Asked by edricka burns on Apr 28, 2024
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What impact did the news of Nazi racism and the Holocaust have on the racial hatred of Southern whites in the United States after World War II?
A) It marked the beginning of the reformation of the Democratic Party.
B) It prompted an exodus of white Southern voters into the Party of Lincoln.
C) It had very little demonstrable effect on their practice of Jim Crow.
D) It inspired most Southern white supremacists to add Nazi Germany's lost cause to that of the Confederacy.
Nazi Racism
The ideology and practices associated with the Nazi regime in Germany, which promoted the superiority of the Aryan race and led to the persecution and extermination of Jews and other minorities.
Holocaust
The genocide of approximately six million Jews during World War II by Nazi Germany, led by Adolf Hitler, along with the persecution and killing of millions of others.
Jim Crow
Refers to the laws and customs enforced in the southern United States post-Reconstruction until the 1960s, aimed at segregating and discriminating against African Americans.
- Recognize past occurrences of racial bias and evaluate their consequences on the fabric of American society.
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Nicole SchaeferApr 30, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
The news of Nazi racism and the Holocaust did not significantly alter the entrenched system of racial segregation and discrimination known as Jim Crow in the Southern United States. Despite the global condemnation of Nazi atrocities, the practices and ideologies of white supremacy and segregation remained largely unchanged in the South during the immediate post-war period.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize past occurrences of racial bias and evaluate their consequences on the fabric of American society.