All the following statements describe the affluence of the 1950s except
A) Federal spending was a major stimulus for economic growth.
B) Electronics became one of the nation's largest industries.
C) About 60 percent of Americans owned homes by the end of the decade.
D) All of these choices
E) None of these choices
D
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How did the generals Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor differ?
A) Zachary Taylor nurtured the careers of a new generation of generals, whereas Winfield Scott cared only about his own career. B) Winfield Scott was arrogant, whereas Zachary Taylor lacked pretension. C) Winfield Scott typically succeeded, whereas Zachary Taylor often floundered. D) Zachary Taylor was loyal to the cause of the Mexican War, whereas Winfield Scott had doubts about it. E) Winfield Scott was most successful at sea, whereas Zachary Taylor was most successful on land.
The African slave trade helped in the advancement of
A) crops. B) agricultural techniques. C) medical knowledge. D) All of the above.
How did Hamilton address the debt from the American Revolution in his "Report on Public Credit"?
A) He required the states to pay off their own accrued debts. B) He had the federal government fund the national debt and assume states' debts. C) He discontinued financial relations with Britain. D) He had private citizens of all classes fund the debt.
Roosevelt supported the repeal of prohibition because
a. he thought it was unconstitutional. b. he believed the problem of drunkenness could be solved by restricting alcohol content to 3.2 percent by weight. c. he thought that it afforded the opportunity to raise needed federal revenue and provide jobs. d. he needed support from the repeal movement to gain reelection. e. drys - those who opposed alcohol - were an increasingly small segment of the population.