YAWP Chapter 26 The Affluent Society
Liberal Democrats, Conservative Republicans (Both)
Congressional opposition from which faction plagued Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration?
Milton Friedman
What is the name of the University of Chicago economist who helped to develop the intellectual position of libertarian economics?
Beats
What was the name of the 1950s counterculture that rejected the values of conformity and domesticity?
Federal spending created more economic growth
What was the relationship between the federal government and economic growth in the aftermath of World War II?
Ruled against segregated public schools, Overturned the legal logic of Plessy v. Ferguson, Extended the reach of the Fourteenth Amendment(All of the above)
What was the result of Brown v. Board of Education?
Finding programming that would appeal to the widest possible audience
Which of the following best describes the marketing techniques of early television executives?
Increased production that lowered prices, Use of installment plans, Mass-distribution of credit cards(All of the above)
Which of the following enabled the rising purchase of consumer goods?
Foundation for Economic Education, Mont Pelerin Society(Both of these)
Which of the following right wing think tanks were created in the first decade following WWII?
Sarah Keys
Who first challenged segregation on buses?
The leadership of the National Association of Manufacturers who created advertising campaigns supporting free enterprise.
Who were the "Brass Hats?"
Allegedly whistling at a white woman
Why was Emmett Till murdered?
Redlining neighborhoods that included Americans of color, Claiming that Americans of color were at a greater risk of defaulting on FHA loans, Creating self-fulfilling prophecies that racially integrated neighborhoods would have depreciating home value(All of the above)
How did federal housing programs discriminate against Americans of color?
Economic Individualism
The churches most common in suburban America tended most frequently celebrated which of the following cultural values?
Created a Civil Rights Commission in the Department of Justice to investigate claims of racial discrimination
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1957 accomplish?
Americans of all races, classes, and social order
What groups experienced the increased fertility rates associated with the baby boom?