rela-

tively privileged position of White

 (15)     workers relative to African American

workers.  Clearly, these two perspec-

tives are not easily reconcilable, but

the historical reality is not reducible

to one or the other.

 (20)           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

 (25)     affairs of unions, access to skilled

and high-paying positions within the

occupational hierarchy, and protec-

tion against management’s arbitrary

authority in the workplace. While

 (30)     union representatives often voiced

this inclusive ideal, in practice unions

far more often favored entrenched

            interests. The accelerating develop-

ment of the civil rights movement

 (35)
                   following the Second World War

exacerbated the unions’ dilemma,

forcing trade unionists to confront

contradictions in their own practices.

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Q6:

The passage is primarily concerned with

1. providing a context within which to evaluate opposing viewpoints about a historical phenomenon
2. identifying a flawed assumption underlying one interpretation of a historical phenomenon
3. assessing the merits and weaknesses of a controversial theory about a historical phenomenon
4. discussing the historical importance of the development of a wartime alliance
5. evaluating evidence used to support a particular interpretation of a historical phenomenon

Answer:

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Q7:

According to the passage, the historians mentioned in line 1 and the scholars mentioned in line 11 disagree about the

1. contribution made by organized labor to the war effort during the Second World War
2. issues that union members considered most important during the Second World War
3. relationship between unions and African Americans during the Second World War
4. effect of the Second World War on the influence of unions in the workplace
5. extent to which African Americans benefited from social and political changes following the Second World War

the key is B but I think it is funny and it should be C.

Any NN could help to confirm, thx

1. 看到别的帖子里说：Prep答案C

2. GWDTT31-26-16: C