Question 1

What do crime statistics reveal about the true nature of juvenile delinquency in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Despite some increases in juvenile crime, especially in the suburbs, the severity of the issue was exaggerated. 
B)  Although urban crime was on the rise, very few accounts of youth crime in the suburbs were reported. 
C)  While crime in general was stagnant, crimes committed by America's youth were a real crisis of the era. 
D)  Despite the fact that America had always had crime in the inner city, violent assaults on teens wreaked havoc on rural America. 
A)  Despite some increases in juvenile crime, especially in the suburbs, the severity of the issue was exaggerated. 
B)  Although urban crime was on the rise, very few accounts of youth crime in the suburbs were reported. 
C)  While crime in general was stagnant, crimes committed by America's youth were a real crisis of the era. 
D)  Despite the fact that America had always had crime in the inner city, violent assaults on teens wreaked havoc on rural America. A

Question 2

What was one major accomplishment of Kennedy's Presidential Commission on the Status of Women?

Accepted Answer

A)  passage of the Equal Pay Act, which mandated equal wages, regardless of gender, in jobs related to interstate commerce 
B)  allowing women to serve in the Army's elite Special Forces (Green Berets) 
C)  opening many high-paying and prestigious jobs for women in the NASA space program 
D)  the appointment of chairwoman and former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations 
A)  passage of the Equal Pay Act, which mandated equal wages, regardless of gender, in jobs related to interstate commerce 
B)  allowing women to serve in the Army's elite Special Forces (Green Berets) 
C)  opening many high-paying and prestigious jobs for women in the NASA space program 
D)  the appointment of chairwoman and former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations A

Question 3

What was the main idea that psychologist Fredric Wertham addressed in Seduction of the Innocent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mass culture had the ability to overwhelm the traditional influence of family, school, and religion. 
B)  African American musicians were being unfairly treated by the music industry, which made sure that white cover versions outsold the black originals. 
C)  Teenagers needed to abandon their youth culture and assume adult responsibilities. 
D)  The problem of juvenile delinquency in the United States was not as severe as it was perceived to be. 
A)  Mass culture had the ability to overwhelm the traditional influence of family, school, and religion. 
B)  African American musicians were being unfairly treated by the music industry, which made sure that white cover versions outsold the black originals. 
C)  Teenagers needed to abandon their youth culture and assume adult responsibilities. 
D)  The problem of juvenile delinquency in the United States was not as severe as it was perceived to be. A

Question 4

When Nikita Khrushchev came to power, he made a goodwill gesture by withdrawing Soviet troops from __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Austria 
B)  Hungary 
C)  Czechoslovakia 
D)  Cuba 
A)  Austria 
B)  Hungary 
C)  Czechoslovakia 
D)  Cuba

Question 5

The female labor force __________ between 1946 and 1958.

Accepted Answer

A)  was cut in half 
B)  made huge wage gains 
C)  contracted 
D)  grew substantially 
A)  was cut in half 
B)  made huge wage gains 
C)  contracted 
D)  grew substantially

Question 6

The first foreign policy crisis Kennedy faced was a botched CIA-backed invasion of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Guatemala 
B)  Cuba 
C)  Iran 
D)  Egypt 
A)  Guatemala 
B)  Cuba 
C)  Iran 
D)  Egypt

Question 7

Eisenhower's housing policies did almost nothing to encourage __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  revitalizing existing urban communities 
B)  road building 
C)  suburbanization 
D)  individual home ownership 
A)  revitalizing existing urban communities 
B)  road building 
C)  suburbanization 
D)  individual home ownership

Question 8

The National Defense Education Act (NDEA) strengthened support for education of American students in mathematics, science, and technology at the __________ level.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary school 
B)  upper elementary grade 
C)  secondary school 
D)  college 
A)  primary school 
B)  upper elementary grade 
C)  secondary school 
D)  college

Question 9

In the book The Affluent Society, John Kenneth Galbraith argued that Americans should spend more on social services and less on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  consumer goods 
B)  education 
C)  the military 
D)  space exploration 
A)  consumer goods 
B)  education 
C)  the military 
D)  space exploration

Question 10

C. Wright Mills's White Collar and The Power Elite both argued that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  American workers had voluntarily submitted to repressive domination by a small group of leaders 
B)  corporate workers successfully maintained their individuality in the workplace 
C)  corporate conformity was evidence of Soviet infiltration of American society 
D)  American business had no room for mindless conformists 
A)  American workers had voluntarily submitted to repressive domination by a small group of leaders 
B)  corporate workers successfully maintained their individuality in the workplace 
C)  corporate conformity was evidence of Soviet infiltration of American society 
D)  American business had no room for mindless conformists

Question 11

Studies like Riesman's Lonely Crowd and Whyte's Organization Man depicted a post‒World War II American as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  nurturing 
B)  community-centered 
C)  self-reliant 
D)  conformity-minded 
A)  nurturing 
B)  community-centered 
C)  self-reliant 
D)  conformity-minded

Question 12

How was Kennedy's interpretation of the situation in Vietnam similar to Eisenhower's policies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both saw Vietnam through a Cold War perspective. 
B)  Both intervened without any preconceptions. 
C)  Both placed their highest priority on the best interests of the Vietnamese people. 
D)  Both saw Vietnam in economic rather than ideological terms. 
A)  Both saw Vietnam through a Cold War perspective. 
B)  Both intervened without any preconceptions. 
C)  Both placed their highest priority on the best interests of the Vietnamese people. 
D)  Both saw Vietnam in economic rather than ideological terms.

Question 13

Which of these did Kennedy have to address during the 1960 presidential campaign?

