Chapter 273. Reflections on New Work and Living Patterns in an Economy of Abundance, Chapter 27

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Correct. The answer is a. The author argues in this section that Cold War spending and technology contributed to unprecedented economic prosperity in the United States that altered many Americans’ work lives, migration patterns, and living arrangements.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author argues in this section that Cold War spending and technology contributed to unprecedented economic prosperity in the United States that altered many Americans’ work lives, migration patterns, and living arrangements.

Correct. The answer is c. To support her argument that Cold War-era technology transformed American agricultural work in the 1950s, the author describes the massive exodus of southern black sharecroppers from rural areas to cities in the North and South. She argues that Cold War-era technology created new jobs in cities that attracted poor farmers.

Incorrect. The answer is c. To support her argument that Cold War-era technology transformed American agricultural work in the 1950s, the author describes the massive exodus of southern black sharecroppers from rural areas to cities in the North and South. She argues that Cold War-era technology created new jobs in cities that attracted poor farmers.

Correct. The answer is c. The author argues that the strong labor unions of the 1950s negotiated higher salaries for industrial workers, which put more money into their hands and improved their standards of living.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author argues that the strong labor unions of the 1950s negotiated higher salaries for industrial workers, which put more money into their hands and improved their standards of living.

Correct. The answer is b. To support her argument that many Americans’ living patterns changed dramatically as a result of 1950s technology and prosperity, the author describes the tremendous growth of new suburbs, like Levittown, New York. New technology and prosperity enabled millions of Americans to flock from urban areas to suburban neighborhoods in this period.

Incorrect. The answer is b. To support her argument that many Americans’ living patterns changed dramatically as a result of 1950s technology and prosperity, the author describes the tremendous growth of new suburbs, like Levittown, New York. New technology and prosperity enabled millions of Americans to flock from urban areas to suburban neighborhoods in this period.

Correct. The answer is d. The author argues that the growth of defense industries, which were concentrated in the South and the West, shifted the United States’ population into the Sun Belt, and that Cold War needs also led the federal government to increase its subsidization of higher education. She uses the example of the expansion of California’s university system to support her argument that the Cold War led to the creation of new economic opportunities and migration patterns in the United States in the 1950s.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The author argues that the growth of defense industries, which were concentrated in the South and the West, shifted the United States’ population into the Sun Belt, and that Cold War needs also led the federal government to increase its subsidization of higher education. She uses the example of the expansion of California’s university system to support her argument that the Cold War led to the creation of new economic opportunities and migration patterns in the United States in the 1950s.

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