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00 – Short Essay —
Question:
The video featured in Lesson 11, "Living Large," describes the 1950s as a period
of unprecdented growth and prosperity for the United States. As described in th
e video, discuss at least two of the factors that contributed to the United Stat
es' prosperity during the 1950s.
Your Answer: Unions contributed to the United Sates prosperity during
the 1950. Industrial worker started to join Unions because after the war barging
for better wages and working conditions was part of the norm. The employees fin
ancially benefited from the Union because they started making more money. Becaus
e of increased wages people were able to purchase more things which improved the
economy. <br /> The GI bill was also a major factor that contributed to the US
prosperity because returning soldiers was allowed to learn new trades or start t
heir own business which would allow them to be a more productive citizen. <br />
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2. Points Assigned: 4.00 – Multiple Choice —
Question:
The most significant social trend in the postwar era in America was
Correct Your Answer: B
A. the decline of the nuclear family.
B. the flight to the suburbs. (correct answer)
C. a decline in the size of the family.
D. the emergence of the drug culture.
E. the growth of the "Sun Belt."
3. Points Assigned: 3.00 – Multiple Choice —
Question:
The individual who invented the concept of mass construction of suburban homes w
as
Correct Your Answer: A
A. William Levitt. (correct answer)
B. C. Wright Mills.
C. William Douglas.
D. William Whyte.
E. Charles Newcastle.
4. Points Assigned: 4.00 – Multiple Choice —
Question:
Which of the following was NOT an important stimulus to American economic growth
in the late 1940s and early 1950s?
Correct Your Answer: A
A. direct government aid to industrial development (correct answer)
A. Chicago, Illinois.
B. Los Angeles, California.
C. Tallahassee, Florida.
D. Little Rock, Arkansas. (correct answer)
E. Topeka, Kansas.
25. Points Assigned: 4.00 – Multiple Choice —
Question:
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s philosophy of protest stressed
Correct Your Answer: E
A. massive protest in the streets.
B. acceptance of discrimination until the courts could act.
C. acceptance of discrimination until African Americans could form
a more solid economic base.
D. intensive, radical action.
E. nonviolent, passive resistance. (correct answer)