An Affluent Society 1953 - 1960
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Foner Ch. 24
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 In the 1960 presidential election, John F. Kennedy defeated Richard M. Nixon by a landslide, illustrating that his Catholicism was a minor issue to voters.T or F | False |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president in 1952 in part because he promised to dismantle the New Deal (which pleased hardline conservatives) as well as support civil rights (which pleased liberals). T or F | False |
| Many women worked in the 1950s, but more often it was in part-time jobs aimed at increasing their family's disposable income for consumerism rather than in career track positions. T or F | True |
| The Housing Act of 1949 reinforced the concentration of poverty in nonwhite urban neighborhoods. Thus, the federal government helped to create ghettos. T or F | True |
| During the 1950s, the farm population fell considerably, yet agricultural production rose by 50% due in part to machinery and chemicals that increased yields. T or F | True |
| How did the 1959 American National Exhibition (at which Nixon and Khruschev engaged in the "Kitchen Debate") showcase freedom in the United States? | through a display of consumer goods |
| In response to the Brown decision and to the general growth of the civil rights movement during the 1950s, southern states flew the Confederate flag over state capitol buildings. T or F | True |
| As a result of the Montgomery Boycott in 1955-1956 the Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public transportation was illegal. T or F | True |
| After World War II, suburban growth increased dramatically, especially in places like Levittown and California. T or F | True |
| Between 1950 and 1970, suburbanization ___ racial divisions in American life. softened or hardened | hardened |
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