Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Eisenhower Doctrine

Accepted Answer

A) desegregation of Orange County schools 
B) active agent of social change 
C) coalition of black ministers and activists 
D) denounced Brown decision as an abuse of judicial power 
E) Eisenhower's term for his policies
F)defined freedom as a moral condition
G)American pledge to help Middle Eastern countries
H)massive retaliation
I)propelled Martin Luther King Jr.as a national symbol
J)reversed the separate-but-equal doctrine
K)agreement between unions and management
L)consumer capitalism 
A) desegregation of Orange County schools 
B) active agent of social change 
C) coalition of black ministers and activists 
D) denounced Brown decision as an abuse of judicial power 
E) Eisenhower's term for his policies
F)defined freedom as a moral condition
G)American pledge to help Middle Eastern countries
H)massive retaliation
I)propelled Martin Luther King Jr.as a national symbol
J)reversed the separate-but-equal doctrine
K)agreement between unions and management
L)consumer capitalism

Question 2

The Nixon-Khrushchev debate held in the setting of a suburban kitchen illustrated how freedom in America had come to mean economic abundance and consumer choices during the 1950s.How is this new conception of freedom a departure from Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms"?

Accepted Answer

The Nixon-Khrushchev debate held in a su

Question 3

America's image abroad during the Cold War:

Accepted Answer

A)  did not appear to suffer in Asian or African nations, who relied on the United States for military and economic aid. 
B)  proved to be an unreliable propaganda weapon for the Soviet Union. 
C)  could be a source of embarrassment for American diplomats seeking to win the loyalty of people in the non-white world. 
D)  was not of major concern to most leaders, given America's status as an economic superpower. 
E)  improved and was no longer a problem after the Brown decision. 
A)  did not appear to suffer in Asian or African nations, who relied on the United States for military and economic aid. 
B)  proved to be an unreliable propaganda weapon for the Soviet Union. 
C)  could be a source of embarrassment for American diplomats seeking to win the loyalty of people in the non-white world. 
D)  was not of major concern to most leaders, given America's status as an economic superpower. 
E)  improved and was no longer a problem after the Brown decision.

Question 4

Secretary of State John Foster Dulles's policy of massive retaliation:

Accepted Answer

A)  was part of the effort to rely more on conventional forces. 
B)  eased tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. 
C)  calmed the American public's fear of nuclear war. 
D)  applied only to communist China. 
E)  declared that any Soviet attack would be countered by a nuclear attack. 
A)  was part of the effort to rely more on conventional forces. 
B)  eased tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. 
C)  calmed the American public's fear of nuclear war. 
D)  applied only to communist China. 
E)  declared that any Soviet attack would be countered by a nuclear attack.

Question 5

Despite talk of the glories of the free market,government policies during the 1950s played a crucial role in the postwar economic boom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Southern Manifesto

Accepted Answer

A) desegregation of Orange County schools 
B) active agent of social change 
C) coalition of black ministers and activists 
D) denounced Brown decision as an abuse of judicial power 
E) Eisenhower's term for his policies
F)defined freedom as a moral condition
G)American pledge to help Middle Eastern countries
H)massive retaliation
I)propelled Martin Luther King Jr.as a national symbol
J)reversed the separate-but-equal doctrine
K)agreement between unions and management
L)consumer capitalism 
A) desegregation of Orange County schools 
B) active agent of social change 
C) coalition of black ministers and activists 
D) denounced Brown decision as an abuse of judicial power 
E) Eisenhower's term for his policies
F)defined freedom as a moral condition
G)American pledge to help Middle Eastern countries
H)massive retaliation
I)propelled Martin Luther King Jr.as a national symbol
J)reversed the separate-but-equal doctrine
K)agreement between unions and management
L)consumer capitalism

Question 7

Which of the following assessments of the civil rights movement is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The movement invigorated white Americans just like black Americans. 
B)  The movement grew popular at a time when whites had largely given up on the practice of segregation. 
C)  Although well-intentioned, the civil rights movement slowed down progress toward equality. 
D)  The movement came as a great surprise and was predicted only by a few. 
E)  The movement was centered in student organizations and college protests. 
A)  The movement invigorated white Americans just like black Americans. 
B)  The movement grew popular at a time when whites had largely given up on the practice of segregation. 
C)  Although well-intentioned, the civil rights movement slowed down progress toward equality. 
D)  The movement came as a great surprise and was predicted only by a few. 
E)  The movement was centered in student organizations and college protests.

Question 8

The percentage of families at or below the poverty rate fell during the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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 10

Between 1946 and 1960,the American gross national product:

Accepted Answer

A)  more than doubled, and wages increased. 
B)  declined as wages stagnated. 
C)  stayed about the same. 
D)  returned to prewar levels. 
E)  increased so dramatically that poverty was completely eliminated. 
A)  more than doubled, and wages increased. 
B)  declined as wages stagnated. 
C)  stayed about the same. 
D)  returned to prewar levels. 
E)  increased so dramatically that poverty was completely eliminated.

