Question 1

The GI Bill of Rights provided financial assistance for home loans and college expenses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

President Eisenhower was committed politically to "moderate Republicanism."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A financial innovation that helped the growth of a consumer economy in the 1950s was the credit card.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Encouraged by Radio Free Europe, __________ nationalists rebelled against occupying communist troops in 1956.

Accepted Answer

A) Prussian 
B) Serbian 
C) Hungarian 
D) Austrian 
E) Bulgarian 
A) Prussian 
B) Serbian 
C) Hungarian 
D) Austrian 
E) Bulgarian

Question 5

Despite increased income across classes, a quarter of whites and half of African Americans were afflicted by poverty during the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The renewed __________ program allowed Mexican workers to serve as migrant workers in the United States during planting and harvest seasons.

Accepted Answer

A) empresario 
B) bracero 
C) hacienda 
D) Alan Freed 
E) Federal-Aid Highway 
A) empresario 
B) bracero 
C) hacienda 
D) Alan Freed 
E) Federal-Aid Highway

Question 7

The Civil Rights Act of 1957 established the Civil Rights Commission and a new Civil Rights Division in the Justice Department.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Describe President Eisenhower's "Middle Way." What were the political, economic, and social aspects of this philosophy?

Accepted Answer

President Eisenhower's "Middle Way" was

Question 9

What finding did the Supreme Court cite in its ruling of Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas?

Accepted Answer

A) Even if segregated schools were equal in quality, the very practice of segregating schools caused feelings of inferiority among black students. 
B) It would be better for the economy to wait to decide on the case until the next Administration after Eisenhower's took over. 
C) Desegregating schools would be a "clear abuse of judicial power" that would cause a "dangerous" state of affairs in the South. 
D) African American students experienced more academic success when learning in racially segregated classrooms. 
E) Instead of focusing on integrating schools, administrators should devote more time and money to training teachers. 
A) Even if segregated schools were equal in quality, the very practice of segregating schools caused feelings of inferiority among black students. 
B) It would be better for the economy to wait to decide on the case until the next Administration after Eisenhower's took over. 
C) Desegregating schools would be a "clear abuse of judicial power" that would cause a "dangerous" state of affairs in the South. 
D) African American students experienced more academic success when learning in racially segregated classrooms. 
E) Instead of focusing on integrating schools, administrators should devote more time and money to training teachers.

Question 10

The Federal-Aid Highway Act created a national network of interstate highways across America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

First organized by Martin Luther King Jr.in 1957, the __________ grew into a powerful group that would lead civil rights protests and activities into the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) Massive Resistance 
B) Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee 
C) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 
D) Southern Christian Leadership Conference 
E) Beats 
A) Massive Resistance 
B) Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee 
C) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 
D) Southern Christian Leadership Conference 
E) Beats

Question 12

The Supreme Court ruling in Shelley v.Kraemer (1948) successfully ended racially segregated housing practices and increased the number of African American homeowners in white neighborhoods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following statements accurately describes the experiences of women in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A) After World War II, women were encouraged to stay in the industrial, traditionally male jobs they had taken on during the war. 
B) The fall in birth rates after World War II demonstrated that women were increasingly adopting roles outside the traditional family. 
C) The average age of marriage for women had gotten significantly higher after World War II, showing that women usually had careers before starting families. 
D) Although advertisements and popular culture emphasized middle class women's role as homemakers, many women worked outside the home out of necessity. 
E) The prevailing images of middle class life no longer portrayed women as devoted servants to their husbands. 
A) After World War II, women were encouraged to stay in the industrial, traditionally male jobs they had taken on during the war. 
B) The fall in birth rates after World War II demonstrated that women were increasingly adopting roles outside the traditional family. 
C) The average age of marriage for women had gotten significantly higher after World War II, showing that women usually had careers before starting families. 
D) Although advertisements and popular culture emphasized middle class women's role as homemakers, many women worked outside the home out of necessity. 
E) The prevailing images of middle class life no longer portrayed women as devoted servants to their husbands.

Question 14

President Eisenhower's domestic policy of "dynamic conservatism" was defined as conservative when it comes to

Accepted Answer

A) warfare and liberal when it comes to communism. 
B) money and liberal when it comes to human beings. 
C) capitalism and liberal when it comes to socialism. 
D) state rights and liberal when it comes to minority rights. 
E) immigration and liberal when it comes to creating jobs. 
A) warfare and liberal when it comes to communism. 
B) money and liberal when it comes to human beings. 
C) capitalism and liberal when it comes to socialism. 
D) state rights and liberal when it comes to minority rights. 
E) immigration and liberal when it comes to creating jobs.

