Prompt 1 In 1950, California was the size of Pennsylvania. Florida ranked 21st in size. Now it is ranked 4th.

One of the central developments of the second half of the 20th century was the shift in political and economic power from the older industrial cities of the Northeast and Midwest to the South and West. Since 1964, every elected U.S. president has been born or has claimed residence in the Sunbelt. At the end of World War II, the South was the nation's poorest region, with per capita income barely one-half of the national average. Air conditioning, lower taxes and wages, desegregation, and weaker unions contributed to the postwar growth of the South. So, too, did government spending. During World War II, the federal government invested almost $9 billion in the South, mainly in defense plants, shipyards, oil refineries, and chemical plants. As recently as 1980, nearly half of the nation's soldiers were stationed in the South, and the Defense Department spent nearly 40 percent of its budget in the region. The West also prospered as a result of an infusion of federal dollars. Government spending in the West began to increase steeply during the 1930s, as the Roosevelt administration financed major dam, power, and irrigation projects. World War II accelerated the West's growth. During the war years, the federal government spent $70 billion in the western states, over half in California. Southern California's defense and aerospace industries created more than 250,000 new jobs during the war. Prompt 3

Both are viewed by most African-Americans as civil rights heroes. Dr. King was a marvelous human being and deserved all the accolades he got in life and deserves all the accolades he continues to get in death. The civil rights movement of the 1950's & 1960's most likely couldn't have happened without him and our country is far better for it. And as a minister, he was a man of peace and tolerance. Promtp 4 The Atomic Bomb. Little Boy and Fat Man were probably the most significant new technology used in the war. The threat of nuclear weapons was unleashed on mankind as a result of this wartime development especially in the upcoming cold war. The Germans developed rocket propulsion that made the first ever long range missles possible. Nicknamed Doodlebugs by the British, these were launched from Germany and flew deep into England before detonating. Gas chambers

Prompt 5 Americans were now able to be more easily informed and aware on the politics in Washington. News broadcasted information on elections, and campeign messages from nominees were now being broadcasted. The first presidential campeign to place ads on

TV was that of Dwight D. Eisenhower, in 1952. One of the most influental people during this time was Edward Jones. The co-inventor of the television many people do not know that. Prompt 6 The over-all goal was to end the depression. The "first" New Deal dealt with mostly immediate measures of getting the unemployed back to work and providing welfare and recovery. The Civilian Conservation Corps was created in 1933 by Franklin D. Roosevelt to combat unemployment. This work relief program had the desired effect and provided jobs for many Americans during the Great Depression. The CCC was responsible for building many public works and created structures and trails in parks across the nation. The National Recovery Act was designed to bring the interests of working class Americans and business together. Through hearings and government intervention the hope was to balance the needs of all involved in the economy. The Social Security Act was designed to combat the widespread poverty among senior citizens. The government program provided income to retired wage earners. The program has become one of the most popular government programs and is funded by current wage earners and their employers. However, in recent years concerns have arisen about the viability of continuing to fund the program as the Baby Boom generation reaches retirement age.