Chapter Review

1. Question

   What factors contributed to the economic and population growth of the 1950s?

2. Question

   How did economic and demographic trends in the 1950s contribute to the growth of suburbs?

3. Question

   What trends in American popular culture did the television shows and popular music of the 1950s reflect?

4. Question

   How did artists, writers, and social critics challenge the mainstream politics and culture of the 1950s?

5. Question

   What strategies did African Americans adopt in the 1950s to fight segregation and discrimination?

6. Question

   How and why did white southerners resist efforts to end segregation?

7. Question

   Why did Eisenhower adopt a moderate domestic agenda? What were his most notable accomplishments?

8. Question

   How did Eisenhower use the CIA and covert actions to protect and expand American influence around the world?