Which of the following did the us government attempt to do during world war i? a)return the nation to a policy of neutrality b)increase public sympathy for the germans c)raise the level of participation in elections d)convince people to conserve resources

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts