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

Question 1

The Beats took their name because of their pervasive sense that society had beaten them,or triumphed over their spirits.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The Civil Rights Act of 1957 established the Civil Rights Commission and a new Civil Rights Division in the Justice Department.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The postwar era witnessed tremendous economic depression and failing social contentment.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

Because of the overall prosperity of the decade,blacks were able to close the income gap with whites by the end of the 1950s.

Question 8

Because of his political inexperience,the Republican Party chose _________ as Eisenhower's running mate in 1952.

A)Ronald Reagan
B)Harry S.Truman
C)Walter Mondale
D)Richard Nixon
E)Jimmy Carter

Question 9

What statement best describes the Democrats' 1952 presidential candidate.Adlai Stevenson?

A)He was barely known outside of his home state.
B)He had made a name for himself as an anti-communist in the Senate.
C)He had made himself a self-made millionaire through a series of department stores.
D)He became famous when he and the 101st Division captured Adolph Hitler in World War II.
E)He was a victim of the Second Red Scare.

Question 10

Eisenhower's nickname was

A)Bill.
B)the Gipper.
C)the Dandy.
D)Blood and Guts.
E)Ike.

Question 11

Ralph Ellison wrote Invisible Man.

Question 12

In the 1950s,the most popular new household product was the television.

Question 13

After World War II,your textbook states that two out of every three Americans feared this.

A)Clowns
B)Another Great Depression
C)The military-industrial complex
D)Destruction by nuclear war
E)Communism

Question 14

President Eisenhower's presidential platform was a commitment to

A)moderate Republicanism.
B)the New Deal.
C)the New Frontier.
D)the Final Frontier.
E)the Fair Deal.

Question 15

Why did both Republicans and Democrats recruit Dwight Eisenhower to run for president in 1952?

A)He had taken a stand against the corruption of Truman's administration.
B)He was a war hero.
C)He was considered the "Gentleman of the Senate."
D)He was seen as the "Great Communicator."
E)They did not;only the Republicans sought to nominate him.

Question 16

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

A)they were communists.
B)they specifically targeted conservative groups.
C)of corruption charges.
D)they were trying to unionize.
E)they refused to recognize his authority.

Question 17

Rural areas experienced practically no population growth in the 1950s and 1960s.

Question 18

What was not part of Eisenhower's Moderate Republicanism plan?

A)Restore authority to the federal government
B)Restore authority to the state governments
C)Restore authority to local governments
D)Restrain the federal government from political engineering
E)Restrain the federal government from social engineering

Question 19

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

Question 20

Between 1945 and 1954,Chicago witnessed two large race riots.

Question 21

President Eisenhower's domestic policy of "dynamic conservatism" was defined as

A)conservative when it comes to warfare,liberal when it comes to communism.
B)conservative when it comes to money,liberal when it comes to human beings.
C)conservative when it comes to capitalism,liberal when it comes to socialism.
D)conservative when it comes to state rights,liberal when it comes to minority rights.
E)conservative when it comes to immigration,liberal when it comes to creating jobs.

Question 22

In the 1950s,what became the primary force in American life for conveying information?

A)Newspaper
B)Telegraph
C)Television
D)Radio
E)Phone

Question 23

At the end of his administration,President Eisenhower

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 24

What contributed to the economic boom in Texas after the Second World War?

A)Military construction
B)An abundance of shipping ports
C)Large amounts of arable land to feed the baby boomers
D)The oil boom
E)Immigration from Mexico

Question 25

After World War II,this minority group immigrated to the North in record numbers.

A)Chinese
B)Hispanic
C)Cuban
D)Filipino
E)African American

Question 26

What was not a factor in the surging economy of the United States after WWII?

A)Increased state spending
B)Military spending as a result of the cold war
C)Construction of new highway
D)Construction of new airports
E)Decreases in federal taxes

Question 27

During the 1950s,the United States experienced a wave of juvenile delinquency.What was a primary cause?

A)Rejection of societal norms
B)Access to automobiles
C)Easy access to alcohol
D)Easy access to birth control pills
E)Rock 'n' roll

Question 28

Conservatives during the 1950s were outraged by the actions of the new generation.Who best epitomized their scorn?

A)Chuck Berry
B)Marvin Tate
C)Little Richard
D)Elvis Presley
E)Jack Kerouac

Question 29

Between 1940 and 1950 the average African American income

A)decreased by 50 percent.
B)increased by 100 percent.
C)remained stagnant.
D)grew by 400 percent.
E)experienced mild growth.

Question 30

The biggest housing boom after World War II came in this area.

A)Suburbs
B)Inner cities
C)Small towns
D)Villages
E)Rural areas

Question 31

The first author to illustrate the increasing feeling of anxiety in the United States after World War II was

A)John Hildebrand.
B)John Philips Souza.
C)John Galbraith.
D)John Jameson.
E)John Smith.

Question 32

What occurred immediately after World War II ended in the United States?

A)The United States declared war on the Soviet Union.
B)The United States experienced a mild recession and then its economy shot to new heights.
C)The United States reverted to the Great Depression.
D)Women stayed in the workplace.
E)Returning GIs struggled to find jobs.

Question 33

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

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

Question 34

A major reason for the economic expansion of the United States after 1945 was that

A)most Americans were a two-income family.
B)during the war Americans had to do without,and now could get what they wanted.
C)Americans wanted to show the superiority of the capitalist system over communism and so bought more.
D)Americans were subsidized by the government and so they had more money.
E)rapid inflation meant they got more for their dollar.

