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The End of the Cold War — Unit test

Question 7 • Learning Lab - US History B-CR (26-27)

The Philadelphia Plan was

Answer
A
a book that marked the beginning of the environmental movement.
B
Nixon’s plan to increase funding for civil rights agencies.
C
Nixon’s plan to secure the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.
D
the first affirmative action program in the United States.

Explanation

The Philadelphia Plan, introduced during the Nixon administration, required federal contractors to set goals for hiring minority workers. It is widely considered the first major affirmative action program in the United States. It was not a plan to fund civil rights agencies or pass the Equal Rights Amendment.

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