What debates arose over suburbanization and teen culture?
What will be an ideal response?
Americans disagreed on whether suburbanization improved daily life or consisted of mindless conformity and superficial materialism. The specific character but also the mere existence of a teen culture raised the question of whether this culture was a harmless expression of adolescent rebellion or a sign of the disintegration of American society.
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The idea of improving humanity by encouraging reproduction of those with "desirable traits" is called
a. eugenics b. evolution c. genetic selection d. natural selection e. Mendelism
What were Europeans exporting for trade?
A) Woolen, linen, slaves, and furs B) Linen, wine, armor, slaves, and fur C) Woolen, weapons, slaves, and timber D) Woolen, linens, armor, weapons, timber, fur, and slaves E) Linen, armor, weapons, timber, and fur
The goal of the 1840s community experiment known as Brook Farm was partly to
A. allow individuals to live without any social limits on their behavior. B. eliminate social sexual discrimination through the practice of celibacy. C. show that communal living was more efficient and productive than family life. D. create a society where individuals did not have to work. E. permit every individual to have full opportunity for self-realization.
In 1900, what percentage of the people living in the United States had been born elsewhere?
a) 5 percent b) 15 percent c) 25 percent d) 35 percent e) 45 percent