Question 11

The "Third World":

Accepted Answer

A)  encompassed an enormous range of territory, including several tiny western European nations. 
B)  was largely left out of the Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. 
C)  was an invented term describing developing nations not aligned with either the Soviet Union or United States. 
D)  included many nations newly created out of former European colonies. 
E)  C and D 
A)  encompassed an enormous range of territory, including several tiny western European nations. 
B)  was largely left out of the Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. 
C)  was an invented term describing developing nations not aligned with either the Soviet Union or United States. 
D)  included many nations newly created out of former European colonies. 
E)  C and D

Question 12

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Ho Chi Minh

Accepted Answer

A) The Affluent Society 
B) Checkers speech 
C) chief justice of the Supreme Court 
D) founder of McDonald's 
E) NAACP lawyer
F)conservative economist
G)The Lonely Crowd
H)Little Rock Central High School
I)Vietnamese leader
J)builder of suburbia
K)Beat writer
L)Catholic presidential candidate 
A) The Affluent Society 
B) Checkers speech 
C) chief justice of the Supreme Court 
D) founder of McDonald's 
E) NAACP lawyer
F)conservative economist
G)The Lonely Crowd
H)Little Rock Central High School
I)Vietnamese leader
J)builder of suburbia
K)Beat writer
L)Catholic presidential candidate

Question 13

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-free enterprise

Accepted Answer

A) desegregation of Orange County schools 
B) active agent of social change 
C) coalition of black ministers and activists 
D) denounced Brown decision as an abuse of judicial power 
E) Eisenhower's term for his policies
F)defined freedom as a moral condition
G)American pledge to help Middle Eastern countries
H)massive retaliation
I)propelled Martin Luther King Jr.as a national symbol
J)reversed the separate-but-equal doctrine
K)agreement between unions and management
L)consumer capitalism 
A) desegregation of Orange County schools 
B) active agent of social change 
C) coalition of black ministers and activists 
D) denounced Brown decision as an abuse of judicial power 
E) Eisenhower's term for his policies
F)defined freedom as a moral condition
G)American pledge to help Middle Eastern countries
H)massive retaliation
I)propelled Martin Luther King Jr.as a national symbol
J)reversed the separate-but-equal doctrine
K)agreement between unions and management
L)consumer capitalism

Question 14

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Milton Friedman

Accepted Answer

A) The Affluent Society 
B) Checkers speech 
C) chief justice of the Supreme Court 
D) founder of McDonald's 
E) NAACP lawyer
F)conservative economist
G)The Lonely Crowd
H)Little Rock Central High School
I)Vietnamese leader
J)builder of suburbia
K)Beat writer
L)Catholic presidential candidate 
A) The Affluent Society 
B) Checkers speech 
C) chief justice of the Supreme Court 
D) founder of McDonald's 
E) NAACP lawyer
F)conservative economist
G)The Lonely Crowd
H)Little Rock Central High School
I)Vietnamese leader
J)builder of suburbia
K)Beat writer
L)Catholic presidential candidate

Question 15

During the 1950s,television:

Accepted Answer

A)  effectively spread images of working-class life to a growing number of Americans. 
B)  tried to replace newspapers as the most common source of information but failed. 
C)  became the nation's least favorite form of leisure activity. 
D)  became an effective advertising medium. 
E)  presented shows that were controversial. 
A)  effectively spread images of working-class life to a growing number of Americans. 
B)  tried to replace newspapers as the most common source of information but failed. 
C)  became the nation's least favorite form of leisure activity. 
D)  became an effective advertising medium. 
E)  presented shows that were controversial.

Question 16

The 1952 election campaign was the first to make extensive use of TV advertisements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

All of the following spurred the growth of the suburban middle class EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  federal tax subsidies. 
B)  mortgage guarantees for home purchases. 
C)  trains and streetcars. 
D)  federal highway construction. 
E)  the GI Bill. 
A)  federal tax subsidies. 
B)  mortgage guarantees for home purchases. 
C)  trains and streetcars. 
D)  federal highway construction. 
E)  the GI Bill.

Question 18

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 19

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was initiated by Jo Ann Robinson and others who gathered at a local church after Rosa Parks's arrest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Eisenhower Doctrine was a promise to roll back communism in eastern Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 24: An Affluent Society,1953-1960

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Eisenhower Doctrine

The Nixon-Khrushchev debate held in the setting of a suburban kitchen illustrated how freedom in America had come to mean economic abundance and consumer choices during the 1950s.How is this new conception of freedom a departure from Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms"?

America's image abroad during the Cold War:

Secretary of State John Foster Dulles's policy of massive retaliation:

Despite talk of the glories of the free market,government policies during the 1950s played a crucial role in the postwar economic boom.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Southern Manifesto

Which of the following assessments of the civil rights movement is most accurate?

The percentage of families at or below the poverty rate fell during the 1950s.

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.

Between 1946 and 1960,the American gross national product:

The "Third World":

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Ho Chi Minh

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -free enterprise

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Milton Friedman

During the 1950s,television:

The 1952 election campaign was the first to make extensive use of TV advertisements.

All of the following spurred the growth of the suburban middle class EXCEPT:

The "social contract":

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was initiated by Jo Ann Robinson and others who gathered at a local church after Rosa Parks's arrest.

The Eisenhower Doctrine was a promise to roll back communism in eastern Europe.

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

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s 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 Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

A New Century and New Crises

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