The 1950s

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What was a major factor contributing to the economic prosperity of the 1950s? Options: Decrease in government spending, Increase in agricultural production, Growth in consumer goods availability, Decline in suburban development

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Growth in consumer goods availability

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What was the G.I. Bill's role in the postwar years?

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It created low-cost mortgages for returning soldiers.

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What was a common theme in advice books for women during the 1950s?

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Urging women to embrace roles as wives and mothers

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What was a common feature of suburban homes in the 1950s?

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Open floor plans and backyards

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What was a significant demographic change in the United States during the 1950s? Options: Decrease in birth rates, Increase in suburban population, Rise in urban population, Reduction in family size

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Increase in suburban population

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What was the Cold War primarily about?

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A struggle between democracy and communism.

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What did many Southern whites do in response to the Brown v. Board of Education ruling?

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They withdrew their children from public schools and enrolled them in segregation academies.

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What was the primary concern during the McCarthyism era in the United States?

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Communist infiltration

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What was a significant change in music marketing during the 1950s?

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Targeting teenagers

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What did the prosperity of the 1950s help to create in the United States?

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Sense of stability and contentment