In her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan argued that
the idealization of domesticity pressured women to seek fulfillment in serving others.
Why did many Cuban people support the uprising led by Fidel Castro against Fulgencio Batista in 1959?
They had a strong desire for political and economic autonomy.
What did “Operation Wetback” reveal about most white Americans?
They generally opposed the permanent immigration of Mexicans.
How did the United States react to the Soviet Union's successful launch of Sputnik in 1957?
It passed legislation providing support for students in math, foreign languages, science, and technology.
What was one cause of the unparalleled material abundance of the United States in the 1950s?
A population increase of almost 30 million
How did rock and roll challenge American social and cultural norms in the 1950s?
It was sexually suggestive.
Between 1955 and 1961, the United States spent $800 million in South Vietnam, most of it to
fund the South Vietnamese army.
In most cities during the 1950s, the black population
doubled as African Americans sought economic opportunities.
Why were the South and West sometimes referred to as the Gun Belt?
The regions had captured the lion's share of Cold War spending.
In which of the following ways did television affect U.S. politics in the 1950s?
It allowed candidates to appeal directly to voters in their homes, which elevated the importance of politicians' personal attractiveness.
What did anti-Communist zealot Senator Joseph McCarthy do that led to his condemnation by the U.S. Senate?
He conducted televised hearings in which he charged that the U.S. army was full of Communists.
Drawing on the example of the Beats, the counterculture of the 1960s
rejected mainstream values such as materialism.
How did the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 change U.S. immigration policy?
It abolished the national-origins quota system.
Which statement describes the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project of 1964?
It put northern college students to work helping blacks register to vote.
In its 1967 Loving v. Virginia decision, the Supreme Court invalidated state laws banning what?
Interracial marriage
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