Post War Social Transformations

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Which factor contributed to the post-World War II prosperity in the United States? Options: increased barriers to international trade, development of a nationwide network of railroads, increased consumer demand for goods and services, new government regulation imposed on large corporations.

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increased consumer demand for goods and services

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How did the Immigration Act of 1965 contribute to the shift in immigration patterns away from Europe to other regions?

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The law eliminated the quota system based on national origins.

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How did the pattern of migration change between 1950 and 2000?

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Most immigrants came to the United States from Latin America.

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During the 1940s and 1950s, public life was dominated by debates about _____________ and fears over global nuclear war

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communism and socialism

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In recent years, print advertisements for some U.S. fast-food chains have featured text written in multiple languages. One reason for this trend has been an increase in

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immigration to the United States.

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Which factor influenced the U.S. government's decision to establish the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1970? Options: new research on the harmful effects of pesticides, increased competition in global agricultural markets, high unemployment rates in the waste disposal industry, pressure from farmers for increased government regulation

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new research on the harmful effects of pesticides

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One way in which President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal and President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society are similar is that both programs

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attempted to improve the lives of the poor and the aged

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What change in immigration policy was reflected in the 1965 Immigration Act?

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It allowed more immigrants from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

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During the 1950’s, increased incomes and easy credit led many Americans to embrace phenomenon?

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consumerism

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All of the following factors promoted the growth of suburbs EXCEPT? low-cost government loans, expanded road and highway construction, increased automobile production

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laws forbidding residential segregation by races