The problem with Truman's Fair Deal was that it
a. included too many New Deal programs
b. focused on a federal heath insurance program and new funding for education
c. did not receive support in Congress
d. drew the nation's attention away from Korea
Answer: c. did not receive support in Congress
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A) Workers were required to join a union, which was typically manipulated by management. B) Workers could choose to join a union, but might face harassment and other discriminatory practices. C) Workers were not allowed to join a union, and their lack of job security fueled an anxiety that drove them to work hard. D) Workers could receive benefits such as medical care and pensions as long as they agreed not to join a union. E) Workers could choose to join a union as long as they agreed not to strike.
When Alice Paul was sent to prison, she gained support for the suffrage movement by
a) dying and becoming a martyr for the cause. b) being pardoned for good behavior after a single night in prison. c) writing letters to friends that were collected and published in book form. d) serving her sentence in stoic silence. e) going on a hunger strike and suffering various abuses.
Why do historians think there was an increased sense of privacy, comfort, and familial demonstration during this period?
A. A growing sense of individualism as promoted in the Enlightenment B. Increased wealth made luxury goods more standardized C. Effects of greater awareness of other cultures in the world D. Demands for privacy were increased by a greater population E. The end of the wars of religion of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
What artistic movement is associated with the "beats"?
a. abstract expressionism b. postmodernism c. cubism d. realism e. pointillism