Question 1

Why did Georgia change its state flag in 1956?

Accepted Answer

A)  It wanted to remember its history as one of the original 13 colonies. 
B)  It wanted to honor Civil War veterans. 
C)  It was protesting communism in the government. 
D)  It was defying the Brown v. Board court decision. 
E)  It hoped to memorialize World War II veterans. 
A)  It wanted to remember its history as one of the original 13 colonies. 
B)  It wanted to honor Civil War veterans. 
C)  It was protesting communism in the government. 
D)  It was defying the Brown v. Board court decision. 
E)  It hoped to memorialize World War II veterans. D

Question 2

What was essential to the growth of suburbs?

Accepted Answer

A)  farmers markets 
B)  cars 
C)  integration 
D)  movie theaters 
E)  television 
A)  farmers markets 
B)  cars 
C)  integration 
D)  movie theaters 
E)  television B

Question 3

If the 1956 elections had been held in Vietnam as scheduled, they would have almost certainly resulted in a victory for Ngo Dinh Diem's anticommunists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Why were American suburbs of the 1950s so heavily segregated?

Accepted Answer

A)  African-Americans pREFerred to live in the inner cities. 
B)  Neighborhoods formed around churches, and as long as churches were segregated, suburbs would remain so as well. 
C)  All states had laws in place mandating the segregation of residential districts. 
D)  Residents, brokers, and realtors dealt in contracts and mortgages that barred sales to nonwhite residents. 
E)  The federal government required segregated residential neighborhoods. 
A)  African-Americans pREFerred to live in the inner cities. 
B)  Neighborhoods formed around churches, and as long as churches were segregated, suburbs would remain so as well. 
C)  All states had laws in place mandating the segregation of residential districts. 
D)  Residents, brokers, and realtors dealt in contracts and mortgages that barred sales to nonwhite residents. 
E)  The federal government required segregated residential neighborhoods.

Question 5

During the Eisenhower administration, U.S.-Soviet relations

Accepted Answer

A)  were made worse with the introduction of the policy of massive retaliation. 
B)  improved somewhat after the end of the Korean War and the death of Stalin. 
C)  stayed about the same as during the Truman years. 
D)  worsened considerably after the death of Stalin. 
E)  improved immensely after the end of the Korean War. 
A)  were made worse with the introduction of the policy of massive retaliation. 
B)  improved somewhat after the end of the Korean War and the death of Stalin. 
C)  stayed about the same as during the Truman years. 
D)  worsened considerably after the death of Stalin. 
E)  improved immensely after the end of the Korean War.

Question 6

What did Allen Ginsberg's Howl (1955) protest?

Accepted Answer

A)  drug use 
B)  immediate pleasure 
C)  sexual experimentation 
D)  impulsive action 
E)  materialism and conformism 
A)  drug use 
B)  immediate pleasure 
C)  sexual experimentation 
D)  impulsive action 
E)  materialism and conformism

Question 7

Which statement best describes the thesis of David Riesman's book The Lonely Crowd?

Accepted Answer

A)  White America had alienated black Americans from mainstream society. 
B)  Americans were conformists and lacked the inner resources to lead truly independent lives. 
C)  Women were unhappy with the role of wife and mother and longed for acceptance in higher education and other intellectual pursuits. 
D)  After World War II, Europe was left behind economically and politically with the emergence of the United States and Soviet Union as superpowers. 
E)  Unionism in America was doomed to fail if the union leaders did not embrace the fact that their demands and strikes labeled them as communists. 
A)  White America had alienated black Americans from mainstream society. 
B)  Americans were conformists and lacked the inner resources to lead truly independent lives. 
C)  Women were unhappy with the role of wife and mother and longed for acceptance in higher education and other intellectual pursuits. 
D)  After World War II, Europe was left behind economically and politically with the emergence of the United States and Soviet Union as superpowers. 
E)  Unionism in America was doomed to fail if the union leaders did not embrace the fact that their demands and strikes labeled them as communists.

Question 8

The Montgomery Bus Boycott

Accepted Answer

A)  was sparked when Rosa Parks was arrested for REFusing to give up her seat to a white man. 
B)  did not succeed in desegregating the public buses. 
C)  propelled Thurgood Marshall into the national spotlight as a leader in the civil rights movement. 
D)  marked the end of the civil rights movement. 
E)  lasted less than two weeks. 
A)  was sparked when Rosa Parks was arrested for REFusing to give up her seat to a white man. 
B)  did not succeed in desegregating the public buses. 
C)  propelled Thurgood Marshall into the national spotlight as a leader in the civil rights movement. 
D)  marked the end of the civil rights movement. 
E)  lasted less than two weeks.

