Deck 15: Us Society

Question 1

Which of the following did not contribute to American prosperity in the 1950s?

A)Cold war spending
B)Baby boomers and the rise of the suburbs
C)Increased public funding
D)The advent of computer technology

Answer 1

The advent of computer technology

Question 2

Which of the following helped drive people's move to the suburbs?

A)The promise of larger, safer homes
B)Racial integration in suburban communities
C)A more exciting lifestyle
D)High prices in urban centers

Answer 2

The promise of larger, safer homes

Question 3

What did Dr. Spock tell women regarding their children?

A)To raise children with fathers as equal partners
B)To be affectionate and trust their own instincts regarding their children
C)To focus on meeting goals outside of the home
D)To hire other people to help raise their children

Answer 3

To be affectionate and trust their own instincts regarding their children

Question 4

During the space race, what accomplishment did the US manage before the USSR?

A)Putting a man into space
B)Putting an unmanned satellite into space
C)Putting a man on the moon
D)All of the above

Question 5

What did the beat generation and rock & roll have in common?

A)Both resisted 1950s conformity.
B)Both fought for racial equality.
C)Both movements were defined by the music they left behind.
D)Both were intensely nationalistic.

Question 6

In his final address as president, what did Eisenhower warn the American people against?

A)Communism
B)The return of Nazism
C)The military-industrial complex
D)Nuclear proliferation

Question 7

What group consistently blocked John F. Kennedy's legislative initiatives?

A)Southern Democrats
B)The Supreme Court
C)Senate Republicans
D)State governors

Question 8

Which group was primarily responsible for the sit-ins that protested segregation in the South?

A)Liberal politicians
B)Black lawyers
C)Black religious leaders
D)Black students

Question 9

Which violent sheriff horrified Americans, winning sympathy for the civil rights movement?

A)George Wallace
B)Bull Connor
C)Martin Luther King
D)Stokely Carmichael

Question 10

Which of the following was an outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

A)Kennedy put nuclear missiles in Turkey.
B)The Soviets built the Berlin Wall.
C)Kennedy and Khrushchev began holding regular meetings.
D)The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was signed.

Question 11

Which of the following did President Johnson claim gave him the right to escalate the conflict in Vietnam?

A)The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
B)His role as commander-in-chief
C)Constitutional war powers
D)A congressional declaration of war against Vietnam

Question 12

Who were the Weathermen?

A)A group of scientists that came to prominence in the 1970s
B)A violent, political student organization in the 1960s and 1970s
C)A literary group associated with the Beats
D)A folk band that included Bob Dylan

Question 13

Which issue was most responsible for uniting the New Left of the late 60s?

A)Opposition to the ban on abortion
B)Opposition to the Vietnam War
C)Support for racial integration
D)Support for women's rights

Question 14

What did the "termination" approach to Native American relations with the Federal government argue for?

A)The elimination of Native American reservations
B)The end of granting Native Americans US citizenship
C)Ending recognition of Native American tribes as legal entities
D)Ending Native American immunity to state laws

Question 15

Who were the Marielitos?

A)Cubans who immigrated to the US in 1980
B)Puerto Ricans who moved to New York in the 1970s
C)US citizens who were children of Hispanic workers
D)Illegal immigrant workers who worked in the US for part of the year

Question 16

What is Cesar Chavez remembered for accomplishing?

A)Becoming the first Hispanic heavyweight boxing champion
B)Organizing predominantly Hispanic agricultural workers
C)Becoming the first Hispanic congressman
D)Working to defend minority rights in the Northeast

Question 17

Who was the first woman to run on a presidential ticket for one of the major political parties?

A)Hillary Clinton
B)Sandra Day O'Conner
C)Sarah Palin
D)Geraldine Ferrero

Question 18

What was the constitutional justification for the Roe v. Wade ruling?

A)The right to privacy
B)Freedom of religion
C)Freedom of expression
D)The protection of states' rights

Question 19

Why was it said that "only Nixon could go to China?"

A)Nixon spoke fluent Chinese.
B)The Chinese would not have accepted another politician.
C)No other president had the necessary interpersonal skills.
D)Nixon was known to be virulently anti-communist.

Question 20

What act caused President Ford's popularity to plummet?

A)His decision to raise taxes
B)His decision to run for election to office
C)His decision to pardon President Nixon
D)His popularity didn't plummet; it was low throughout his tenure.

Question 21

Which of the following best describes the US economy at the end of Carter's presidency?

A)High growth and low inflation
B)High unemployment and mild deflation
C)Full employment and mild growth
D)Record interest rates and high inflation

Question 22

Reagan won reelection in 1984 by a landslide, winning every state in the country except which?

A)Minnesota
B)Massachusetts
C)New York
D)California

Question 23

What was the basic premise behind supply-side economics?

A)Government spending would spur economic growth.
B)Tax cuts would spur economic growth.
C)Subsidies for major oil suppliers would spur the economy.
D)Military spending would spur the economy.

Question 24

Which of the following was one of President Clinton's achievements?

A)Solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
B)Enacting universal health care
C)Allowing gay soldiers to openly serve in the military
D)Balancing the Federal budget

Question 25

Which of the following does not accurately describe changes in the US economy in the late 80s and the 90s?

A)The importance of manufacturing declined.
B)The US enjoyed its lowest poverty rate in 100 years.
C)The number of multiple-income families increased.
D)The degree of wealth inequality increased.

Question 26

Which of the following major technological achievements did not occur at the end of the twentieth century?

A)Construction of the Superconducting Super Collider in Texas
B)Completion of the Human Genome Project
C)Creation of the Internet
D)The proliferation of mobile telephony

Question 27

What potent political movement backed candidates who promised to fight against abortion rights?

A)The Evangelical movement
B)The moral majority
C)The right-to-life movement
D)Neocons

Question 28

Which of the following groups is not known for opposing globalization?

A)Human rights activists
B)The IMF
C)Environmentalists
D)Labor activists

Question 29

During which time period did the US experience the highest unemployment rate to date?

A)During the Great Depression
B)After the financial collapse of 2008
C)Immediately after the Civil War
D)In the mid-1800s