Question 35

According to your textbook,in 1959 this percentage of Americans had no financial assets to their name.

A)10 percent
B)25 percent
C)40 percent
D)55 percent
E)70 percent

Question 36

Although the post-World War II boom enriched millions of Americans,it primarily affected the

A)Chinese.
B)Hispanics.
C)Cubans.
D)Anglos.
E)African Americans.

Question 37

A major reason for the tremendous growth of the U.S.economy after World War II was

A)the superiority of American goods.
B)the superiority of American shipping.
C)the advance of communism in Europe.
D)a lack of foreign competition.
E)cheap credit.

Question 38

In an attempt to provide for the returning United States soldiers after WWII,Congress passed the

A)GI Bill of Rights.
B)Hopwood Act.
C)Soldier's Bonus Act.
D)Returning Soldiers Act.
E)Soldiers' Beneficiary Act.

Question 39

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.

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

Question 40

This program allowed Mexican workers to serve as migrant workers during harvest season.

A)Empressario
B)Bracero
C)Hacienda
D)Conquistador
E)Colorado

Question 41

During the Cold War,what did Soviet agents use to draw attention to defects in the American way of life?

A)Quality of unions
B)Lack of religious affiliation
C)The treatment of minorities
D)The lack of adequate sewage systems
E)Their failure to launch a satellite into space

Question 42

The doctrine of separate but equal had been created in the landmark case

A)Baker v.Carr.
B)Reynolds v.Sims.
C)Westbury v.Allright.
D)Bush v.Gore.
E)Plessy v.Ferguson.

Question 43

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

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

Question 44

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

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

Question 45

The greatest social movement in the United States in the 20th century was

A)universal women's suffrage.
B)universal male suffrage.
C)civil rights.
D)civil liberties.
E)abolishing land requirements to vote.

Question 46

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

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

Question 47

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

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

Question 48

What was a major stumbling block to the policy of massive retaliation?

A)Space-based weaponry
B)The ability to launch intercontinental missiles
C)That both the United States and the Soviet Union had created more powerful hydrogen bombs
D)That the CIA was infiltrating U.S.launch points
E)That Soviet spies stole our launch codes

Question 49

During Eisenhower's administration,the conflict in _______ came to an end.

A)Vietnam
B)Korea
C)Europe
D)Cambodia
E)Kazakhstan

Question 50

Eisenhower considered this the biggest mistake he had ever made.

A)The D-day invasion
B)Campaigning for the presidency
C)Abolishing segregation
D)Appointing Chief Justice Earl Warren
E)Only running for two terms

Question 51

Which statement best describes President Eisenhower's belief on ending segregation?

A)That it must start in the South
B)That it must start at the state and local levels
C)That it must start in the West
D)That it must start at the federal level
E)That it must come through executive action

Question 52

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

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

Question 53

In this case,the Supreme Court ruled the concept of separate but equal unconstitutional.

A)Plessy v.Ferguson
B)Brown v.Board of Education
C)Sweatt v.Painter
D)Hill v.Stone
E)Smith v.Allwright

Question 54

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

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

Question 55

The "father" of Eisenhower's policy of massive retaliation was

A)George F.Kennan.
B)John F.Dulles.
C)John F.Kennedy.
D)William Lackland.
E)Herman Sims.

Question 56

Encouraged by Radio Free Europe,this group of nationalists rebelled against their communist overlords in 1956.

A)Prussia
B)Serbia
C)Hungary
D)Austria
E)Bulgaria

Question 57

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

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

Question 58

United States involvement in Vietnam started at the Battle of

A)Io Drang.
B)Little Big Top.
C)Dien Bien Phu.
D)Da Nang.
E)Kesserine Pass.

Question 59

Which of the following is not an area where the CIA helped orchestrate pro-U.S.endings to internal events in the 1950s?

A)Cuba
B)Guatemala
C)Iran
D)Vietnam
E)Prussia

Question 60

The first Supreme Court case to tackle the separate but equal standard in the 20th century was

A)Plessy v.Ferguson.
B)William v.McKinley.
C)Sweatt v.Painter.
D)Brown v.Board of Education.
E)Hill v.Stone.

Question 61

Explore the changes taking place in religion in the 1950s.How did the Cold War help contribute to religion's increased popularity?

Question 62

How did America become involved in Indochina? How did that involvement escalate during Eisenhower's administration?

Question 63

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
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
Rosa Parks

Question 64

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

Question 65

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

Question 66

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
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
Dwight D.Eisenhower

Question 67

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

Question 68

Write an essay exploring what it was like to be a woman in the 1950s.

Question 69

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

Question 70

Detail the provisions and effects of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act,more popularly known as the GI Bill.

Question 71

Discuss the civil rights movement in the 1950s.What civil rights did blacks achieve in that decade?

Question 72

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

Question 73

Describe the growth in the postwar American economy.What factors might account for this growth?

Question 74

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
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
John Kenneth Galbraith

Question 75

Discuss how the 1950s can be described as "child centered."

Question 76

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?

Question 77

Describe the various critics and criticism of 1950s mainstream culture.

Question 78

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

Question 79

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

Question 80

Describe the unique aspects of the consumer culture of the 1950s.