ditions in the United States
during theSecond World War gave rise to a
Linedynamic 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.
Q7:
According to the passage, the historians mentioned in line 1 and the scholars mentioned in line 11 disagree about the
A contribution made by organized labor to the war effort during the Second World War
B issues that union members considered most important during the Second World War
C relationship between unions and African Americans during the Second World War
D effect of the Second World War on the influence of unions in the workplace
E extent to which African Americans benefited from social and political changes following the Second World War
为什么选C啊?
我的理解是双方对这种relationship产生的影响上有分歧,而不是relationship上有分歧,这种理解错得很远吗?作者: natalietong 时间: 2010-11-9 06:45
第一种学者认为，工会和非洲美国人的联合，促进了公民权利。
第二种学者人为.工会实际是在维护白人特权
C实际是对其不同观点的高度概括。
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