Exam 30: The 1950s: Affluence and Anxiety in an Atomic Age

Many critics of American life in the 1950s believed that middle-class society suffered from:

The youthful rebels known as the Beats:

The best salesman of this gospel of reassuring "good news" was the Reverend Norman Vincent Peale.

All of the following increased through the postwar years EXCEPT:

Describe those who challenged the moral complacency and social conformity of American life in the 1950s and early 1960s.

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

Between 1945 and 1960, home ownership:

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

After the war, Americans were most eager to:

Elvis was especially controversial because of his:

In The Crack in the Picture Window, John Keats described suburban life as:

In the Brown decision, the Supreme Court:

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

Ultimately, the Beats:

The postwar era witnessed its most dramatic population growth in:

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

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

Many adults, having experienced the Depression and wartime rationing, were eager to consume more in the 1950s.

Compare the achievements of Eisenhower's "dynamic conservatism" to those of the New Deal.