Question 1

Which statement best describes how the white South reacted to the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  In opposition to integration, white southerners often burned down schools. 
B)  While the general public was outraged, southern congressional politicians supported the Supreme Court's decisions. 
C)  Southerners worked closely with the NAACP, cooperating when they could to integrate schools. 
D)  Some states closed schools rather than integrate, and let white children opt out of integrated schools. 
E)  Southerners took it in stride, recognizing that the time had come for change. 
A)  In opposition to integration, white southerners often burned down schools. 
B)  While the general public was outraged, southern congressional politicians supported the Supreme Court's decisions. 
C)  Southerners worked closely with the NAACP, cooperating when they could to integrate schools. 
D)  Some states closed schools rather than integrate, and let white children opt out of integrated schools. 
E)  Southerners took it in stride, recognizing that the time had come for change.

Question 2

How did American leaders react to their international reputation in terms of race relations?

Accepted Answer

A)  They used it to show that racial discrimination occurred in most nations. 
B)  They were confident in the superiority of America and what others thought of them was not a real issue. 
C)  They were adamant the world did not care about their internal affairs. 
D)  They worried about their image overseas. 
E)  They tried to deny segregation. 
A)  They used it to show that racial discrimination occurred in most nations. 
B)  They were confident in the superiority of America and what others thought of them was not a real issue. 
C)  They were adamant the world did not care about their internal affairs. 
D)  They worried about their image overseas. 
E)  They tried to deny segregation.

Question 3

In Las Vegas, Nevada, what did African-American entertainers experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were barred from performing due to the civil rights movement. 
B)  They could perform at hotels, but not stay as guests. 
C)  They led a boycott of casinos and were joined in the effort by most white entertainers. 
D)  They were not allowed to be on the same stage as white performers. 
E)  Las Vegas became the "Harlem of the West," and black entertainers and other artists flocked to the city. 
A)  They were barred from performing due to the civil rights movement. 
B)  They could perform at hotels, but not stay as guests. 
C)  They led a boycott of casinos and were joined in the effort by most white entertainers. 
D)  They were not allowed to be on the same stage as white performers. 
E)  Las Vegas became the "Harlem of the West," and black entertainers and other artists flocked to the city.

Question 4

The Southern Manifesto

Accepted Answer

A)  rejected massive resistance. 
B)  argued that southern states should not fly the Confederate flag over state capitol buildings. 
C)  repudiated the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education. 
D)  argued that the Brown v. Board of Education decision reinforced southern customs and traditions. 
E)  argued that the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson was unconstitutional. 
A)  rejected massive resistance. 
B)  argued that southern states should not fly the Confederate flag over state capitol buildings. 
C)  repudiated the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education. 
D)  argued that the Brown v. Board of Education decision reinforced southern customs and traditions. 
E)  argued that the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson was unconstitutional.

Question 5

What was the specific danger that arose from school segregation in the case of Linda Brown?

Accepted Answer

A)  Linda was harassed by gang members when walking through the neighborhood where her school was located. 
B)  Linda had to walk across dangerous railroad tracks to get to her school. 
C)  Linda had to cross several busy highways to get to her school. 
D)  Linda had to bike through a neighborhood with many potholes to get to her school. 
E)  Linda had to walk across a rickety bridge to get to her school. 
A)  Linda was harassed by gang members when walking through the neighborhood where her school was located. 
B)  Linda had to walk across dangerous railroad tracks to get to her school. 
C)  Linda had to cross several busy highways to get to her school. 
D)  Linda had to bike through a neighborhood with many potholes to get to her school. 
E)  Linda had to walk across a rickety bridge to get to her school.

Question 6

What level of education did the NAACP initially concentrate on integrating?

Accepted Answer

A)  middle school 
B)  higher education 
C)  elementary school 
D)  preschool 
E)  high school 
A)  middle school 
B)  higher education 
C)  elementary school 
D)  preschool 
E)  high school

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Suburbs are residential areas that are t

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Brown v. Board of Education was a landma

Question 9

The libertarian conservatives understood freedom as first and foremost a moral condition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The "social contract"

Accepted Answer

A)  describes the new style of cooperation between labor and management that emerged in the 1950s and 1960s. 
B)  was of great benefit to union and the majority of nonunion workers alike. 
C)  did not include wage increases or health insurance. 
D)  was accepted by the National Association of Manufacturers as a compromise measure to ease labor disputes eroding industry profits. 
E)  had no effect on workers in nonunion jobs. 
A)  describes the new style of cooperation between labor and management that emerged in the 1950s and 1960s. 
B)  was of great benefit to union and the majority of nonunion workers alike. 
C)  did not include wage increases or health insurance. 
D)  was accepted by the National Association of Manufacturers as a compromise measure to ease labor disputes eroding industry profits. 
E)  had no effect on workers in nonunion jobs.

