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

The idea that by the late 1950s the United States had to replace Great Britain and France as the protector of Western interests in the Middle East was known as the

Some patriotic cultural conservatives of the 1950s claimed that rock 'n' roll was

A controversial new group of young artists, writers, and poets emerged in the 1950s that rejected traditional middle-class values and materialism.What were they known as?

Many authors and social critics of the 1950s alleged that despite the American ideal of rugged individualism, the nation was actually celebrating

In 1952, President Truman fired 250 employees of the IRS because

In Indochina, the League for Independence of Vietnam was led by

Which of the following statements about the growth of suburbia in the 1950s is accurate?

Which of the following was characteristic of the 1952 Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson?

Describe America's increasing involvement in Indochina during the 1950s.What was at the heart of the internal conflicts in Vietnam, French interests, and U.S.decisions to intervene?

Although largely ineffective in the South, what was the Civil Rights Act of 1957 primarily intended to do?

What was one way in which the intervention of the United States in Iran in the 1950s was significant?

Ralph Ellison wrote Invisible Man, part of a growing body of literature about individuals who find no contentment or respect in the modern world.

Eisenhower's nickname was

Describe the civil rights movement in the 1950s.What civil rights did blacks achieve and by what means did the progress occur?

President Eisenhower used the __________ theory to explain why the United States needed to fight communism in Vietnam.

In order to reassure some conservatives, the Republican Party chose the youthful and ambitious __________ as Eisenhower's running mate in 1952.

Society's message to women in the 1950s was that they should strive to combine motherhood and professional careers.

Between 1940 and 1950, the average African American income

What was a major limitation of the GI Bill of Rights of 1944?

President Eisenhower believed that pushing for civil rights progress in the South could only do more good than harm.