Question 1

How did Eisenhower describe his domestic policy of dynamic conservatism?

Accepted Answer

A)  "a Square Deal that was fairer to the American people than either the New Deal
Or Fair Deal" 
B)  "liberal in terms of the economy, and conservative in terms of welfare programs" 
C)  "a quest for brand new government projects rather than for things the government can stop doing" 
D)  "a movement to raise taxes, increase military expenses, and stimulate the arms race" 
E)  "conservative when it comes to money, and liberal when it comes to human beings" 
A)  "a Square Deal that was fairer to the American people than either the New Deal
Or Fair Deal" 
B)  "liberal in terms of the economy, and conservative in terms of welfare programs" 
C)  "a quest for brand new government projects rather than for things the government can stop doing" 
D)  "a movement to raise taxes, increase military expenses, and stimulate the arms race" 
E)  "conservative when it comes to money, and liberal when it comes to human beings"

Question 2

Why did Eisenhower's popularity decline between 1956 and 1958?

Accepted Answer

Dwight D. Eisenhower's popularity as Pre

Question 3

Match each description with the item below.
-Earl Warren

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The postwar American economy experienced

Question 5

Match each description with the item below.
-Mohammed Mossadegh

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Blacks who moved to northern cities tended to find

Accepted Answer

A)  middle-class status. 
B)  quality public housing. 
C)  acceptance and respect. 
D)  the inability to vote. 
E)  new problems due to racial prejudice but better lives overall. 
A)  middle-class status. 
B)  quality public housing. 
C)  acceptance and respect. 
D)  the inability to vote. 
E)  new problems due to racial prejudice but better lives overall.

Question 7

What trend did home ownership tend to follow between 1945 and 1960?

Accepted Answer

A)  It declined, due to the construction of cheap apartments. 
B)  It significantly increased. 
C)  It was hampered due to shortages of credit. 
D)  It became almost universal. 
E)  It was not as popular as government-provided public housing. 
A)  It declined, due to the construction of cheap apartments. 
B)  It significantly increased. 
C)  It was hampered due to shortages of credit. 
D)  It became almost universal. 
E)  It was not as popular as government-provided public housing.

Question 8

By 1960, which American city had the largest concentration of Mexican Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York, New York 
B)  Chicago, Illinois 
C)  Miami, Florida 
D)  Los Angeles, California 
E)  Nashville, Tennessee 
A)  New York, New York 
B)  Chicago, Illinois 
C)  Miami, Florida 
D)  Los Angeles, California 
E)  Nashville, Tennessee

Question 9

Match each description with the item below.
-Fidel Castro

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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 11

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 12

An important reason for passage of the GI Bill was to

Accepted Answer

A)  keep men in the military beyond their terms of enlistment. 
B)  spend surplus funds in the federal budget. 
C)  help Roosevelt get reelected. 
D)  prevent widespread unemployment. 
E)  promote renting over buying homes. 
A)  keep men in the military beyond their terms of enlistment. 
B)  spend surplus funds in the federal budget. 
C)  help Roosevelt get reelected. 
D)  prevent widespread unemployment. 
E)  promote renting over buying homes.

Question 13

John Foster Dulles's policy of "roll back" involved

Accepted Answer

A)  "liberating" people under Communist rule rather than just containing its expansion. 
B)  detonating the first atomic bomb since the Second World War as a quick resolution
To the conflict. 
C)  investing less money into the American military to focus more on domestic issues. 
D)  moving away from free enterprise, which he viewed as at odds with Christianity. 
E)  abandoning the containment policy in favor of seeking common ground with the Soviets. 
A)  "liberating" people under Communist rule rather than just containing its expansion. 
B)  detonating the first atomic bomb since the Second World War as a quick resolution
To the conflict. 
C)  investing less money into the American military to focus more on domestic issues. 
D)  moving away from free enterprise, which he viewed as at odds with Christianity. 
E)  abandoning the containment policy in favor of seeking common ground with the Soviets.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Match each description with the item below.
-Ralph Ellison

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

The Federal-Aid Highway Act was the largest federal project in history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The American policy of "massive retaliation" refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)  use of the navy to blockade the harbors of aggressive nations as well as submarines modeled off those of the Germans during the Second World War. 
B)  willingness to deploy tens of thousands of troops around the world to deter Communist aggression, no matter what the financial cost. 
C)  strategy of using the threat of nuclear war to prevent Communist aggression and, thus, keeping the financial cost manageable. 
D)  funding of pro-American dictatorships if it meant they would stand up to communism and agree to declare war. 
E)  tactic of joining forces with the Soviet Union to bombard North Korea because they would then have double the weapons and bring a quick end to the Korean War. 
A)  use of the navy to blockade the harbors of aggressive nations as well as submarines modeled off those of the Germans during the Second World War. 
B)  willingness to deploy tens of thousands of troops around the world to deter Communist aggression, no matter what the financial cost. 
C)  strategy of using the threat of nuclear war to prevent Communist aggression and, thus, keeping the financial cost manageable. 
D)  funding of pro-American dictatorships if it meant they would stand up to communism and agree to declare war. 
E)  tactic of joining forces with the Soviet Union to bombard North Korea because they would then have double the weapons and bring a quick end to the Korean War.

Question 19

The United States supported Britain and France as they tried to seize control of the Suez Canal in 1956.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Match each description with the item below.
-Allen Ginsberg

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 28: Cold War America

How did Eisenhower describe his domestic policy of dynamic conservatism?

Why did Eisenhower's popularity decline between 1956 and 1958?

Match each description with the item below. -Earl Warren

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

Match each description with the item below. -Mohammed Mossadegh

Blacks who moved to northern cities tended to find

What trend did home ownership tend to follow between 1945 and 1960?

By 1960, which American city had the largest concentration of Mexican Americans?

Match each description with the item below. -Fidel Castro

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

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

An important reason for passage of the GI Bill was to

John Foster Dulles's policy of "roll back" involved

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

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

Match each description with the item below. -Ralph Ellison

The Federal-Aid Highway Act was the largest federal project in history.

The American policy of "massive retaliation" refers to the

The United States supported Britain and France as they tried to seize control of the Suez Canal in 1956.

Match each description with the item below. -Allen Ginsberg

The Collision of Cultures

Englands Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic

The Emergence of a Market Economy

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The Jacksonian Era

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform

Western Expansion

The Gathering Storm

The War of the Union

The Era of Reconstruction

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

The Reactionary Twenties

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The Second World War

The Cold War and the Fair Deal

A New Frontier and a Great Society

Rebellion and Reaction

Conservative Revival

Twenty-First-Century America

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