|Question 17Verbal

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The 1948 founding of the American GI Forum and the 1946 Mendez v. Westminster court decision are regarded as important events in US civil rights ____ former establishing a Latino rights advocacy group and the latter legally affirming the rights of Latino students.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
history the
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history, as the
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history, the
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history. The
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