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What is one example of the way a rise in productivity during the 1950s improved the standard of living in the United States? a. It gave workers more time off. b. It led to a sharp increase in urbanization. c. It led to the end of discrimination in the United States. d. It eliminated poverty.

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a. It gave workers more time off.

Rising productivity in the 1950s produced higher wages and more goods, which translated into greater leisure and improved living standards (shorter workweeks and more free time), whereas the other options are not accurate outcomes of that productivity rise.