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  1. In the third paragraph, Alan Brinkley addresses a misconception that he thinks many hold regarding 1950s America. What might be the reason many people have that misconception? Did you before you read this selection? Brinkley suggests that the conditions he describes began to change in the 1970s. What might have been some of the causes? Explain.

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    Questions: - In the third paragraph, Alan Brinkley addresses a misconception that he thinks many hold regarding 1950s America. What might be the reason many people have that misconception? Did you before you read this selection? Brinkley suggests that the conditions he describes began to change in the 1970s. What might have been some of the causes? Explain.
  2. How does Brinkley characterize American life in paragraphs 6 and 7? Do you agree with that characterization? Do people today still define their world as he says they did then? Explain.

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    Questions: - How does Brinkley characterize American life in paragraphs 6 and 7? Do you agree with that characterization? Do people today still define their world as he says they did then? Explain.
  3. Brinkley quotes Richard Hofstadter and Simone de Beauvoir on their perceptions of the 1950s. How accurately might their comments apply to American society today?

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    Questions: - Brinkley quotes Richard Hofstadter and Simone de Beauvoir on their perceptions of the 1950s. How accurately might their comments apply to American society today?
  4. Brinkley characterizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower as the ideal leader for his time. Choose a more recent American president whom you see as similar in stature. How did/does that leader embody the ethos of the American middle class for his time?

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    Questions: - Brinkley characterizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower as the ideal leader for his time. Choose a more recent American president whom you see as similar in stature. How did/does that leader embody the ethos of the American middle class for his time?
  5. Of the 1950s, Brinkley says, “Today—a half century later—many people still see those years as a golden era that has now been lost” (par. 10). What evidence do you see in American politics and culture to support Brinkley’s claim?

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    Questions: - Of the 1950s, Brinkley says, “Today—a half century later—many people still see those years as a golden era that has now been lost” (par. 10). What evidence do you see in American politics and culture to support Brinkley’s claim?