Question 1

Examine the environmental costs of the postwar economic boom.

Accepted Answer

The postwar economic boom led to signifi

Question 2

Which of the following was a consequence of the growth of large agribusinesses and the mechanization of agriculture in the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rural poverty was largely eliminated. 
B)  Many tenant farmers were displaced. 
C)  Migrant workers in the region could no longer find work. 
D)  African-American landowners could compete successfully with white landowners. 
A)  Rural poverty was largely eliminated. 
B)  Many tenant farmers were displaced. 
C)  Migrant workers in the region could no longer find work. 
D)  African-American landowners could compete successfully with white landowners.

Question 3

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 _____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  repealed most of the 1935 Wagner Act 
B)  allowed states to pass right-to-work laws outlawing the "closed shop" 
C)  weakened labor unions by making collective bargaining illegal 
D)  allowed union contributions to political funds in federal elections 
A)  repealed most of the 1935 Wagner Act 
B)  allowed states to pass right-to-work laws outlawing the "closed shop" 
C)  weakened labor unions by making collective bargaining illegal 
D)  allowed union contributions to political funds in federal elections

Question 4

The aspects of elementary and high-school education that the National Defense Education Act most focused on were _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  textbooks and equipment 
B)  school lunches and school breakfasts 
C)  ROTC and physical education programs 
D)  programs in mathematics, foreign languages, and the sciences 
A)  textbooks and equipment 
B)  school lunches and school breakfasts 
C)  ROTC and physical education programs 
D)  programs in mathematics, foreign languages, and the sciences

Question 5

Examine the factors that facilitated the emergence of a national middle-class culture during the 1950s, and discuss the characteristics of that culture.

Accepted Answer

The emergence of a national middle-class

Question 6

Which of the following was accomplished during the Eisenhower years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress authorized construction of an interstate highway system. 
B)  Federal funding was provided for civilian aviation research. 
C)  The Amtrak system was created to centralize control over the nation's railroads. 
D)  Congress provided the first federal grants for construction of urban mass transit facilities. 
A)  Congress authorized construction of an interstate highway system. 
B)  Federal funding was provided for civilian aviation research. 
C)  The Amtrak system was created to centralize control over the nation's railroads. 
D)  Congress provided the first federal grants for construction of urban mass transit facilities.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of White Citizens' Councils?

Accepted Answer

A)  Made up primarily of the white power elite within Southern communities, they denounced the racist beliefs of the Ku Klux Klan. 
B)  Members of these organizations attempted to implement the Brown decision in a peaceful and orderly manner. 
C)  Made up primarily of rural whites, these organizations advocated the violent overthrow of the government of the United States. 
D)  Supported by white professionals and businesspeople, they used their economic power against African-American civil rights activists. 
A)  Made up primarily of the white power elite within Southern communities, they denounced the racist beliefs of the Ku Klux Klan. 
B)  Members of these organizations attempted to implement the Brown decision in a peaceful and orderly manner. 
C)  Made up primarily of rural whites, these organizations advocated the violent overthrow of the government of the United States. 
D)  Supported by white professionals and businesspeople, they used their economic power against African-American civil rights activists.

Question 8

Examine the issues and personalities and explain the outcome of the 1948 presidential election.

Accepted Answer

The 1948 presidential election was a sig

Question 9

The roots of 1950s rock 'n' roll music lay in ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  early jazz 
B)  folk songs 
C)  Indian war songs 
D)  African-American rhythm-and-blues 
A)  early jazz 
B)  folk songs 
C)  Indian war songs 
D)  African-American rhythm-and-blues

Question 10

A series of strikes began in late 1945 and extended through 1946 largely because ________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  major unions were competing with one another to get the best deal for their members 
B)  the Communist Party had actively recruited workers during the war and was now ready to assert itself 
C)  most major corporations had withdrawn vacation and pension benefits that had been extended during the war years 
D)  with the end of price controls, workers were hit hard by skyrocketing inflation 
A)  major unions were competing with one another to get the best deal for their members 
B)  the Communist Party had actively recruited workers during the war and was now ready to assert itself 
C)  most major corporations had withdrawn vacation and pension benefits that had been extended during the war years 
D)  with the end of price controls, workers were hit hard by skyrocketing inflation

Question 11

What statement best expresses the significance of the report issued by President Truman's Committee on Civil Rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  It indicated the willingness of the president to acknowledge the federal government's responsibility to strive for racial equality. 
B)  It indicated that the president was willing to respond to congressional demands that he provide a comprehensive legislative agenda to protect minority rights. 
C)  It indicated the government's willingness to bow to public pressure and actively protect the rights of minorities. 
D)  It indicated that the president was unwilling to support ideas that would cost him white votes in the Southern states. 
A)  It indicated the willingness of the president to acknowledge the federal government's responsibility to strive for racial equality. 
B)  It indicated that the president was willing to respond to congressional demands that he provide a comprehensive legislative agenda to protect minority rights. 
C)  It indicated the government's willingness to bow to public pressure and actively protect the rights of minorities. 
D)  It indicated that the president was unwilling to support ideas that would cost him white votes in the Southern states.

