What were the characteristics of affluent (successful/prosperous) Americans in the 1950s? What made the 1950s a time of great prosperity
in America? What groups of Americans did not enjoy the affluence of the
1950s? Explain why.

Select all that apply. if you lived in the olmec civilization you might have: 1) been amoung the first people on the planet to eat corn 2)worshiped a cougar deity 3)seen sculptures with downturned mouths and eyes 4)visited pyramids on a coastal island 5) made small figurines to put in trenches around the local temple