Question

Which of the following statements about American cities in the post-World War II period (1945-1970) is NOT true?

• A. White flight led to a decline in property taxes and income taxes collected by municipal governments.
• B. Large numbers of African Americans moved from the rural South to the urban North.
• C. The Urban Renewal program was a huge success in eliminating slums and poverty in American cities.
• D. Black neighborhoods in many Northern cities experienced a series of riots in which the frustration of Black America was expressed.
• E. The development of shopping malls and highways had a detrimental effect on shopping districts in the centers of U.S. cities.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The Urban Renewal program was a huge success in eliminating slums and poverty in American cities.

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