According to the domestic ideal that reigned in the postwar decades, American women's primary economic contributions to their families were supposed to come through what activity?
What will be an ideal response?
Consumption
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In an attempt to limit President Johnson's powers and safeguard its own Reconstruction plan, Congress
a. proposed a constitutional amendment that would strip the president of his veto power. b. established a House committee to approve all candidates for political office in the former Confederate states. c. passed legislation requiring the president to issue military orders through the General of the Army. d. placed responsibility for the appointment of the president's cabinet in the hands of a joint Congressionalcommittee.
Emphasis on domestic life was a low priority in the values of seventeenth-century New Englanders.
a. true b. false
Discuss the media's over reliance on the expertise of men and the effects of this bias on women.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
All of the following occurred as a result of the Tennessee Valley Authority EXCEPT
A. a decline in the cost of power from private companies. B. flooding being almost entirely eliminated in the affected region. C. significant reduction in poverty in the region. D. improvements to water transportation. E. electricity being provided to thousands of new users.