Question 1

A new group to emerge in the 1950s that rejected traditional values and materialism were the

Accepted Answer

A) Beats. 
B) hippies. 
C) yuppies. 
D) baby boomers. 
E) Mods. 
A) Beats. 
B) hippies. 
C) yuppies. 
D) baby boomers. 
E) Mods. A

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Detail the election of 1952.Who were the major parties? What were the major issues of the campaign?

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The election of 1952 in the United States was a significant event in American political history. The major parties involved were the Republican Party, represented by Dwight D. Eisenhower, and the Democratic Party, represented by Adlai Stevenson.

The major issues of the campaign included the ongoing Cold War with the Soviet Union, the Korean War, and domestic economic concerns. Eisenhower, a war hero and former Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II, emphasized his military experience and promised to bring an end to the Korean War. Stevenson, on the other hand, focused on domestic issues such as social welfare and civil rights.

The 1952 election ultimately resulted in a landslide victory for Eisenhower, marking the first time in 20 years that a Republican candidate had won the presidency. This election also marked a shift in American politics, as the Republican Party gained momentum and influence in the years to come.

Question 4

Martin Luther King Jr.encouraged _____________ civil disobedience to promote the civil rights movement.

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A) violent 
B) nonviolent 
C) coerced 
D) persuasive 
E) enforced 
A) violent 
B) nonviolent 
C) coerced 
D) persuasive 
E) enforced

Question 5

What were the main reasons for suburban growth in this period? How did it affect American society?

Accepted Answer

The main reasons for suburban growth in

Question 6

On December 1,1955,_________,an African American seamstress,refused to relinquish her seat to a white man on a city bus.

Accepted Answer

A) Rosa Parks 
B) Emma White 
C) Wilma Ruble 
D) Lynda Johnson 
E) Sheryl Clements 
A) Rosa Parks 
B) Emma White 
C) Wilma Ruble 
D) Lynda Johnson 
E) Sheryl Clements

Question 7

Which word best describes President Truman's policy to dealing with communism?

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A) Appease 
B) Confront 
C) Contain 
D) Resist 
E) Obtain 
A) Appease 
B) Confront 
C) Contain 
D) Resist 
E) Obtain

Question 8

John Kenneth Galbraith

Accepted Answer

A) Was an Arkansas governor 
B) Wrote The Affluent Society 
C) Wrote On the Road 
D) Was the U.S.president in the 1950s 
E) Was a U-2 spy-plane pilot
F)Challenged bus segregation in Montgomery,Alabama
G)Advocated "massive resistance" to integration
H)Was a young Memphis truck driver
I)Was a Supreme Court chief justice 
A) Was an Arkansas governor 
B) Wrote The Affluent Society 
C) Wrote On the Road 
D) Was the U.S.president in the 1950s 
E) Was a U-2 spy-plane pilot
F)Challenged bus segregation in Montgomery,Alabama
G)Advocated "massive resistance" to integration
H)Was a young Memphis truck driver
I)Was a Supreme Court chief justice

Question 9

At the end of his administration,President Eisenhower

Accepted Answer

A) had removed most of the New Deal's programs. 
B) had retained most of the New Deal's programs. 
C) abolished the Fair Deal. 
D) retained the Fair Deal. 
E) enacted his own program that created more jobs than did his Democrat predecessors. 
A) had removed most of the New Deal's programs. 
B) had retained most of the New Deal's programs. 
C) abolished the Fair Deal. 
D) retained the Fair Deal. 
E) enacted his own program that created more jobs than did his Democrat predecessors.

Question 10

During the Eisenhower administration,all but which one of the following were desegregated in Washington,D.C.?

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A) Libraries 
B) Schools 
C) Parks 
D) Restaurants 
E) Playgrounds 
A) Libraries 
B) Schools 
C) Parks 
D) Restaurants 
E) Playgrounds

Question 11

The goal of Egyptian General Gamal Abdel Nasser in overthrowing King Farouk in 1952 was

Accepted Answer

A) joining with the Soviets. 
B) destroying Israel. 
C) seizing the Suez Canal. 
D) establishing a caliphate in Egypt. 
E) establishing a democracy. 
A) joining with the Soviets. 
B) destroying Israel. 
C) seizing the Suez Canal. 
D) establishing a caliphate in Egypt. 
E) establishing a democracy.

