The USA, c1920–55: boom, bust and recovery：练习题

• a.

  It resulted in the total collapse of the passenger rail network as citizens abandoned public transport.

• b.

  It caused a decrease in cinema attendance because people spent more of their disposable income on petrol.

• c.

  It facilitated the growth of tourism and the popularity of national parks by increasing the mobility of middle-class families.

• d.

  It led to a decline in the popularity of baseball as people preferred to spend their time driving.

• a.

  The implementation of the New Deal's Civilian Conservation Corps, which kept young men in education longer.

• b.

  A federal mandate requiring all children under 18 to participate in organized spectator sports like baseball.

• c.

  The combination of post-war affluence, increased leisure time, and the marketing of specific music and films to a distinct age group with disposable income.

• d.

  The reduction of the voting age to 18, which gave young people a new sense of political responsibility and identity.

• a.

  It overturned the 'separate but equal' doctrine, declaring that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal and unconstitutional.

• b.

  It immediately ended all forms of de facto segregation in the Levittown housing projects in the North.

• c.

  It mandated that the federal government provide 'mortgages for veterans' regardless of their race or ethnic background.

• d.

  It was a direct response to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, ordering the desegregation of all public transport systems.

• a.

  The nationalisation of the coal and railroad industries to ensure economic stability.

• b.

  The implementation of strict federal regulations to prevent the overproduction of consumer goods.

• c.

  The introduction of high inheritance taxes to redistribute wealth from the wealthy to the working class.

• d.

  The reduction of government interference in the economy to encourage private business growth and investment.

• a.

  Victory in the Atlantic theater and victory in the Pacific theater of war.

• b.

  Victory over fascism abroad and victory over discrimination and Jim Crow at home.

• c.

  Victory for the Democratic Party in the 1944 election and victory for the New Deal economic reforms.

• d.

  Victory over unemployment through the WPA and victory over inflation through price controls.

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