Question 1

In response to a supposed Soviet threat to Middle Eastern oil, the American Central Intelligence Agency in 1953

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A) began seeking alternative sources of energy. 
B) staged a coup to overthrow the Iranian government and install Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi as dictator-like monarch. 
C) engaged in sabotage against pro-Soviet governments in the region. 
D) developed close cooperation with Israeli intelligence agencies. 
E) gathered conclusive evidence of the Soviets' plans to control Egypt. 
A) began seeking alternative sources of energy. 
B) staged a coup to overthrow the Iranian government and install Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi as dictator-like monarch. 
C) engaged in sabotage against pro-Soviet governments in the region. 
D) developed close cooperation with Israeli intelligence agencies. 
E) gathered conclusive evidence of the Soviets' plans to control Egypt.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-The Feminine Mystique

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The Feminine Mystique is a book written

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Cuban missile crisis

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The Cuban Missile Crisis was a pivotal m

Question 4

The leader of the nationalist movement in Vietnam since World War I was

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A) Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung). 
B) Ngo Dinh Diem. 
C) Dienbienphu. 
D) Ho Chi Minh. 
E) Nguyen Cao Ky. 
A) Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung). 
B) Ngo Dinh Diem. 
C) Dienbienphu. 
D) Ho Chi Minh. 
E) Nguyen Cao Ky.

Question 5

Critically evaluate President Eisenhower's response to the fall of Dienbienphu, the Hungarian revolt, the Suez Crisis, and Castro's revolution in Cuba.

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President Eisenhower's response to these

Question 6

The Paris summit conference, scheduled for 1960, collapsed because of the

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A) Suez crisis. 
B) Bay of Pigs. 
C) Quemoy episode. 
D) launching of Sputnik. 
E) U-2 incident. 
A) Suez crisis. 
B) Bay of Pigs. 
C) Quemoy episode. 
D) launching of Sputnik. 
E) U-2 incident.

Question 7

The 1963 March on Washington led by Martin Luther King, Jr., provided critical support for

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A) the War on Poverty. 
B) the Democratic party. 
C) the Voting Rights bill. 
D) the Civil Rights bill to protect black citizens and to prohibit segregation in public accommodations. 
E) jobs and medicare. 
A) the War on Poverty. 
B) the Democratic party. 
C) the Voting Rights bill. 
D) the Civil Rights bill to protect black citizens and to prohibit segregation in public accommodations. 
E) jobs and medicare.

Question 8

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was an outgrowth of the

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A) antiwar movement of the 1960s. 
B) black power movement of the 1960s. 
C) ban-the-bomb movement of the 1950s. 
D) Civil Rights Act of 1957. 
E) sit-in movement launched by young southern blacks. 
A) antiwar movement of the 1960s. 
B) black power movement of the 1960s. 
C) ban-the-bomb movement of the 1950s. 
D) Civil Rights Act of 1957. 
E) sit-in movement launched by young southern blacks.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Josephine Baker

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Josephine Baker was an American-born Fre

Question 10

The 1955 Geneva Conference ​

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A) failed to reach an agreement on the political future of Vietnam. 
B) made Ngo Dinh Diem president of Vietnam. 
C) called for the two Vietnams to hold national unification elections within two years. 
D) created the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. 
E) established a permanent division of Vietnam into a communist North Vietnam and a pro-Western anticommunist South Vietnam. 
A) failed to reach an agreement on the political future of Vietnam. 
B) made Ngo Dinh Diem president of Vietnam. 
C) called for the two Vietnams to hold national unification elections within two years. 
D) created the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. 
E) established a permanent division of Vietnam into a communist North Vietnam and a pro-Western anticommunist South Vietnam.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Playboy magazine

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Playboy magazine is an American men's li

Question 12

As a part of his New Look foreign policy, President Eisenhower

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A) sought an alliance with China. 
B) refused to talk with leaders of the Soviet Union. 
C) called for an "open skies" mutual inspection program over both the United States and the Soviet Union. 
D) sent help to the Hungarian freedom fighters. 
E) allied with Israel against the Arab states. 
A) sought an alliance with China. 
B) refused to talk with leaders of the Soviet Union. 
C) called for an "open skies" mutual inspection program over both the United States and the Soviet Union. 
D) sent help to the Hungarian freedom fighters. 
E) allied with Israel against the Arab states.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Saul Bellow

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Saul Bellow (1915-2005) was a Canadian-A

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Robert F. Kennedy

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Robert F. Kennedy was a prominent Americ

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Marilyn Monroe

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Marilyn Monroe was a famous American act

Question 16

Why were women especially affected by the "cult of domesticity," as well as the changing economic patterns involving "white-collar" employment and "blue-collar" employment of the 1950s? What were some of the cultural and literary reactions to these developments concerning women during the 1950s?

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Women were especially affected by the "c

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-The Lonely Crowd

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"The Lonely Crowd" is a sociological ana

Question 18

The new militancy and restlessness among many members of the African American community after 1945 was especially generated by

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A) the growing moral criticism of segregation by white church leaders. 
B) blacks' increasing awareness during and after the war of the gap between American democratic ideals and racial practices. 
C) the appointment of Thurgood Marshall, chief legal counsel of the NAACP, to the Supreme Court. 
D) Dwight Eisenhower's commitment to civil rights. 
E) the agitation of A.Philip Randolph. 
A) the growing moral criticism of segregation by white church leaders. 
B) blacks' increasing awareness during and after the war of the gap between American democratic ideals and racial practices. 
C) the appointment of Thurgood Marshall, chief legal counsel of the NAACP, to the Supreme Court. 
D) Dwight Eisenhower's commitment to civil rights. 
E) the agitation of A.Philip Randolph.

Question 19

How were Latin American socialists and communists like Fidel Castro able to charge the United States with hypocrisy in its conduct of foreign policy in the region? Was there some level of legitimacy to the charge of hypocrisy in the conduct of foreign policy toward Latin America by the Eisenhower and Kennedy administration? If so, what specific examples support your view? If not, why not?

Accepted Answer

Latin American socialists and communists

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-David Riesman

Accepted Answer

David Riesman (1909-2002) was an America

Exam 36: American Zenith 1952-1963

In response to a supposed Soviet threat to Middle Eastern oil, the American Central Intelligence Agency in 1953

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Feminine Mystique

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Cuban missile crisis

The leader of the nationalist movement in Vietnam since World War I was

Critically evaluate President Eisenhower's response to the fall of Dienbienphu, the Hungarian revolt, the Suez Crisis, and Castro's revolution in Cuba.

The Paris summit conference, scheduled for 1960, collapsed because of the

The 1963 March on Washington led by Martin Luther King, Jr., provided critical support for

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was an outgrowth of the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Josephine Baker

The 1955 Geneva Conference ​

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Playboy magazine

As a part of his New Look foreign policy, President Eisenhower

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Saul Bellow

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Robert F. Kennedy

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Marilyn Monroe

Why were women especially affected by the "cult of domesticity," as well as the changing economic patterns involving "white-collar" employment and "blue-collar" employment of the 1950s? What were some of the cultural and literary reactions to these developments concerning women during the 1950s?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Lonely Crowd

The new militancy and restlessness among many members of the African American community after 1945 was especially generated by

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -David Riesman

New World Beginnings, 33,000 Bce-1769 Ce

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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