Number 2 : America has made strides since the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in approaching the ideal of equality on which the nation was founded, thanks to the work and resilience of countless individuals. No longer is race a barrier to entry at a lunch counter; no longer can restrictive covenants legally declare that only some kinds of people can buy some kinds of houses; no longer do literacy tests block the ballot box and angry mobs block the schoolhouse door.
D Although the U.S. had ramped up its industry during the first world war, it still did not have its full industrial capacity maximized until 1942 during world war 2. It was not "the" world leader in industry, however it was on the top of the list
