Exam 25: Troubled Innocence

Progressive Henry Wallace's presidential campaign was an expression of the

Popular television programs of the 1950s were known for

Figure 25.1, Economic Growth, 1945-1965, makes which of the following trends visible?

One consequence of Truman's decision to desegregate the military was

The Brown decision sparked the

Adlai Stevenson's graduation address at Smith College was part of the postwar effort to get American women to

White middle-class teenagers began to adopt the styles and mores of working-class youth after

In their campaign to uphold white supremacy, the White Citizens' Council relied on

Americans who joined churches and synagogues during the 1950s were looking for

For white fans of jazz and rock-and-roll, "blackness" represented

Staying in the closet hampered the ability of homosexuals to

Both the research of Alfred Kinsey and fiction of Grace Metalious challenged standard assumptions about

Although a Democrat like his predecessor, Truman was less inclined than Roosevelt to support the agenda of

The characters played by Doris Day suggested to young women that they

The growth of the middle class during the mid-twentieth century can be attributed to the increase in

Americans who voted for Henry Wallace were motivated by

Unlike some civil rights activists, members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee believed that

Teenagers played an important role in shaping the culture of the 1950s because they

Map 25.1, Lunch Counter Sit-Ins, February-April 1960, shows the eruption of sit-ins in fifty-eight cities across the South. Which state witnessed the largest number of them?

The Democratic Party's loss of its majority in Congress in 1946 can be attributed to President Truman's