Making Connections

1. Question

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

2. Question

   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. Question

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

4. Question

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