Question 1

With the end of the Second World War, women workers who had taken on traditionally male jobs during the war were encouraged to

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A)  give up their jobs to returning veterans. 
B)  work longer hours. 
C)  limit family sizes. 
D)  stay single. 
E)  advance their job skills through college. 
A)  give up their jobs to returning veterans. 
B)  work longer hours. 
C)  limit family sizes. 
D)  stay single. 
E)  advance their job skills through college.

Question 2

In The Affluent Society, John Kenneth Galbraith pointed out the

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A)  benefits of limited government. 
B)  infallibility of the marketplace. 
C)  persistence of poverty in the 1950s. 
D)  economic value of the cold war. 
E)  environmental costs of prosperity. 
A)  benefits of limited government. 
B)  infallibility of the marketplace. 
C)  persistence of poverty in the 1950s. 
D)  economic value of the cold war. 
E)  environmental costs of prosperity.

Question 3

What factors contributed to America's postwar prosperity? To what extent did all benefit from it?

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Several factors contributed to America's

Question 4

What was one way in which the intervention of the United States in Iran in the 1950s was significant?

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A)  Intervening in Iran proved to be the first and last time since the Second World War that the United States detonated a nuclear weapon, signaling the height of the cold war. 
B)  The rise of an increasingly authoritarian regime in Iran as a result of U.S. involvement convinced Eisenhower that he must refuse to target the government of Guatemala. 
C)  The United States proved unsuccessful in toppling Iranian rulers and lost many soldiers in the process, causing Eisenhower to become more isolationist and avoid similar future interventions. 
D)  A CIA-engineered coup in Iran was viewed as successful and emboldened Eisenhower to authorize other secret operations to undermine governments thought to be falling victim to communism. 
E)  By giving assistance to the shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, U.S. forces made Iran more stable, earned the trust of the Iranian people, and ensured peaceful interactions with Iran decades later. 
A)  Intervening in Iran proved to be the first and last time since the Second World War that the United States detonated a nuclear weapon, signaling the height of the cold war. 
B)  The rise of an increasingly authoritarian regime in Iran as a result of U.S. involvement convinced Eisenhower that he must refuse to target the government of Guatemala. 
C)  The United States proved unsuccessful in toppling Iranian rulers and lost many soldiers in the process, causing Eisenhower to become more isolationist and avoid similar future interventions. 
D)  A CIA-engineered coup in Iran was viewed as successful and emboldened Eisenhower to authorize other secret operations to undermine governments thought to be falling victim to communism. 
E)  By giving assistance to the shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, U.S. forces made Iran more stable, earned the trust of the Iranian people, and ensured peaceful interactions with Iran decades later.

Question 5

What was the Supreme Court's decision in the case Brown v. Board of Education?

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A)  It struck down "separate but equal" in public education. 
B)  It ordered an immediate end to Jim Crow segregation. 
C)  It rejected the legal arguments of the NAACP. 
D)  It was closely divided. 
E)  It recognized the high quality of black schools in the South. 
A)  It struck down "separate but equal" in public education. 
B)  It ordered an immediate end to Jim Crow segregation. 
C)  It rejected the legal arguments of the NAACP. 
D)  It was closely divided. 
E)  It recognized the high quality of black schools in the South.

Question 6

Jack Kerouac's style of writing is commonly grouped under which of the following?

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A)  expressionism 
B)  romanticism 
C)  satire 
D)  the Beats 
E)  literary criticism 
A)  expressionism 
B)  romanticism 
C)  satire 
D)  the Beats 
E)  literary criticism

Question 7

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

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During the Eisenhower administration, U.

Question 8

The phrase "In God We Trust" was added to coins and currency in the 1950s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

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The main reasons for suburban growth in

