Question 1

Match each description with the item below.
-Rosa Parks

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 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following statements accurately describes the impact of the GI Bill on African Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  African American veterans received preference when applying for federal government jobs or loans because the creators of the bill recognized difficulties they faced. 
B)  Benefits experienced by African Americans were limited because, for example, most colleges and universities remained racially segregated and refused to admit blacks. 
C)  The GI Bill stipulated that only white American veterans would receive the benefits due to the content of contracts African American veterans had to sign when joining the military. 
D)  Because the GI Bill tended to help veterans attend public rather than private universities, African American veterans rarely experienced racial discrimination there. 
E)  Although African American veterans continued to face discrimination after the war, the GI Bill made it common and encouraged them to buy homes in white neighborhoods. 
A)  African American veterans received preference when applying for federal government jobs or loans because the creators of the bill recognized difficulties they faced. 
B)  Benefits experienced by African Americans were limited because, for example, most colleges and universities remained racially segregated and refused to admit blacks. 
C)  The GI Bill stipulated that only white American veterans would receive the benefits due to the content of contracts African American veterans had to sign when joining the military. 
D)  Because the GI Bill tended to help veterans attend public rather than private universities, African American veterans rarely experienced racial discrimination there. 
E)  Although African American veterans continued to face discrimination after the war, the GI Bill made it common and encouraged them to buy homes in white neighborhoods.

Question 4

How did religious revival and neo-orthodoxy fit into the culture of the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

The 1950s in the United States was a dec

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The main reasons for suburban growth in

Question 6

Why did the U-2 Summit end so poorly for the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Soviets were able to use their shooting down of a U.S. spy plane to embarrass Eisenhower. 
B)  Khrushchev attended the meeting drunk and made outrageous accusations that angered Eisenhower. 
C)  Terrorists planned to bomb the building, leading both sides no choice but to call off the summit. 
D)  Eisenhower was recovering from surgery, leading Khrushchev to act more aggressively in the negotiations. 
E)  The United States had refused to engage in spying efforts against the Soviets and, thus, came across as weak. 
A)  The Soviets were able to use their shooting down of a U.S. spy plane to embarrass Eisenhower. 
B)  Khrushchev attended the meeting drunk and made outrageous accusations that angered Eisenhower. 
C)  Terrorists planned to bomb the building, leading both sides no choice but to call off the summit. 
D)  Eisenhower was recovering from surgery, leading Khrushchev to act more aggressively in the negotiations. 
E)  The United States had refused to engage in spying efforts against the Soviets and, thus, came across as weak.

Question 7

Which of the following statements accurately describes President Eisenhower's civil rights record?

Accepted Answer

A)  Despite being reluctant to directly support the civil rights movement, he appointed Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren with the hope that he would promote civil rights from the bench. 
B)  He actively supported segregationists who ran for office and refused to enforce the Brown decision when it was challenged throughout the South. 
C)  He was an activist president and contributed more to furthering the civil rights movement than the Supreme Court or Congress during his time in office. 
D)  Although committed in principle, he took a very passive approach to civil rights in reality, preferring to leave the issue to local and state governments. 
E)  He actively collaborated with black civil rights leaders to achieve legislative victories toward ending segregation and protecting black voting rights. 
A)  Despite being reluctant to directly support the civil rights movement, he appointed Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren with the hope that he would promote civil rights from the bench. 
B)  He actively supported segregationists who ran for office and refused to enforce the Brown decision when it was challenged throughout the South. 
C)  He was an activist president and contributed more to furthering the civil rights movement than the Supreme Court or Congress during his time in office. 
D)  Although committed in principle, he took a very passive approach to civil rights in reality, preferring to leave the issue to local and state governments. 
E)  He actively collaborated with black civil rights leaders to achieve legislative victories toward ending segregation and protecting black voting rights.

Question 8

One of the factors that contributed to religion's growing appeal in the 1950s was

Accepted Answer

A)  the desire to combat "godless" communism. 
B)  tax breaks for Americans who joined churches. 
C)  the fire and brimstone style of television preachers. 
D)  the widespread idea that Americans must repent for their material abundance. 
E)  backlash to Eisenhower's refusal to connect religion with patriotism. 
A)  the desire to combat "godless" communism. 
B)  tax breaks for Americans who joined churches. 
C)  the fire and brimstone style of television preachers. 
D)  the widespread idea that Americans must repent for their material abundance. 
E)  backlash to Eisenhower's refusal to connect religion with patriotism.

Question 9

What was the cultural reaction to the growth of affluence in American society in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

The cultural reaction to the growth of a

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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 12

The Eisenhower Doctrine committed the United States to provide economic and military assistance to Arab nations that were threatened by communism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In The Affluent Society, John Kenneth Galbraith pointed out the

Accepted Answer

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 14

What were President Eisenhower's political philosophy and priorities?

Accepted Answer

President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who serv

Question 15

Dwight D. Eisenhower tried to reduce Social Security and other entitlement programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

America became involved in Indochina as

Question 17

Match each description with the item below.
-Ho Chi Minh

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 18

Which of the following differentiated the postwar era from earlier periods of prosperity?

Accepted Answer

A)  a consumer culture in which a large number of people participated 
B)  the decline of the middle class but a surge in blue-collar income 
C)  the outlawing of labor unions, especially in industries such as steel 
D)  the emphasis of most Americans on saving money and rationing goods 
E)  the absence of financing innovations such as credit cards 
A)  a consumer culture in which a large number of people participated 
B)  the decline of the middle class but a surge in blue-collar income 
C)  the outlawing of labor unions, especially in industries such as steel 
D)  the emphasis of most Americans on saving money and rationing goods 
E)  the absence of financing innovations such as credit cards

Question 19

Which of the following was a consequence of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Accepted Answer

A)  It officially ended segregation in public schools in the South. 
B)  It showed that well-coordinated, nonviolent black activism could cause major changes. 
C)  It was the last major accomplishment of Martin Luther King Jr. before his assassination. 
D)  It proved that Eisenhower was willing to directly intervene to help achieve civil rights victories. 
E)  It promoted the cause of black nationalism and led it to spread across the country. 
A)  It officially ended segregation in public schools in the South. 
B)  It showed that well-coordinated, nonviolent black activism could cause major changes. 
C)  It was the last major accomplishment of Martin Luther King Jr. before his assassination. 
D)  It proved that Eisenhower was willing to directly intervene to help achieve civil rights victories. 
E)  It promoted the cause of black nationalism and led it to spread across the country.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Eisenhower's "dynamic conservatism" and

Exam 28: Cold War America

Match each description with the item below. -Rosa Parks

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

Which of the following statements accurately describes the impact of the GI Bill on African Americans?

How did religious revival and neo-orthodoxy fit into the culture of the 1950s?

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

Why did the U-2 Summit end so poorly for the United States?

Which of the following statements accurately describes President Eisenhower's civil rights record?

One of the factors that contributed to religion's growing appeal in the 1950s was

What was the cultural reaction to the growth of affluence in American society in the 1950s?

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

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

The Eisenhower Doctrine committed the United States to provide economic and military assistance to Arab nations that were threatened by communism.

In The Affluent Society, John Kenneth Galbraith pointed out the

What were President Eisenhower's political philosophy and priorities?

Dwight D. Eisenhower tried to reduce Social Security and other entitlement programs.

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

Match each description with the item below. -Ho Chi Minh

Which of the following differentiated the postwar era from earlier periods of prosperity?

Which of the following was a consequence of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

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

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