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B The Communist Party threatened to overthrow capitalism during this period.
C Other nations surpassed the United States in terms of economic prestige.
D The defense industry became a major aspect of the American economy.
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8 How did the outbreak of war in Europe in the late 1930s affect politics within the
United States?
9 In 1920, after decades of activism for women ′ s suffrage, women gained the right
to vote with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. To what extent did this
event affect the future of women ′ s rights in the United States?
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10 The Great Society rests on abundance and liberty for all. It demands an end to
poverty and racial injustice, to which we are totally committed in our time. But
that is just the beginning. The Great Society is a place where every child can find
knowledge to enrich his mind and to enlarge his talents. It is a place where leisure
is a welcome chance to build and reflect, not a feared cause of boredom and
restlessness. It is a place where the city of man serves not only the needs of the
body and the demands of commerce but the desire for beauty and the hunger
for community. . . . The solution to these problems does not rest on a massive
program in Washington, nor can it rely solely on the strained resources of local
authority. They require us to create new concepts of cooperation, a creative
federalism, between the national capital and the leaders of local communities.
Lyndon B. Johnson, May 22, 1964
How did President Johnson propose to create the Great Society?
11 How did World War II affect the workforce in the United States?
A Prisoners were released early to support the war industries.
B Unemployment rates rose to unprecedented levels in U.S. history.
C Workers ′ wages and salaries were reduced to help fund essentials for the
military.
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