Question 10

Match each description with the item below.
-Rosa Parks

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A) was the openly gay cultural figure who wrote the provocative prose-poem "Howl" 
B) challenged bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama, by being arrested rather than giving up a seat to a white man 
C) wrote The Crack in the Picture Window, a vicious satire of affluent suburbia 
D) was the American pilot who had spied on the Soviets by taking pictures of military installations 
E) proclaimed the creation of a Democratic Republic of Vietnam and used force to resist the restoration of a colonial regime
F)was the Soviet premier who threatened to give East Germany control of East Berlin and walked out of the resulting summit meeting
G)was an Arkansas governor who argued that racial integration was an issue of states rights
H)was a chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court under whose leadership it was an engine for social and political change
I)led a Communist regime in Cuba and failed to be ousted despite a secret operation authorized by Eisenhower
J)was the prime minister of Iran who cut diplomatic ties with Great Britain and was later overthrown 
A) was the openly gay cultural figure who wrote the provocative prose-poem "Howl" 
B) challenged bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama, by being arrested rather than giving up a seat to a white man 
C) wrote The Crack in the Picture Window, a vicious satire of affluent suburbia 
D) was the American pilot who had spied on the Soviets by taking pictures of military installations 
E) proclaimed the creation of a Democratic Republic of Vietnam and used force to resist the restoration of a colonial regime
F)was the Soviet premier who threatened to give East Germany control of East Berlin and walked out of the resulting summit meeting
G)was an Arkansas governor who argued that racial integration was an issue of states rights
H)was a chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court under whose leadership it was an engine for social and political change
I)led a Communist regime in Cuba and failed to be ousted despite a secret operation authorized by Eisenhower
J)was the prime minister of Iran who cut diplomatic ties with Great Britain and was later overthrown

Question 11

In 1957, nine African American students attended Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas for the first time. Which of the following statements accurately describes the
Actions taken by Eisenhower?

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A)  Eisenhower did not take federal action because the students' first day had gone so smoothly, marking a success for the civil rights movement. 
B)  Eisenhower reluctantly dispatched federal troops there to maintain law and order, angering many southern politicians. 
C)  Eisenhower passionately enforced desegregation, insisting that dispatching troops was a moral judgment on his part. 
D)  Eisenhower overrode desegregation rulings and forced the students to return to their previous segregated schools. 
E)  Eisenhower used the events as cause to initiate the court case of Brown v. Board of Education and successfully prevented the public schools of Little Rock from closing. 
A)  Eisenhower did not take federal action because the students' first day had gone so smoothly, marking a success for the civil rights movement. 
B)  Eisenhower reluctantly dispatched federal troops there to maintain law and order, angering many southern politicians. 
C)  Eisenhower passionately enforced desegregation, insisting that dispatching troops was a moral judgment on his part. 
D)  Eisenhower overrode desegregation rulings and forced the students to return to their previous segregated schools. 
E)  Eisenhower used the events as cause to initiate the court case of Brown v. Board of Education and successfully prevented the public schools of Little Rock from closing.

Question 12

The postwar era witnessed its most dramatic population growth in

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A)  the suburbs. 
B)  the Midwest. 
C)  rural areas. 
D)  the Northeast. 
E)  the Mississippi Valley. 
A)  the suburbs. 
B)  the Midwest. 
C)  rural areas. 
D)  the Northeast. 
E)  the Mississippi Valley.

Question 13

The loss of Dien Bien Phu signaled the end of French rule in Indochina.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What did the writers John Cheever and John Keats have in common?

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A)  They both were African American writers who helped promote racial inclusiveness through their work. 
B)  They both focused on celebrating the prosperity of the 1950s United States and the benefits shared by mass society. 
C)  They both directed their attention to portraying life abroad during the 1950s, which helped influence similar developments in the United States. 
D)  They both were Beats poets whose primary focus was highlighting social inequalities and promoting feminism and selfless activism. 
E)  They both treated the upper-middle-class suburbs and the culture of comfortable conformity of the 1950s as literary targets. 
A)  They both were African American writers who helped promote racial inclusiveness through their work. 
B)  They both focused on celebrating the prosperity of the 1950s United States and the benefits shared by mass society. 
C)  They both directed their attention to portraying life abroad during the 1950s, which helped influence similar developments in the United States. 
D)  They both were Beats poets whose primary focus was highlighting social inequalities and promoting feminism and selfless activism. 
E)  They both treated the upper-middle-class suburbs and the culture of comfortable conformity of the 1950s as literary targets.

Question 15

The single most important stimulant to the postwar economy was

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A)  a massive government jobs program. 
B)  low government spending. 
C)  cold war-related military spending. 
D)  the discovery of alternative fuels to oil. 
E)  increased European competition. 
A)  a massive government jobs program. 
B)  low government spending. 
C)  cold war-related military spending. 
D)  the discovery of alternative fuels to oil. 
E)  increased European competition.