Question 9

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-the Beats

Accepted Answer

The Beats were a group of American write

Question 10

During the 1950s, religion had less to do with spiritual activities or sacred values than with personal identity and group assimilation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) won an important victory in the fight against segregated schools with the 1946 Supreme Court ruling in Mendez v. Westminster.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Martin Luther King Jr.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 13

The Housing Act of 1949

Accepted Answer

A)  set a high income ceiling for eligibility. 
B)  reinforced the concentration of poverty in nonwhite urban neighborhoods. 
C)  ended the concentration of poverty in nonwhite urban neighborhoods. 
D)  allowed growing numbers of blacks to move to the suburbs. 
E)  paired with urban renewal programs, made American cities more diverse and prosperous. 
A)  set a high income ceiling for eligibility. 
B)  reinforced the concentration of poverty in nonwhite urban neighborhoods. 
C)  ended the concentration of poverty in nonwhite urban neighborhoods. 
D)  allowed growing numbers of blacks to move to the suburbs. 
E)  paired with urban renewal programs, made American cities more diverse and prosperous.

Question 14

During the 1950s

Accepted Answer

A)  agricultural production rose. 
B)  the farm population increased. 
C)  the number of factory workers increased slightly. 
D)  the South failed to modernize its agricultural techniques. 
E)  the center of agricultural production moved away from California. 
A)  agricultural production rose. 
B)  the farm population increased. 
C)  the number of factory workers increased slightly. 
D)  the South failed to modernize its agricultural techniques. 
E)  the center of agricultural production moved away from California.

Question 15

William Levitt, with the help of the GI Bill, gave many Americans the opportunity to

Accepted Answer

A)  become homeowners. 
B)  go to college. 
C)  join the military. 
D)  buy consumer goods and pay low interest. 
E)  work for the government. 
A)  become homeowners. 
B)  go to college. 
C)  join the military. 
D)  buy consumer goods and pay low interest. 
E)  work for the government.

Question 16

The shopping mall was the inevitable result of

Accepted Answer

A)  the growth in agricultural production. 
B)  industrialization. 
C)  urbanization. 
D)  the growth of the suburbs. 
E)  the legal end of segregation. 
A)  the growth in agricultural production. 
B)  industrialization. 
C)  urbanization. 
D)  the growth of the suburbs. 
E)  the legal end of segregation.

Question 17

Governor Orval Faubus responded to the court-ordered desegregation of Central High School

Accepted Answer

A)  by urging President Eisenhower to send federal troops. 
B)  with defiance, REFusing to comply and allowing violence to break out. 
C)  by offering his resignation to the people of Arkansas in protest. 
D)  by immediately closing the school, much like Virginia's governor had done to public schools in Virginia rather than integrate them. 
E)  by letting white students "opt out" and be homeschooled or go to private school. 
A)  by urging President Eisenhower to send federal troops. 
B)  with defiance, REFusing to comply and allowing violence to break out. 
C)  by offering his resignation to the people of Arkansas in protest. 
D)  by immediately closing the school, much like Virginia's governor had done to public schools in Virginia rather than integrate them. 
E)  by letting white students "opt out" and be homeschooled or go to private school.

Question 18

Thurgood Marshall argued before the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education that segregation did lifelong damage to black children, undermining their self-esteem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

During the 1950s, the United States continued to be segregated. Describe how the black struggle for equality started and how it advanced through the years. Make sure to include the role played by the LULAC, the NAACP, and Martin Luther King. You should also discuss the Brown case and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Accepted Answer

During the 1950s, the United States cont

Question 20

What institution ended up confronting racial segregation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress 
B)  the liberal press 
C)  the Catholic Church 
D)  the executive 
E)  the judiciary 
A)  Congress 
B)  the liberal press 
C)  the Catholic Church 
D)  the executive 
E)  the judiciary

Exam 24: An Affluent Society, 1953-1960

Why did Georgia change its state flag in 1956?

What was essential to the growth of suburbs?

If the 1956 elections had been held in Vietnam as scheduled, they would have almost certainly resulted in a victory for Ngo Dinh Diem's anticommunists.

Why were American suburbs of the 1950s so heavily segregated?

During the Eisenhower administration, U.S.-Soviet relations

What did Allen Ginsberg's Howl (1955) protest?

Which statement best describes the thesis of David Riesman's book The Lonely Crowd?

The Montgomery Bus Boycott

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -the Beats

During the 1950s, religion had less to do with spiritual activities or sacred values than with personal identity and group assimilation.

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) won an important victory in the fight against segregated schools with the 1946 Supreme Court ruling in Mendez v. Westminster.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Martin Luther King Jr.

The Housing Act of 1949

During the 1950s

William Levitt, with the help of the GI Bill, gave many Americans the opportunity to

The shopping mall was the inevitable result of

Governor Orval Faubus responded to the court-ordered desegregation of Central High School

Thurgood Marshall argued before the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education that segregation did lifelong damage to black children, undermining their self-esteem.

What institution ended up confronting racial segregation?

A New World

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Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution, 1763-1783

The Revolution Within

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Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

A House Divided, 1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War, 1861-1865

What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920-1932

The New Deal, 1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1953

The Sixties, 1960-1968

The Conservative Turn, 1969-1988

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