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AP Success - AP US History: Great Migration's Impact on Society

Source 1

"According to many southern race papers the situation in the South is becoming increasingly alarming day by day because it is losing population. There are also worried in the East and West because their population is increasing. One Southern paper gives a thorough breakdown of censor report on the Negro migration in this manner:

“The Bureau of the Census reports that the South sent 3-140,000 citizens to other parts of the nation in the years 1940-46.”

California was particularly a gainer through this migration, a fact which will shortly register a new political situation. California is pushing Pennsylvania for second place in population among the states. "

"South Alarmed Over Negro Migration," 1946

Question 1

Multiple choice

What does the source indicate as a significant demographic change in the United States during the 1940s?

Question 2

Multiple choice

According to the source, which state notably benefited from the migration mentioned in the 1940s?

Question 3

Multiple choice

The source suggests that the migration had what potential political consequence?

Question 4

Multiple choice

The concern expressed by Southern papers about the migration of African Americans in the 1940s can be attributed to which of the following?

Question 5

Multiple choice

The 'censor report' mentioned in the source most likely refers to data collected by which of the following?

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