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Question Overview:In this question, you are asked to comprehend the article, consider the possible purposes of President Truman's speech, and then make an inference about the reason Truman included in his speech a reference to the United States Commission on Human Rights. The question requires you to pull together multiple ideas and make an inference about purpose.

Answer Rationale:

Option A is incorrect. If you chose this answer option, you likely recognize that Truman does mention the UN Commission on Human rights and its "efforts to prepare the Universal Declaration of Human Rights." He does not, however, explain how civil rights legislation worked in other countries.

Option B is correct. If you correctly selected this response, you were able to identify the generalization because information in paragraph 4 confirrns Truman's support for civil rights everywhere. The paragraph includes references to his administration's efforts to establish improvements both at home and abroad (e.g., "the ... appointment of the President's Committee on Civil Rights" and Truman's request that "Congress pass legislation to extend ... civil rights to people .. .in both Guam and American Samoa," as well as the UN Commission on Human Rights, chaired by Roosevelt).

Option C is incorrect. If you opted for this response, you likely recognize that Truman does mention legislation to extend basic civil rights to those in American territories abroad. However, his speech does not refer to lessons learned from other countries.

Option D is incorrect. If you picked this answer option, you probably keyed in on the fact that Truman mentioned that Roosevelt, a forrner First Lady, was chairing a UN committee to prepare a Universal Declaration of Human Rights. However, he does not imply that he believed America's policies should be adopted worldwide. In fact, his speech is calling for "expanding and improving federal laws" on civil rights, indicating that Truman felt the existing policies were inadequate.

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