Question 15

Which of the following contributed to the state of the economy in the United States after World War II?

Accepted Answer

A) Decreased U.S.federal government spending 
B) Decreased industrial productivity in the United States 
C) Increased income taxes on the wealthy in the United States 
D) European dominance in international trade 
E) Massive construction of U.S.highways and airports 
A) Decreased U.S.federal government spending 
B) Decreased industrial productivity in the United States 
C) Increased income taxes on the wealthy in the United States 
D) European dominance in international trade 
E) Massive construction of U.S.highways and airports

Question 16

The first Supreme Court case to tackle the separate but equal standard in the twentieth century was

Accepted Answer

A) Plessy v.Ferguson. 
B) William v.McKinley. 
C) Sweatt v.Painter. 
D) Brown v.Board of Education. 
E) Hill v.Stone. 
A) Plessy v.Ferguson. 
B) William v.McKinley. 
C) Sweatt v.Painter. 
D) Brown v.Board of Education. 
E) Hill v.Stone.

Question 17

President Eisenhower's presidential platform was committed to

Accepted Answer

A) moderate Republicanism. 
B) the New Deal. 
C) the New Frontier. 
D) the Final Frontier. 
E) the Fair Deal. 
A) moderate Republicanism. 
B) the New Deal. 
C) the New Frontier. 
D) the Final Frontier. 
E) the Fair Deal.

Question 18

Who wrote the book The Affluent Society in the 1950s and challenged the idea that U.S.prosperity was solving difficult social problems?

Accepted Answer

A) Maurice McDonald 
B) John Philips Souza 
C) John Galbraith 
D) George Meany 
E) Dwight D.Eisenhower 
A) Maurice McDonald 
B) John Philips Souza 
C) John Galbraith 
D) George Meany 
E) Dwight D.Eisenhower

Question 19

In an attempt to provide aid for returning servicemen after World War II, Congress passed the

Accepted Answer

A) GI Bill of Rights. 
B) Hopwood Act. 
C) Federal-Aid Highway Act . 
D) New Deal. 
E) Soldiers' Beneficiary Act. 
A) GI Bill of Rights. 
B) Hopwood Act. 
C) Federal-Aid Highway Act . 
D) New Deal. 
E) Soldiers' Beneficiary Act.

Question 20

The first step in Egyptian General Gamal Abdel Nasser's bid to become the leader of the Arab world was

Accepted Answer

A) joining with the Soviets. 
B) declaring an armistice with Hungary. 
C) seizing the Suez Canal. 
D) establishing a caliphate in Egypt. 
E) establishing a democracy. 
A) joining with the Soviets. 
B) declaring an armistice with Hungary. 
C) seizing the Suez Canal. 
D) establishing a caliphate in Egypt. 
E) establishing a democracy.

Exam 26: Affluence and Anxiety in the Atomic Age, 1950-1959

The GI Bill of Rights provided financial assistance for home loans and college expenses.

President Eisenhower was committed politically to "moderate Republicanism."

A financial innovation that helped the growth of a consumer economy in the 1950s was the credit card.

Encouraged by Radio Free Europe, __________ nationalists rebelled against occupying communist troops in 1956.

Despite increased income across classes, a quarter of whites and half of African Americans were afflicted by poverty during the 1950s.

The renewed __________ program allowed Mexican workers to serve as migrant workers in the United States during planting and harvest seasons.

The Civil Rights Act of 1957 established the Civil Rights Commission and a new Civil Rights Division in the Justice Department.

Describe President Eisenhower's "Middle Way." What were the political, economic, and social aspects of this philosophy?

What finding did the Supreme Court cite in its ruling of Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas?

The Federal-Aid Highway Act created a national network of interstate highways across America.

First organized by Martin Luther King Jr.in 1957, the __________ grew into a powerful group that would lead civil rights protests and activities into the 1960s.

The Supreme Court ruling in Shelley v.Kraemer (1948) successfully ended racially segregated housing practices and increased the number of African American homeowners in white neighborhoods.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the experiences of women in the 1950s?

President Eisenhower's domestic policy of "dynamic conservatism" was defined as conservative when it comes to

Which of the following contributed to the state of the economy in the United States after World War II?

The first Supreme Court case to tackle the separate but equal standard in the twentieth century was

President Eisenhower's presidential platform was committed to

Who wrote the book The Affluent Society in the 1950s and challenged the idea that U.S.prosperity was solving difficult social problems?

In an attempt to provide aid for returning servicemen after World War II, Congress passed the

The first step in Egyptian General Gamal Abdel Nasser's bid to become the leader of the Arab world was

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