How did the idea of the "American Dream" change after World War II?
What will be an ideal response?
In the wake of the Great Depression and World War II, it would not have been surprising to see Americans engage in the hedonism of the 1920s. But instead, Americans adopted a more sober view of life. This may reflect the realization of how the unrestrained growth of the twenties contributed to the Depression or an understanding of America's new role as superpower. Students should show the growing interest in home ownership and family building, along with the idea that women belonged in the home. Better students should also point out how the G.I. Bill made many of these dreams possible, as well as how the rapid transformation of the economy back to civilian production made good jobs available for millions of Americans.
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In 1945, the French formed the ________ Republic
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
To reduce voting by African Americans, the so-called Mississippi Plan altered that state's constitution to establish all of the following EXCEPT
A) the initiative and referendum. B) literacy tests. C) residency requirements. D) poll taxes.
Jeffersonians were often agrarians, but they were seldom backward-looking people. Instead, followers of Jefferson tended to be:
a. pessimists, who favored states' rights and limited central powers b. moderates, who wanted a stronger central government c. optimists, who believed in people's ability to improve themselves d. quasi-monarchists, who believed a new, more enlightened, royal class could be created in America
The biggest political loser in the Thirty Years War was the
a. the Dutch Republic. b. Sweden. c. France. d. the Holy Roman Emperor e. Switzerland.