How did postwar prosperity transform American society?

What will be an ideal response?


People's lives were changed by having the financial means to own a television, appliances, and a car, to go on vacation, send their children to college, and buy a home in the suburbs. Another consequence of postwar prosperity was conspicuous consumption.

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Alvin Toffler introduced the notion of the ______ in the early 1980s.

A. consumer B. prosumer C. producer D. professional shopper

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Which of the following statements best expresses the argument presented by John Dickinson in Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania?

a. Parliament may regulate colonial trade only with the concurrence of the colonial legislatures. b. Parliament has no authority over the colonies. c. Parliament does not have the power to regulate colonial trade. d. Parliament may not use its power to regulate colonial trade for the purpose of raising revenue.

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Describe the early advocates of laissez faire and explore some of its critics

What will be an ideal response?

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In the context of investing, individual investors can directly participate in securities markets.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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