US History Chapter 14

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What are some characteristics of a Postwar Economy? Options: Decreased consumer spending, lower prices, higher inflation, labor unrest; Decreased consumer spending, higher prices, lower inflation, labor unrest; Increased consumer spending, higher prices, higher inflation, labor unrest; Increased consumer spending, lower prices, lower inflation, labor unrest

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Increased consumer spending, higher prices, higher inflation, labor unrest

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Workers in the automobile, steel, electrical and mining industries went on strike for better pay as the cost of living increased. True or False?

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True

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What was the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947?

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A federal law that restricts the activities and power of labor unions.

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What President followed Truman?

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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President Truman believed that business growth was vital to the country. True or False?

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False

Answer explanation

Not President Truman but President Eisenhower.

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President Eisenhower attempted to cut federal spending and its aid to businesses, which he called

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creeping socialism

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Many Americans moved to the suburbs to avoid the crime and congestion of city neighborhoods.

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True

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By 1957, nearly ___% of families had at least one television.

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80

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The concept of trying to eliminate poverty by tearing down slums and erecting high rises for poor residents is called

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Urban Renewal

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What happened to the people of Appalachia?

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The rise of mechanized mining left many unemployed