Making Connections

1. How did Eisenhower’s “modern Republicanism” address the New Deal legacy?

2. What economic and demographic changes contributed to the growth of suburbs and the Sun Belt? Consider both Americans who participated in these trends and those who did not.

3. What developments in American society in the 1950s were at odds with prevailing norms and values?

4. Explain how new policies and court decisions regarding minorities came about and their impact, for better and for worse.