Accepted Answer

A)  his Catholicism 
B)  his role in the HUAC hearing 
C)  an alleged improper gift he received from a supporter 
D)  the criminal activity of his father 
A)  his Catholicism 
B)  his role in the HUAC hearing 
C)  an alleged improper gift he received from a supporter 
D)  the criminal activity of his father

Question 14

How did the American Medical Association (AMA) shape health care in the postwar era of the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  It opposed any type of direct federal involvement in the health care system. 
B)  It supported and lobbied Congress for a national health insurance system. 
C)  It offered low-rate loans to help prospective doctors complete medical school. 
D)  It promoted entomologist Alfred Kinsey's research on human sexuality, thus demystifying sex for many Americans. 
A)  It opposed any type of direct federal involvement in the health care system. 
B)  It supported and lobbied Congress for a national health insurance system. 
C)  It offered low-rate loans to help prospective doctors complete medical school. 
D)  It promoted entomologist Alfred Kinsey's research on human sexuality, thus demystifying sex for many Americans.

Question 15

How did late-1950s television reinforce the myth of national affluence and a content America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Working-class subject matter had disappeared from network television. 
B)  Television shows became more realistic in dealing with social issues. 
C)  Gritty dramas topped the ratings week after week. 
D)  Shows featuring blacks and Latinos dominated network television. 
A)  Working-class subject matter had disappeared from network television. 
B)  Television shows became more realistic in dealing with social issues. 
C)  Gritty dramas topped the ratings week after week. 
D)  Shows featuring blacks and Latinos dominated network television.

Question 16

How did the place of young people in the culture of the 1950s differ from that of young people in earlier decades?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

South Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem's __________ helped spark civil war.

Accepted Answer

A)  persecution of Vietnamese Catholics 
B)  free trade policies 
C)  refusal to allow land reform 
D)  corruption and repressive policies 
A)  persecution of Vietnamese Catholics 
B)  free trade policies 
C)  refusal to allow land reform 
D)  corruption and repressive policies

Question 18

The Cuban missile crisis led to a symbolic cooling of Cold War tensions with the signing of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Limited Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty 
B)  the Geneva Accords for Vietnam 
C)  a U.S.-Cuba free trade agreement 
D)  Castro's pledge not to invade the United States 
A)  the Limited Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty 
B)  the Geneva Accords for Vietnam 
C)  a U.S.-Cuba free trade agreement 
D)  Castro's pledge not to invade the United States

Question 19

While Eisenhower wanted better relations with the Soviet Union, Congress __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ordered the CIA to overthrow Khrushchev 
B)  blocked Eisenhower from holding a summit meeting with Khrushchev 
C)  held sensational hearings investigating Eisenhower's communist sympathies 
D)  increased the military budget by $8 billion 
A)  ordered the CIA to overthrow Khrushchev 
B)  blocked Eisenhower from holding a summit meeting with Khrushchev 
C)  held sensational hearings investigating Eisenhower's communist sympathies 
D)  increased the military budget by $8 billion

Question 20

While the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956 helped both the automobile and construction industries, it hurt __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  mass transit systems and older cities 
B)  the trucking industries 
C)  suburban development 
D)  farming communities 
A)  mass transit systems and older cities 
B)  the trucking industries 
C)  suburban development 
D)  farming communities

Exam 27: America at Mid-Century

What do crime statistics reveal about the true nature of juvenile delinquency in the 1950s?

What was one major accomplishment of Kennedy's Presidential Commission on the Status of Women?

What was the main idea that psychologist Fredric Wertham addressed in Seduction of the Innocent?

When Nikita Khrushchev came to power, he made a goodwill gesture by withdrawing Soviet troops from __________.

The female labor force __________ between 1946 and 1958.

The first foreign policy crisis Kennedy faced was a botched CIA-backed invasion of __________.

Eisenhower's housing policies did almost nothing to encourage __________.

The National Defense Education Act (NDEA) strengthened support for education of American students in mathematics, science, and technology at the __________ level.

In the book The Affluent Society, John Kenneth Galbraith argued that Americans should spend more on social services and less on __________.

C. Wright Mills's White Collar and The Power Elite both argued that __________.

Studies like Riesman's Lonely Crowd and Whyte's Organization Man depicted a post‒World War II American as __________.

How was Kennedy's interpretation of the situation in Vietnam similar to Eisenhower's policies?

Which of these did Kennedy have to address during the 1960 presidential campaign?

How did the American Medical Association (AMA) shape health care in the postwar era of the 1950s?

How did late-1950s television reinforce the myth of national affluence and a content America?

How did the place of young people in the culture of the 1950s differ from that of young people in earlier decades?

South Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem's __________ helped spark civil war.

The Cuban missile crisis led to a symbolic cooling of Cold War tensions with the signing of __________.

While Eisenhower wanted better relations with the Soviet Union, Congress __________.

While the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956 helped both the automobile and construction industries, it hurt __________.

A Continent of Villages

When Worlds Collide

Planting Colonies in North America

Slavery and Empire

The Cultures of Colonial North America

From Empire to Independence

The American Revolution

The New Nation

An Empire for Liberty

The South and Slavery

The Growth of Democracy

Industry and the North

Immigration

The Territorial Expansion of the United States

The Coming Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction

The Trans-Mississippi West

Production and Consumption in the Gilded Age

Democracy and Empire

Urban America and the Progressive Era

The United States in the Era of the Great War

The Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

World War Ii

The Cold War Begins

The Civil Rights Movement

War Abroad

The Conservative Ascendancy

Inequality in the Global Age

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