Exam 28: The Affluent Society

On July 27, 1953, negotiators at ________ finally signed an agreement ending the hostilities between North and South Korea and established a cease-fire line at roughly the 38th parallel.

Eastern and Midwestern industrial cities experienced a major expansion of their black populations between 1940 and 1960.

In his book, The Organization Man, William Whyte Jr. praised modern corporations.

The Eisenhower administration was eager to join the battle over desegregation in Little Rock, Arkansas.

In the early 1960s, the basis of the American atomic weapons arsenal was the ________ missile.

The most significant and largest public works project of the federal government under President Dwight Eisenhower involved

In the 1950s, Disney was able to effectively market entertainment as a tool to sell consumer goods.

How and why has the primary focus of the American space program changed since its founding to the present day?

During the 1950s, the region of the United States that experienced the most dramatic change as a result of economic growth was

The development of the transistor was an electronic breakthrough that helped lead to the development of computers.

Between 1945 and 1959, U.S. policy in the Middle East saw

During the 1950s, the American environmental preservation movement was mobilized by

Factors in the rise of the civil rights movement included

As president, Dwight Eisenhower eventually managed to balance the federal budget, while making significant additions to the Social Security system.

The Soviet Union's announcement in 1960 that it had shot down an American U-2 spy plane

In the 1950s, the great majority of American poor people lived in a permanent state of "hard-core" poverty.

Who were the leading domestic critics of the America of the 1950s? What were their major criticisms?

In what ways did television during the 1950s both encourage conformity and spark desires for rebellion and change?

The crime rate of American youths soared during the 1950s.

Examine earlier periods of medical advancement covered in the text. Explain why the development of antibiotics was of such profound importance to medical science.