Question 1

Martin Luther King's philosophy is best captured by which of the following phrases?

Accepted Answer

A)  Burn baby burn 
B)  Compromise and accommodation 
C)  nonviolent resistance 
D)  Back to Africa 
E)  Black is Beautiful 
A)  Burn baby burn 
B)  Compromise and accommodation 
C)  nonviolent resistance 
D)  Back to Africa 
E)  Black is Beautiful

Question 2

What progress did the civil-rights movement make in the 1950s? Refer specifically to Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka , the Montgomery bus boycott, and the Civil Rights Act 1957. How did whites respond to African-Americans' demand for desegregation? What roles did Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King play in spurring southern African-Americans to fight for their rights?

Accepted Answer

The civil-rights movement made significa

Question 3

The 1955-1956 African-American boycott of segregated buses in Montgomery, Alabama eventually led to

Accepted Answer

A)  the Supreme Court ordering the desegregation of public transportation. 
B)  election of a black mayor in Montgomery. 
C)  defeat of Democratic incumbents throughout the south in the 1956 election. 
D)  voluntary concession by white leaders in Montgomery to integrate buses. 
E)  collapse of the civil-rights movement when African-American leaders were unable to deliver on their promises of social change. 
A)  the Supreme Court ordering the desegregation of public transportation. 
B)  election of a black mayor in Montgomery. 
C)  defeat of Democratic incumbents throughout the south in the 1956 election. 
D)  voluntary concession by white leaders in Montgomery to integrate buses. 
E)  collapse of the civil-rights movement when African-American leaders were unable to deliver on their promises of social change.

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

Accepted Answer

Rachel Carson was an American marine bio

Question 5

Which of the following statements concerning the Civil Rights Act of 1957 is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eisenhower opposed it because he believed one could not change the hearts of men with laws. 
B)  It established a permanent commission on civil rights with broad investigatory powers. 
C)  It empowered federal officials to register blacks to vote. 
D)  It overturned the doctrine of "separate but equal" in education. 
E)  The Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional. 
A)  Eisenhower opposed it because he believed one could not change the hearts of men with laws. 
B)  It established a permanent commission on civil rights with broad investigatory powers. 
C)  It empowered federal officials to register blacks to vote. 
D)  It overturned the doctrine of "separate but equal" in education. 
E)  The Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional.

Question 6

What was the objective of the 1961 Freedom Rides?

Accepted Answer

A)  to test whether court orders to desegregate public transportation were being upheld. 
B)  to show that northern cities were just as racist as those in the south. 
C)  to celebrate the end of segregation in the south. 
D)  to reveal that women faced as much mistreatment as blacks. 
E)  to see if blacks in the south would support the integration of transportation. 
A)  to test whether court orders to desegregate public transportation were being upheld. 
B)  to show that northern cities were just as racist as those in the south. 
C)  to celebrate the end of segregation in the south. 
D)  to reveal that women faced as much mistreatment as blacks. 
E)  to see if blacks in the south would support the integration of transportation.

Question 7

The Asociacion Nacional Mexico-Americana and the League of United Latin American Citizens

Accepted Answer

A)  wanted to help Mexicans swim across the Rio Grande into the United States. 
B)  advocated a "Back to Mexico" movement. 
C)  sought to stop abuses against aliens and violations of the rights of Mexican-Americans. 
D)  supported the secession of parts of the southwestern United States that were heavily populated by Mexicans. 
E)  emphasized the importance of all immigrants learning English. 
A)  wanted to help Mexicans swim across the Rio Grande into the United States. 
B)  advocated a "Back to Mexico" movement. 
C)  sought to stop abuses against aliens and violations of the rights of Mexican-Americans. 
D)  supported the secession of parts of the southwestern United States that were heavily populated by Mexicans. 
E)  emphasized the importance of all immigrants learning English.

Question 8

Why did many middle-class parents object to rock-and-roll?

