Author Question: In 1964, Barry Goldwater __________. A) lost a close election to Lyndon Johnson B) called for ... (Read 78 times)

piesebel · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

How did the economic prosperity of the 1950s and early 1960s shape social and political life in the United States?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Lyndon Johnson was responsible for the creation of which of the following?

A) the Alliance for Progress
B) the Peace Corps
C) Medicare
D) the Federal Highway Act

Question 3

The passage of Great Society programs was made possible primarily by __________.

A) a series of favorable Supreme Court rulings on their potential constitutionality
B) the support of many moderate Republicans
C) the support of nearly all southern Democrats
D) the large majorities Democrats gained in Congress in the 1964 elections

Question 4

In 1964, Barry Goldwater __________.

A) lost a close election to Lyndon Johnson
B) called for aggressive confrontation with communism
C) represented the moderate wing of the Republican Party
D) was the governor of Arizona

Gabe · **Reply #1 on:** Sep 21, 2019

Answer 1

Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Economic prosperity allowed many people in the United States to enjoy material and other gains, and to focus on those rather than on social change.
2. This brought added worries that some things communism among them might challenge this new prosperity.
3. However, this economic prosperity was not shared by all. The gap between the rich and the poor, and between whites and minorities, continued to widen.
4. Economic prosperity brought an emphasis on the family and the church.
5. It also facilitated the rise of the suburbs and led to a reliance on the highways.
6. Finally, economic prosperity brought a reliance on credit and the two-income family.

Answer 2

Answer: C

Answer 3

Answer: D

Answer 4

Answer: B