How were middle-class American women portrayed in most popular televised comedy sitcoms, such as I Love Lucy, Father Knows Best, and Leave It to Beaver, during the 1950s?
A) as independent working women in white-collar jobs
B) as defiant housewives who stood up to domineering husbands
C) as spouses who were satisfied with their roles as caring mothers and devoted wives
D) as single mothers struggling to raise their children
C
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What did Martin Luther identify as the key to salvation?
A) communion B) faith in God C) good works D) indulgences
The Whigs believed that the American System would result in
A) economic prosperity for all Americans. B) a welfare state that supported the poor and disadvantaged population. C) an economic boost for the wealthy. D) a temporary spike in economic growth followed by a long recovery period. E) a drain on the federal budget that would lead to economic stagnation.
The terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ending the Mexican War included
a. a guarantee of the rights of Mexicans living in New Mexico. b. American annexation of Texas. c. the banning of slavery from all territory ceded to the United States. d. a requirement that Mexico pay $3.25 million in damages to the United States. e. American payment of $15 million for the cession of northern Mexico.
One of the clearest signs of the rise of literacy in eighteenth-century Europe was
a. the spread of lending libraries. b. increased circulation of newspapers. c. growth of the printing profession. d. women working as writers. e. None of these indicates rising literacy rates.