Question 1

What kinds of dissent existed in the supposedly placid, homogeneous 1950s? Refer specifically to novelists, Beat writers, rock-and-roll, and the youth rebellion.

Accepted Answer

In the supposedly placid and homogeneous

Question 2

Federal policies toward Native Americans during the 1950s

Accepted Answer

A)  terminated treaties, promoted assimilation and self-sufficiency, and encouraged Indians to leave reservations. 
B)  recognized the importance of Native American culture. 
C)  helped maintain tribal life. 
D)  gave preferential treatment to Native Americans over other minority groups and elevated their relative economic status. 
E)  thwarted agricultural, lumber, and mining interests in their desire for Native American land by establishing the reservation system. 
A)  terminated treaties, promoted assimilation and self-sufficiency, and encouraged Indians to leave reservations. 
B)  recognized the importance of Native American culture. 
C)  helped maintain tribal life. 
D)  gave preferential treatment to Native Americans over other minority groups and elevated their relative economic status. 
E)  thwarted agricultural, lumber, and mining interests in their desire for Native American land by establishing the reservation system.

Question 3

Why did President Eisenhower eventually support the desegregation of public schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  He believed that the only way Americans would accept desegregation is if the Supreme Court ruled on the matter. 
B)  He realized from World War II that if there was another war the races would have to learn to cooperate. 
C)  He believed it was his duty to defend federal law after seeing the resistant actions of Arkansas Governor Orville Faubus. 
D)  He knew that if he did not support the Supreme Court's decision then many Americans would not accept it. 
E)  He wanted to stop Strom Thurmond's attempt to create a third party in the South. 
A)  He believed that the only way Americans would accept desegregation is if the Supreme Court ruled on the matter. 
B)  He realized from World War II that if there was another war the races would have to learn to cooperate. 
C)  He believed it was his duty to defend federal law after seeing the resistant actions of Arkansas Governor Orville Faubus. 
D)  He knew that if he did not support the Supreme Court's decision then many Americans would not accept it. 
E)  He wanted to stop Strom Thurmond's attempt to create a third party in the South.

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. 
Diner's Club Credit Card

Accepted Answer

The Diner's Club Credit Card is recogniz

Question 5

Which of the following demographic shifts did not occur in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Around 40 million Americans moved from cities to suburbs. 
B)  Millions of rural blacks moved to cities. 
C)  Millions of Americans moved from the North and East to the South and West. 
D)  Total United States population grew less than in any previous decade of the twentieth century. 
E)  Millions of Puerto Ricans moved to cities. 
A)  Around 40 million Americans moved from cities to suburbs. 
B)  Millions of rural blacks moved to cities. 
C)  Millions of Americans moved from the North and East to the South and West. 
D)  Total United States population grew less than in any previous decade of the twentieth century. 
E)  Millions of Puerto Ricans moved to cities.

Question 6

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. 
Freedom Rides

Accepted Answer

The Freedom Rides were a series of bus t

Question 7

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. 
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

Accepted Answer

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka is

Question 8

Describe some of the unintended consequences of the new highway system.

Accepted Answer

The new highway system has had several u

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. 
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

Accepted Answer

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Comm

Question 10

MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Appalachia

Accepted Answer

The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on...

Question 11

Why did Congress authorize the construction of an interstate highway system?

Accepted Answer

Congress authorized the construction of

Question 12

Which of these is not among the reactions to the Supreme Court ruling overturning segregation in schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southern politicians vowed to resist it. 
B)  Eisenhower forced every state to comply with the order. 
C)  The president told an aide that the ruling set back progress in the south by fifteen years. 
D)  Southerners organized White Citizens Councils. 
E)  The Ku Klux Klan saw membership increase. 
A)  Southern politicians vowed to resist it. 
B)  Eisenhower forced every state to comply with the order. 
C)  The president told an aide that the ruling set back progress in the south by fifteen years. 
D)  Southerners organized White Citizens Councils. 
E)  The Ku Klux Klan saw membership increase.