Question 12

In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the Supreme Court accepted the argument that _______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  educational facilities that are separate are, by their very nature, unequal 
B)  Society's need for an educated citizenry outweighed any freedom-of-association rights of minors 
C)  segregation of any public facility threatened American relations with other nations 
D)  as taxpayers, African Americans were part owners of all facilities paid for by taxes and, therefore, had the right of equal access to those facilities 
A)  educational facilities that are separate are, by their very nature, unequal 
B)  Society's need for an educated citizenry outweighed any freedom-of-association rights of minors 
C)  segregation of any public facility threatened American relations with other nations 
D)  as taxpayers, African Americans were part owners of all facilities paid for by taxes and, therefore, had the right of equal access to those facilities

Question 13

What is the term used to describe a generation of nonconformist writers who rejected the conventional middle class?

Accepted Answer

A)  Beat 
B)  Religion 
C)  Baby boom 
D)  Fair deal 
A)  Beat 
B)  Religion 
C)  Baby boom 
D)  Fair deal

Question 14

Explain and assess President Truman's policies designed to deal with domestic economic problems from 1945 to 1948.

Accepted Answer

President Truman's policies designed to

Question 15

Discuss the factors that created the sustained economic boom after the Second World War, and explain the consequences of this economic boom.

Accepted Answer

The sustained economic boom after the Se

Question 16

Which of the following was a consequence of the Highway Act of 1956?

Accepted Answer

A)  It led to the revitalization of inner-city neighborhoods. 
B)  It caused a weakening of the tourist industry. 
C)  It further separated the South from the rest of the nation. 
D)  It encouraged the process of suburbanization. 
A)  It led to the revitalization of inner-city neighborhoods. 
B)  It caused a weakening of the tourist industry. 
C)  It further separated the South from the rest of the nation. 
D)  It encouraged the process of suburbanization.

Question 17

Examine the Truman administration's record in the area of civil rights, and discuss the gains made by African Americans from 1945 to 1954.

Accepted Answer

The Truman administration made significa

Question 18

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the ideas expressed by Martin Luther King, Jr., in his speech launching the Montgomery bus boycott?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whites must be excluded from the African-American protest movement. 
B)  African Americans should rely on bloc voting to end the oppression under which they live. 
C)  African Americans should attack white racism with the same tactics used by their oppressors, namely violence and intimidation. 
D)  The African-American protest movement is just and is right in the eyes of God. 
A)  Whites must be excluded from the African-American protest movement. 
B)  African Americans should rely on bloc voting to end the oppression under which they live. 
C)  African Americans should attack white racism with the same tactics used by their oppressors, namely violence and intimidation. 
D)  The African-American protest movement is just and is right in the eyes of God.

Question 19

President Truman contributed to American anticommunist sentiment after the Second World War by

Accepted Answer

A)  recommending that "procommunist" books be removed from the nation's libraries and bookstores 
B)  claiming that all liberal Democrats were communist sympathizers 
C)  releasing classified information revealing an international communist conspiracy 
D)  ordering investigations into the loyalty of federal employees 
A)  recommending that "procommunist" books be removed from the nation's libraries and bookstores 
B)  claiming that all liberal Democrats were communist sympathizers 
C)  releasing classified information revealing an international communist conspiracy 
D)  ordering investigations into the loyalty of federal employees

Question 20

Discuss the major fads of the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

The 1950s saw the rise of several major

Exam 25: America at Midcentury, 1945-1960

Examine the environmental costs of the postwar economic boom.

Which of the following was a consequence of the growth of large agribusinesses and the mechanization of agriculture in the South?

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 _____________________.

The aspects of elementary and high-school education that the National Defense Education Act most focused on were _________________.

Examine the factors that facilitated the emergence of a national middle-class culture during the 1950s, and discuss the characteristics of that culture.

Which of the following was accomplished during the Eisenhower years?

Which of the following is true of White Citizens' Councils?

Examine the issues and personalities and explain the outcome of the 1948 presidential election.

The roots of 1950s rock 'n' roll music lay in ________________.

A series of strikes began in late 1945 and extended through 1946 largely because ________________________.

What statement best expresses the significance of the report issued by President Truman's Committee on Civil Rights?

In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the Supreme Court accepted the argument that _______________________.

What is the term used to describe a generation of nonconformist writers who rejected the conventional middle class?

Explain and assess President Truman's policies designed to deal with domestic economic problems from 1945 to 1948.

Discuss the factors that created the sustained economic boom after the Second World War, and explain the consequences of this economic boom.

Which of the following was a consequence of the Highway Act of 1956?

Examine the Truman administration's record in the area of civil rights, and discuss the gains made by African Americans from 1945 to 1954.

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the ideas expressed by Martin Luther King, Jr., in his speech launching the Montgomery bus boycott?

President Truman contributed to American anticommunist sentiment after the Second World War by

Discuss the major fads of the 1950s.

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American Revolutions, 1775-1783

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