5. How did the complacent prosperity of the 1950s give rise to the social turmoil of the 1960s and 1970s? a. The civil rights movement inspired efforts to ensure equal treatment for other minorities, while at the same time opposition to the Vietnam War helped launch an unprecedented youth revolt. b. The uneven prosperity of the 1950s caused many Americans to air their resentments and join grassroots movements aimed at redistributing wealth and promoting racial equality. c. The growth of the "military-industrial complex" fostered resentment toward government and led to mass movements influenced by radical ideologies like socialism and anarchism. d. The failures of Richard Nixon as a president, especially regarding the Watergate cover-up, eroded public confidence in government during the early 1960s and inspired an era of activism and reform.

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