Question 1

During the 1950s in the United States, married women who worked outside the home

Accepted Answer

A)  faced social pressures to continue working. 
B)  decreased in number throughout the decade. 
C)  accounted for only one-third of all married women. 
D)  both decreased in number throughout the decade, and accounted for only one-third of all married women. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  faced social pressures to continue working. 
B)  decreased in number throughout the decade. 
C)  accounted for only one-third of all married women. 
D)  both decreased in number throughout the decade, and accounted for only one-third of all married women. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 2

The doctrine of "massive retaliation" called for greater American reliance on nuclear weapons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In 1954, the Eisenhower administration ordered the CIA to help overthrow the government of

Accepted Answer

A)  Panama. 
B)  Colombia. 
C)  Guatemala. 
D)  Cuba. 
E)  Haiti. 
A)  Panama. 
B)  Colombia. 
C)  Guatemala. 
D)  Cuba. 
E)  Haiti.

Question 4

The prosperity of the 1950s occurred with relatively low inflation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the 1951 novel, The Catcher in the Rye, the main character, Holden Caulfield, was disaffected with American society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

To the "beat" writers, American society in the 1950s was sterile and meaningless.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The first American satellite, ________, was launched in January 1958.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first American satellite, ________, was launched...

Question 8

Between 1945 and 1950, 10 percent of all the new businesses in the United States began in Los Angeles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Like many early white rock musicians, Elvis Presley drew heavily from black traditions in

Accepted Answer

A)  jazz. 
B)  rhythm and blues. 
C)  country western. 
D)  gospel. 
E)  folk. 
A)  jazz. 
B)  rhythm and blues. 
C)  country western. 
D)  gospel. 
E)  folk.

Question 10

Rising prosperity in the 1950s was accompanied by restlessness among American youth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

During the 1950s, the American Federation of Labor in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  was intimidated by powerful and wealthy corporations. 
B)  made significant concessions in benefits in order to gain higher wages. 
C)  merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations. 
D)  represented nearly half of all working Americans. 
E)  saw its president, David Beck, charged with the misappropriation of union funds. 
A)  was intimidated by powerful and wealthy corporations. 
B)  made significant concessions in benefits in order to gain higher wages. 
C)  merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations. 
D)  represented nearly half of all working Americans. 
E)  saw its president, David Beck, charged with the misappropriation of union funds.

Question 12

President Eisenhower wanted to get the United States militarily involved in Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The correct chronological order for developments in electronic technology, from earliest to latest, is

Accepted Answer

A)  vacuum tube, integrated circuit, transistor. 
B)  transistor, vacuum tube, integrated circuit. 
C)  vacuum tube, transistor, integrated circuit. 
D)  integrated circuit, transistor, vacuum tube. 
E)  transistor, integrated circuit, vacuum tube. 
A)  vacuum tube, integrated circuit, transistor. 
B)  transistor, vacuum tube, integrated circuit. 
C)  vacuum tube, transistor, integrated circuit. 
D)  integrated circuit, transistor, vacuum tube. 
E)  transistor, integrated circuit, vacuum tube.

Question 14

How do you account for the prosperity of America during the late 1940s and 1950s? How was this prosperity similar to and different from that of the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

The prosperity of America during the lat

Question 15

The Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-1956

Accepted Answer

A)  failed to end the segregation policies on public city buses. 
B)  was ruled illegal by the Supreme Court. 
C)  was sparked by a beating of an African American woman. 
D)  marked the emergence of an effective form of racial protest. 
E)  led to the creation of the Congress of Racial Equality (COR
E) . 
A)  failed to end the segregation policies on public city buses. 
B)  was ruled illegal by the Supreme Court. 
C)  was sparked by a beating of an African American woman. 
D)  marked the emergence of an effective form of racial protest. 
E)  led to the creation of the Congress of Racial Equality (COR
E) .

Question 16

As part of his economic agenda, President Dwight Eisenhower

Accepted Answer

A)  cut back public welfare programs. 
B)  lowered federal support for farm prices. 
C)  generally followed the lead of the right wing of his party. 
D)  allowed the federal deficit to rise due to high military spending. 
E)  maintained the wage and price controls of the Truman administration. 
A)  cut back public welfare programs. 
B)  lowered federal support for farm prices. 
C)  generally followed the lead of the right wing of his party. 
D)  allowed the federal deficit to rise due to high military spending. 
E)  maintained the wage and price controls of the Truman administration.

Question 17

Consumer credit cards were developed in the years following World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the 1950s, African American record producer Berry Gordy founded ________ in Detroit.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the 1950s, African American record producer...

Question 19

In the 1950s, crimes committed by juveniles

Accepted Answer

A)  were the most visible evidence of widespread restiveness among young Americans. 
B)  did not receive much public attention. 
C)  soared, particularly in categories of violent crimes. 
D)  resulted in widespread social unrest during the decade. 
E)  did not dramatically increase. 
A)  were the most visible evidence of widespread restiveness among young Americans. 
B)  did not receive much public attention. 
C)  soared, particularly in categories of violent crimes. 
D)  resulted in widespread social unrest during the decade. 
E)  did not dramatically increase.

Question 20

In 1954, the United States Senate voted to

Accepted Answer

A)  expel Joseph McCarthy from the Senate. 
B)  censure Joseph McCarthy for "conduct unbecoming a senator." 
C)  charge Senator McCarthy with slander and libel. 
D)  fine Senator McCarthy. 
E)  convict Senator McCarthy of perjury. 
A)  expel Joseph McCarthy from the Senate. 
B)  censure Joseph McCarthy for "conduct unbecoming a senator." 
C)  charge Senator McCarthy with slander and libel. 
D)  fine Senator McCarthy. 
E)  convict Senator McCarthy of perjury.

Exam 28: The Affluent Society

During the 1950s in the United States, married women who worked outside the home

The doctrine of "massive retaliation" called for greater American reliance on nuclear weapons.

In 1954, the Eisenhower administration ordered the CIA to help overthrow the government of

The prosperity of the 1950s occurred with relatively low inflation.

In the 1951 novel, The Catcher in the Rye, the main character, Holden Caulfield, was disaffected with American society.

To the "beat" writers, American society in the 1950s was sterile and meaningless.

The first American satellite, ________, was launched in January 1958.

Between 1945 and 1950, 10 percent of all the new businesses in the United States began in Los Angeles.

Like many early white rock musicians, Elvis Presley drew heavily from black traditions in

Rising prosperity in the 1950s was accompanied by restlessness among American youth.

During the 1950s, the American Federation of Labor in the United States

President Eisenhower wanted to get the United States militarily involved in Vietnam.

The correct chronological order for developments in electronic technology, from earliest to latest, is

How do you account for the prosperity of America during the late 1940s and 1950s? How was this prosperity similar to and different from that of the 1920s?

The Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-1956

As part of his economic agenda, President Dwight Eisenhower

Consumer credit cards were developed in the years following World War II.

In the 1950s, African American record producer Berry Gordy founded ________ in Detroit.

In the 1950s, crimes committed by juveniles

In 1954, the United States Senate voted to

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