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| many social critics in the 1950's criticized an American emphasis on | conformity
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| on which issue did president Truman make progress? | desegregation of the military
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| the national defense education act allocated federal funds to train | scientists
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| rock music originated in the gospel and blues traditions of what group? | African Americans
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| the growth of television, Hollywood films, and national radio programs | tended to erode distinct regional and ethnic cultures
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| the growth of wages for low- income Americans lessened economic inequality in the the 1950's | true
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| 1956 was the first time in US history when white- collar workers outnumbered blue- collar workers | true
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| which state had the largest population by 1963? | California
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| the suburbs were generally multiracial communities | false
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| how many families owned a television by the end of the 1950's? | 90%
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| who was Dwight Eisenhower's Vice President | Richard Nixon
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| which political group believed freedom meant individual anatomy, limited government, and unregulated capitalism? | libertarian conservatives
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| what did Eisenhower call his domestic agenda? | Modern Republicanism
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| the act of disbanding an army | demobilization
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| businesses that provide services | service sector
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| government rules designed to end native american tribal government | termination policy
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| which industry grew most rapidly during the 1950's? | service
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| many people migrated to the Sunbelt to | work in defense, aerospace, and petrochemical industries
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| during the 1950's. american consumers | purchased new labor- saving appliances
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| who was the secretary of states that announced the policy of massive retaliation as an update to Americas policy of containment? | John Foster Dulles
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