Question

What is one example of the way a rise in productivity during the 1950s improved the standard of living in the United States? A) it gave workers more time off. B) it led to a sharp increase in urbanization. C) it led to the end of discrimination in the U.S. D) it eliminated poverty Please help me!

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter B

The 1950s became known as the "Golden Years". It is a decade of technological revolutions with evident social implications, especially when we consider the communicational point of view, as it is in this period that the advertisements invade the radio and the recently arrived television.

The United States has become a model of prosperity and confidence, as it develops very high levels of social well-being thanks to the better qualities of housing and telecommunications.

Americans produce goods that are not very durable for consumption. In Europe, Bauhaus' modernist style features a design geared to the functionality of modern life and aims to manufacture durable goods.