What Effect Did President Eisenhower's Statement "If a Citizen Has

question 28

Multiple Choice

What effect did President Eisenhower's statement "If a citizen has to be bored to death it is cheaper and more comfortable to sit at home and look at television than it is to go outside and pay a dollar for a ticket" have on American popular culture in the 1950s?

• A) The film industry remained more productive than the television industry.
• B) The number of televisions in American households declined.
• C) Drive-in movie theaters grew in number and popularity.
• D) Many movie theaters closed and studios made fewer films.

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