Which of the following best explains why reconstruction came to an end in 1877?
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efforts to change southern racial attitudes and culture ultimately failed because of the south's determined resistance and the north's waning resolve. the theory of social darwinism encouraged political and business leaders to reduce efforts to create racial equality in the south. mass immigration from abroad and internal migration of african americans reduced racial tensions in the north and south. the federal government established a limited social welfare state that reduced regional differences between the north and south.

The good answer is:

"Efforts to change southern racial attitudes and culture ultimately failed because of the South's determined resistance and the North's waning resolve."

Explanation:

The Reconstruction period after the Civil War ended in 1877. There were attempts to solve the inequalities of slavery and soften its social, economic and political impact, and to address the complex issues of readmission of the states that had seceded from the Union. Unfortunately, laws to impede the African Americans from fully enjoying their rights were passed and enforced in southern states. Real legal equality of black Americans would only be achieved in the 1960s.

on this day in 1913, henry ford installs the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. his innovation reduced the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours to two hours and 30 minutes.

the industrial development of cities in the ruhr area in the nineteenth century is described. the research was based on english and german language sources. several factors that shaped growth and paths of the cities were categorized and analyzed. they are locations, resources, traditions, entrepreneurs, and technological developments. locations and resources were the most important among them; other factors may be regarded as consequences from locations and resources. among the cities, bochum, essen, gelsenkirchen, and dortmund had the richest resources and most favorable locations in the transportation network and grew to be the largest cities in the ruhr area near the end of the nineteenth century. riverside location was also a favorable factor for the development, as shown in the development of duisburg on the confluence of rhine and ruhr. resource distribution can explain the rise of textile industry, metallurgical industry, and coal and iron industries, and the northward progression of the mining industry. tradition was an important factor for cities such as krefeld, barmen, elberfeld, solingen, and remscheid, which experienced development based on their traditions through the nineteenth century. various entrepreneurs exerted influences within and beyond the local level over the ruhr area. technological development stimulated the northward progression of the mining industry and the deep connection between the coal and the iron industries.