During the 1950s, television a. effectively spread images of working-class life to a growing number of americans. b. tried to replace newspapers as the most common source of information but failed. c. became the nation¿s least favorite form of leisure activity. d. became an effective advertising medium. e. presented shows that were controversial.

D. Became an effective advertising medium

Explanation:

The 1950's was the Golden Age of television,as such it became an effective advertising medium, as radio was during the 1920-1940 period. By becoming the center of social life in the American households the TV entered the life of people, allowing advertisemnt to evolve and become more efficient in its primary goal of positioning products.

the assassination of president lincoln was just one part of a larger plot to decapitate the federal government of the u.s. after the civil war. the first reaction to lincoln’s death was disbelief. then it quickly changed to grief. abraham lincoln’s death created an outpouring of grief from citizens in both the north and the south.

explanation:

lincoln was the first u.s. president to be assassinated. president abraham lincoln, america’s civil war leader, was assassinated just five days after confederate general robert e. lee surrendered his army at appomattox court house, ending the four-year war between the states. on the evening of april 14, 1865, lincoln was attending a performance of our american cousin at ford’s theatre in washington, d.c. john wilkes booth – a 26-year old actor, confederate sympathizer, and white supremacist – slipped into the presidential box and shot lincoln in the head. john wilkes booth and his conspirators had initially planned to kidnap lincoln to save the confederate states. but as the confederacy faltered, booth’s thoughts turned to murder. booth may have decided to act on his hatred after lincoln endorsed giving the right to vote to african-american men who had served in the union army.

the quote by walter cronkite contributes to the central idea of the text by supporting the central idea. cronkite argues that what is deemed “right” for and in america may not be good for other countries. this supports the central idea of the text, that the vietnam war was unpopular in america for multiple reasons- including cronkite’s.