Question 16

Match each description with the item below.
-Earl Warren

Accepted Answer

A) was the openly gay cultural figure who wrote the provocative prose-poem "Howl" 
B) challenged bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama, by being arrested rather than giving up a seat to a white man 
C) wrote The Crack in the Picture Window, a vicious satire of affluent suburbia 
D) was the American pilot who had spied on the Soviets by taking pictures of military installations 
E) proclaimed the creation of a Democratic Republic of Vietnam and used force to resist the restoration of a colonial regime
F)was the Soviet premier who threatened to give East Germany control of East Berlin and walked out of the resulting summit meeting
G)was an Arkansas governor who argued that racial integration was an issue of states rights
H)was a chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court under whose leadership it was an engine for social and political change
I)led a Communist regime in Cuba and failed to be ousted despite a secret operation authorized by Eisenhower
J)was the prime minister of Iran who cut diplomatic ties with Great Britain and was later overthrown 
A) was the openly gay cultural figure who wrote the provocative prose-poem "Howl" 
B) challenged bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama, by being arrested rather than giving up a seat to a white man 
C) wrote The Crack in the Picture Window, a vicious satire of affluent suburbia 
D) was the American pilot who had spied on the Soviets by taking pictures of military installations 
E) proclaimed the creation of a Democratic Republic of Vietnam and used force to resist the restoration of a colonial regime
F)was the Soviet premier who threatened to give East Germany control of East Berlin and walked out of the resulting summit meeting
G)was an Arkansas governor who argued that racial integration was an issue of states rights
H)was a chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court under whose leadership it was an engine for social and political change
I)led a Communist regime in Cuba and failed to be ousted despite a secret operation authorized by Eisenhower
J)was the prime minister of Iran who cut diplomatic ties with Great Britain and was later overthrown

Question 17

Detail the postwar great black migration. What impact did it have on the new locations that were settled?

Accepted Answer

The postwar great black migration refers

Question 18

What was the phenomenon of "white flight" in the 1950s after the Second World War?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a type of housing discrimination shown toward African Americans that soon stopped when the federal government banned it and funded many mixed communities. 
B)  It was the movement of poor whites fleeing the South for jobs in big northern cities since the economic boom following the war never arrived in the South. 
C)  It was the return of white Americans to the rural countryside, as farming became the most lucrative occupation in part due to the lack of food Americans had during the war. 
D)  It was the movement of many whites to suburbs in response to the migration of African Americans from the rural South to northern cities in search of better opportunities after the war. 
E)  It was the movement of Puerto Rican Americans to Puerto Rico because there was a shortage of housing in northern cities after large numbers of white Americans moved there after the war. 
A)  It was a type of housing discrimination shown toward African Americans that soon stopped when the federal government banned it and funded many mixed communities. 
B)  It was the movement of poor whites fleeing the South for jobs in big northern cities since the economic boom following the war never arrived in the South. 
C)  It was the return of white Americans to the rural countryside, as farming became the most lucrative occupation in part due to the lack of food Americans had during the war. 
D)  It was the movement of many whites to suburbs in response to the migration of African Americans from the rural South to northern cities in search of better opportunities after the war. 
E)  It was the movement of Puerto Rican Americans to Puerto Rico because there was a shortage of housing in northern cities after large numbers of white Americans moved there after the war.

Question 19

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 20

Joseph McCarthy was tried for perjury and sentenced to serve time in jail for his crusade against Communists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 28: Cold War America

With the end of the Second World War, women workers who had taken on traditionally male jobs during the war were encouraged to

In The Affluent Society, John Kenneth Galbraith pointed out the

What factors contributed to America's postwar prosperity? To what extent did all benefit from it?

What was one way in which the intervention of the United States in Iran in the 1950s was significant?

What was the Supreme Court's decision in the case Brown v. Board of Education?

Jack Kerouac's style of writing is commonly grouped under which of the following?

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

The phrase "In God We Trust" was added to coins and currency in the 1950s.

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

Match each description with the item below. -Rosa Parks

In 1957, nine African American students attended Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas for the first time. Which of the following statements accurately describes the Actions taken by Eisenhower?

The postwar era witnessed its most dramatic population growth in

The loss of Dien Bien Phu signaled the end of French rule in Indochina.

What did the writers John Cheever and John Keats have in common?

The single most important stimulant to the postwar economy was

Match each description with the item below. -Earl Warren

Detail the postwar great black migration. What impact did it have on the new locations that were settled?

What was the phenomenon of "white flight" in the 1950s after the Second World War?

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

Joseph McCarthy was tried for perjury and sentenced to serve time in jail for his crusade against Communists.

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Colonial Ways of Life

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The American Revolution

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic

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Nationalism and Sectionalism

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The Gathering Storm

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Business and Labor in the Industrial Era

The New South and the New West

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt

Seizing an American Empire

The Progressive Era

America and the Great War

A Clash of Cultures

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