Question 11

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Briefly explain how suburban middle-class women related to work.

Accepted Answer

Terms, Events, and People:
- The Feminin

Question 12

In the 1960 presidential election, John
F. Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon by a landslide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

As residue from the Red Scare, anti-Semitism was widespread in America during the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Why did the Soviet Union strongly support the national independence movements in the new Third World?

Accepted Answer

A)  Soviets were desperately trying to expand their share in foreign export markets. 
B)  It hoped to convince new nations to ally with the eastern bloc against Western imperialists. 
C)  Soviets feared the obvious appeal an alliance with former colonial rulers had for these new nations. 
D)  The Soviet Union had made the right to self-determination a principle for all nations around the world. 
E)  The Soviet Union was looking to secure reliable export markets for its consumer goods surpluses. 
A)  Soviets were desperately trying to expand their share in foreign export markets. 
B)  It hoped to convince new nations to ally with the eastern bloc against Western imperialists. 
C)  Soviets feared the obvious appeal an alliance with former colonial rulers had for these new nations. 
D)  The Soviet Union had made the right to self-determination a principle for all nations around the world. 
E)  The Soviet Union was looking to secure reliable export markets for its consumer goods surpluses.

Question 15

Match between columns
                        Premises: William Levitt
Jack Kerouac
Thurgood Marshall
John Kenneth Galbraith
John F. Kennedy
Ray Kroc
David Riesman
Orval Faubus
Milton Friedman
Earl Warren
Richard Nixon
Ho Chi Minh

Accepted Answer

The Answer of founder of McDonald's and Beat writer and is...

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

The automobile, also known as a car, is

Question 17

Eric Foner argues that "Despite the Cold War rhetoric of freedom, American leaders seemed more comfortable dealing with reliable military regimes than democratic governments." Analyze this statement in the light of the Cold War, the emergence of the Third World, and the meaning of American freedom.

Accepted Answer

During the Cold War, the United States w

Question 18

What was one result of the Mendez v. Westminster decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  It led to definitive segregation of Latino children. 
B)  It integrated only colleges and universities. 
C)  It integrated all the schools in New England. 
D)  It integrated schools for children of Mexican descent in Texas. 
E)  The schools of Orange County were desegregated, which soon spread to the entire state. 
A)  It led to definitive segregation of Latino children. 
B)  It integrated only colleges and universities. 
C)  It integrated all the schools in New England. 
D)  It integrated schools for children of Mexican descent in Texas. 
E)  The schools of Orange County were desegregated, which soon spread to the entire state.

Question 19

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-The civil rights movement gained momentum in the 1950s, nearly ninety years after Reconstruction. Explain why the movement finally took off in the 1950s. What caused it to do so? Be sure to think back to previous chapters.

Accepted Answer

The civil rights movement gained momentu

Question 20

Consumption was regarded as a weapon that would help the United States win the Cold War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 24: An Affluent Society, 1953-1960

Which statement best describes how the white South reacted to the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

How did American leaders react to their international reputation in terms of race relations?

In Las Vegas, Nevada, what did African-American entertainers experience?

The Southern Manifesto

What was the specific danger that arose from school segregation in the case of Linda Brown?

What level of education did the NAACP initially concentrate on integrating?

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

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

The libertarian conservatives understood freedom as first and foremost a moral condition.

The "social contract"

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Briefly explain how suburban middle-class women related to work.

In the 1960 presidential election, John F. Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon by a landslide.

As residue from the Red Scare, anti-Semitism was widespread in America during the 1950s.

Why did the Soviet Union strongly support the national independence movements in the new Third World?

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

Eric Foner argues that "Despite the Cold War rhetoric of freedom, American leaders seemed more comfortable dealing with reliable military regimes than democratic governments." Analyze this statement in the light of the Cold War, the emergence of the Third World, and the meaning of American freedom.

What was one result of the Mendez v. Westminster decision?

Consumption was regarded as a weapon that would help the United States win the Cold War.

A New World

Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution, 1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

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

From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2004

A Divided Nation

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