Question 13

In the 1956 Southern Manifesto, what did approximately 100 senators and congressmen argue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress needed to abolish the Supreme Court. 
B)  the United States had to spend more on national defense. 
C)  segregation of schools should be permitted. 
D)  they had an obligation to support Supreme Court decisions. 
E)  states have the right to nullify laws. 
A)  Congress needed to abolish the Supreme Court. 
B)  the United States had to spend more on national defense. 
C)  segregation of schools should be permitted. 
D)  they had an obligation to support Supreme Court decisions. 
E)  states have the right to nullify laws.

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. 
White Citizens' Councils

Accepted Answer

White Citizens' Councils were organizati

Question 15

The rapidly accelerating growth and power of big business in the 1950s resulted in

Accepted Answer

A)  An expanded number of television networks producing news and programming. 
B)  American corporations expanding overseas to become multinational businesses. 
C)  Wider distribution of the corporate earnings. 
D)  A decline in oligopolies. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  An expanded number of television networks producing news and programming. 
B)  American corporations expanding overseas to become multinational businesses. 
C)  Wider distribution of the corporate earnings. 
D)  A decline in oligopolies. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 16

What factors account for the growth of suburbia in postwar America, and how accurate is the image of 1950s suburban life as one of contentment, conservatism, and conformity?

Accepted Answer

The growth of suburbia in postwar Americ

Question 17

What did television in the 1950s do?

Accepted Answer

A)  It helped to demolish old gender and racial stereotypes. 
B)  It exposed American viewers to the harsh realities of the "other America." 
C)  It reinforced consumerism and conformity. 
D)  It decreased the cost of political campaigning while increasing the content level of political discussion. 
E)  It was still too primitive to have much impact on American politics. 
A)  It helped to demolish old gender and racial stereotypes. 
B)  It exposed American viewers to the harsh realities of the "other America." 
C)  It reinforced consumerism and conformity. 
D)  It decreased the cost of political campaigning while increasing the content level of political discussion. 
E)  It was still too primitive to have much impact on American politics.

Question 18

MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Montgomery, Alabama

Accepted Answer

The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on...

Question 19

Why did the United States demobilize so rapidly at the end of World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Americans were eager to see the soldiers come home quickly. 
B)  President Roosevelt wanted to cut defense spending by 50 percent. 
C)  The nation's business leaders pressured Congress to solve a crippling labor shortage. 
D)  European nations threatened United Nations action if American troops weren't off their soil immediately. 
E)  Congress was worried that if the servicemen stayed in Europe any longer they would develop a lust for killing. 
A)  Americans were eager to see the soldiers come home quickly. 
B)  President Roosevelt wanted to cut defense spending by 50 percent. 
C)  The nation's business leaders pressured Congress to solve a crippling labor shortage. 
D)  European nations threatened United Nations action if American troops weren't off their soil immediately. 
E)  Congress was worried that if the servicemen stayed in Europe any longer they would develop a lust for killing.

Question 20

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. 
Rosa Parks, Montgomery Bus Boycott

Accepted Answer

Rosa Parks was an African American woman

Exam 27: America at Midcentury

What kinds of dissent existed in the supposedly placid, homogeneous 1950s? Refer specifically to novelists, Beat writers, rock-and-roll, and the youth rebellion.

Federal policies toward Native Americans during the 1950s

Why did President Eisenhower eventually support the desegregation of public schools?

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. Diner's Club Credit Card

Which of the following demographic shifts did not occur 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. Freedom Rides

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. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

Describe some of the unintended consequences of the new highway system.

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. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Appalachia

Why did Congress authorize the construction of an interstate highway system?

Which of these is not among the reactions to the Supreme Court ruling overturning segregation in schools?

In the 1956 Southern Manifesto, what did approximately 100 senators and congressmen argue?

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. White Citizens' Councils

The rapidly accelerating growth and power of big business in the 1950s resulted in

What factors account for the growth of suburbia in postwar America, and how accurate is the image of 1950s suburban life as one of contentment, conservatism, and conformity?

What did television in the 1950s do?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Montgomery, Alabama

Why did the United States demobilize so rapidly at the end of World War II?

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. Rosa Parks, Montgomery Bus Boycott

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