Accepted Answer

A)  They linked rock-and-roll with sex and violence. 
B)  Many rock-and-roll singers such as Elvis Presley were avowed communist sympathizers. 
C)  They feared that the African-American rhythm-and-blues inspiration for rock-and-roll would lead to integration and intermarriage. 
D)  Rock-and-roll was linked with a widespread drug culture. 
E)  all of these choices 
A)  They linked rock-and-roll with sex and violence. 
B)  Many rock-and-roll singers such as Elvis Presley were avowed communist sympathizers. 
C)  They feared that the African-American rhythm-and-blues inspiration for rock-and-roll would lead to integration and intermarriage. 
D)  Rock-and-roll was linked with a widespread drug culture. 
E)  all of these choices

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Bracero Program, Operation Wetback

Accepted Answer

The Bracero Program was a series of laws

Question 10

Which of the following stimuli to consumerism was introduced in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Credit cards 
B)  Installment buying 
C)  Celebrities' advertising products 
D)  Mail-order catalogs 
E)  Discount buyers' clubs 
A)  Credit cards 
B)  Installment buying 
C)  Celebrities' advertising products 
D)  Mail-order catalogs 
E)  Discount buyers' clubs

Question 11

Which of the following was not a factor in the complacency of organized labor in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Labor received decent wages and benefits packages. 
B)  Workers enjoyed shorter work weeks. 
C)  Many unionized workers saw themselves as comfortable members of the middle class. 
D)  The number of white collar employees surpassed blue-collar workers. 
E)  More white-collar workers joined unions. 
A)  Labor received decent wages and benefits packages. 
B)  Workers enjoyed shorter work weeks. 
C)  Many unionized workers saw themselves as comfortable members of the middle class. 
D)  The number of white collar employees surpassed blue-collar workers. 
E)  More white-collar workers joined unions.

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
John Kenneth Galbraith

Accepted Answer

John Kenneth Galbraith was a prominent e

Question 13

Puerto Ricans experienced which of the following when they migrated to the United States from Puerto Rico in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deportation as "undocumented aliens" 
B)  Family friction and a reversal in traditional sex roles 
C)  A middle-class lifestyle in the barrio 
D)  Downward social mobility from middle class respectability to grinding poverty 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  Deportation as "undocumented aliens" 
B)  Family friction and a reversal in traditional sex roles 
C)  A middle-class lifestyle in the barrio 
D)  Downward social mobility from middle class respectability to grinding poverty 
E)  All of these choices

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Baby Boom

Accepted Answer

The term "Baby Boom" refers to a signifi

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Morgan v. Virginia

Accepted Answer

Morgan v. Virginia was a landmark case d

Question 16

About what portion of the American people lived in poverty by 1960?

Accepted Answer

A)  One-third 
B)  One-fifth 
C)  One-half 
D)  One-tenth 
E)  Two thirds 
A)  One-third 
B)  One-fifth 
C)  One-half 
D)  One-tenth 
E)  Two thirds

Question 17

What were the main sources of the postwar economic expansion and affluence?

Accepted Answer

The main sources of the postwar economic

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Alan Freed, Elvis Presley, Rock-n-Roll

Accepted Answer

Alan Freed was a radio DJ who is often c

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Sunbelt

Accepted Answer

The Sunbelt is a region in the United St

Question 20

Which of the following was a major Supreme Court civil-rights case of the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka 
B)  Jencks v. United States 
C)  Yates v. United States 
D)  Plessy v. Ferguson 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka 
B)  Jencks v. United States 
C)  Yates v. United States 
D)  Plessy v. Ferguson 
E)  All of these choices

Exam 27: America at Midcentury

Martin Luther King's philosophy is best captured by which of the following phrases?

The 1955-1956 African-American boycott of segregated buses in Montgomery, Alabama eventually led to

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

Which of the following statements concerning the Civil Rights Act of 1957 is true?

What was the objective of the 1961 Freedom Rides?

The Asociacion Nacional Mexico-Americana and the League of United Latin American Citizens

Why did many middle-class parents object to rock-and-roll?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Bracero Program, Operation Wetback

Which of the following stimuli to consumerism was introduced in the 1950s?

Which of the following was not a factor in the complacency of organized labor in the 1950s?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. John Kenneth Galbraith

Puerto Ricans experienced which of the following when they migrated to the United States from Puerto Rico in the 1950s?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Baby Boom

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Morgan v. Virginia

About what portion of the American people lived in poverty by 1960?

What were the main sources of the postwar economic expansion and affluence?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Alan Freed, Elvis Presley, Rock-n-Roll

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Sunbelt

Which of the following was a major Supreme Court civil-rights case of the 1950s?

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