Question 12

During the cold war,this agency was used to influence world events.

Accepted Answer

A) FBI 
B) CIA 
C) DEA 
D) NSA 
E) ORP 
A) FBI 
B) CIA 
C) DEA 
D) NSA 
E) ORP

Question 13

Trace the development of U.S.-Middle East relations during the Eisenhower administration.

Accepted Answer

During the Eisenhower administration, U.

Question 14

Write an essay exploring the emphasis on conformity in the 1950s.Why was there such an emphasis on conformity? How did that emphasis manifest itself?

Accepted Answer

The 1950s in America was a time of great

Question 15

Jack Kerouac,Allen Ginsberg,and other Beats rebelled against middle-class life and conventional literary expression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Elvis Presley

Accepted Answer

A) Was an Arkansas governor 
B) Wrote The Affluent Society 
C) Wrote On the Road 
D) Was the U.S.president in the 1950s 
E) Was a U-2 spy-plane pilot
F)Challenged bus segregation in Montgomery,Alabama
G)Advocated "massive resistance" to integration
H)Was a young Memphis truck driver
I)Was a Supreme Court chief justice 
A) Was an Arkansas governor 
B) Wrote The Affluent Society 
C) Wrote On the Road 
D) Was the U.S.president in the 1950s 
E) Was a U-2 spy-plane pilot
F)Challenged bus segregation in Montgomery,Alabama
G)Advocated "massive resistance" to integration
H)Was a young Memphis truck driver
I)Was a Supreme Court chief justice

Question 17

This individual was the most requested speaker during the 1950s because of his promotion of the "good news" and his book The Power of Positive Thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) Norman Vincent Peale 
B) Albert Schweitzer 
C) Ross Perot 
D) Allan Shivers 
E) Huey Long 
A) Norman Vincent Peale 
B) Albert Schweitzer 
C) Ross Perot 
D) Allan Shivers 
E) Huey Long

Question 18

Discuss the foreign policy philosophy of John Foster Dulles as he directed the Department of State under President Eisenhower.

Accepted Answer

John Foster Dulles, as the Secretary of

Question 19

Describe the major trends in American foreign policy in the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

The major trends in American foreign pol

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) Ho Chi Minh. 
B) Sun Tzu. 
C) Mao Tse-tung. 
D) Chiang Kai-shek. 
E) Viet Minh. 
A) Ho Chi Minh. 
B) Sun Tzu. 
C) Mao Tse-tung. 
D) Chiang Kai-shek. 
E) Viet Minh.

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

A new group to emerge in the 1950s that rejected traditional values and materialism were the

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

Detail the election of 1952.Who were the major parties? What were the major issues of the campaign?

Martin Luther King Jr.encouraged _____________ civil disobedience to promote the civil rights movement.

What were the main reasons for suburban growth in this period? How did it affect American society?

On December 1,1955,_________,an African American seamstress,refused to relinquish her seat to a white man on a city bus.

Which word best describes President Truman's policy to dealing with communism?

John Kenneth Galbraith

At the end of his administration,President Eisenhower

During the Eisenhower administration,all but which one of the following were desegregated in Washington,D.C.?

The goal of Egyptian General Gamal Abdel Nasser in overthrowing King Farouk in 1952 was

During the cold war,this agency was used to influence world events.

Trace the development of U.S.-Middle East relations during the Eisenhower administration.

Write an essay exploring the emphasis on conformity in the 1950s.Why was there such an emphasis on conformity? How did that emphasis manifest itself?

Jack Kerouac,Allen Ginsberg,and other Beats rebelled against middle-class life and conventional literary expression.

Elvis Presley

This individual was the most requested speaker during the 1950s because of his promotion of the "good news" and his book The Power of Positive Thinking.

Discuss the foreign policy philosophy of John Foster Dulles as he directed the Department of State under President Eisenhower.

Describe the major trends in American foreign policy in the 1950s.

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

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