Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Jack Kerouac

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 2

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Third World and colonialism

Accepted Answer

The term "Third World" originally referr

Question 3

Which statement best describes how the white South reacted to the Brown v.Board of Education decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  In opposition to integration, white southerners often burned down schools. 
B)  While the general public was outraged, southern congressional politicians supported the Supreme Court's decisions. 
C)  Southerners worked closely with the NAACP, cooperating when they could to integrate schools. 
D)  Some states closed the public schools rather than integrate, and offered white children the choice to opt out of integrated schools. 
E)  Southerners took it in stride, recognizing that the time had come for change. 
A)  In opposition to integration, white southerners often burned down schools. 
B)  While the general public was outraged, southern congressional politicians supported the Supreme Court's decisions. 
C)  Southerners worked closely with the NAACP, cooperating when they could to integrate schools. 
D)  Some states closed the public schools rather than integrate, and offered white children the choice to opt out of integrated schools. 
E)  Southerners took it in stride, recognizing that the time had come for change.

Question 4

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Rosa Parks

Accepted Answer

Rosa Parks, born on February 4, 1913, in

Question 5

The Montgomery Bus Boycott:

Accepted Answer

A)  was sparked when Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man. 
B)  did not succeed in desegregating the public buses. 
C)  propelled Thurgood Marshall into the national spotlight as a leader in the civil rights movement. 
D)  marked the end of the civil rights movement. 
E)  lasted less than two weeks. 
A)  was sparked when Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man. 
B)  did not succeed in desegregating the public buses. 
C)  propelled Thurgood Marshall into the national spotlight as a leader in the civil rights movement. 
D)  marked the end of the civil rights movement. 
E)  lasted less than two weeks.

Question 6

Why were American suburbs of the 1950s so heavily segregated?

Accepted Answer

A)  African-Americans preferred to live in the inner cities. 
B)  Neighborhoods formed around churches, and as long as churches were segregated, suburbs would remain so as well. 
C)  All states had laws in place mandating the segregation of residential districts. 
D)  Residents, brokers, and realtors dealt in contracts and mortgages that barred the sale to non-white residents. 
E)  The federal government required segregated residential neighborhoods. 
A)  African-Americans preferred to live in the inner cities. 
B)  Neighborhoods formed around churches, and as long as churches were segregated, suburbs would remain so as well. 
C)  All states had laws in place mandating the segregation of residential districts. 
D)  Residents, brokers, and realtors dealt in contracts and mortgages that barred the sale to non-white residents. 
E)  The federal government required segregated residential neighborhoods.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT true about the growth of the postwar West?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unlike in previous migrations, people flowed into the region from all parts of the country. 
B)  Washington and Oregon eclipsed California's population, due to unprecedented employment opportunities in the defense industry. 
C)  Most western growth took place in urban rather than rural areas. 
D)  Oil production led to explosive population growth in Dallas and Houston. 
E)  California was the most popular destination and surpassed New York as the most populated state in 1963. 
A)  Unlike in previous migrations, people flowed into the region from all parts of the country. 
B)  Washington and Oregon eclipsed California's population, due to unprecedented employment opportunities in the defense industry. 
C)  Most western growth took place in urban rather than rural areas. 
D)  Oil production led to explosive population growth in Dallas and Houston. 
E)  California was the most popular destination and surpassed New York as the most populated state in 1963.

Question 8

By the mid-1950s,for the first time in American history,white-collar workers outnumbered blue-collar factory and manual laborers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What made the Army-McCarthy Hearings unusual for American television programming of the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  It appeared in color. 
B)  It was the first live broadcast. 
C)  It was the first broadcast via satellite. 
D)  It was deeply political and controversial. 
E)  It included explicit sexual revelations. 
A)  It appeared in color. 
B)  It was the first live broadcast. 
C)  It was the first broadcast via satellite. 
D)  It was deeply political and controversial. 
E)  It included explicit sexual revelations.

Question 10

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-new conservatives

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 11

During the postwar suburban boom,African-Americans:

Accepted Answer

A)  experienced little, if any, discrimination, especially in the North. 
B)  were encouraged to move into communities like Levittown, New York. 
C)  were discriminated against only in the South. 
D)  received special treatment if they were veterans. 
E)  were often unable to receive financing for housing. 
A)  experienced little, if any, discrimination, especially in the North. 
B)  were encouraged to move into communities like Levittown, New York. 
C)  were discriminated against only in the South. 
D)  received special treatment if they were veterans. 
E)  were often unable to receive financing for housing.

Question 12

During the 1950s,Americans:

Accepted Answer

A)  tended to marry later in life than did previous generations. 
B)  experienced a declining birth rate. 
C)  stressed the importance of a college education, especially for women. 
D)  on average married younger and had more children than previous generations. 
E)  encouraged women to choose careers over marriage. 
A)  tended to marry later in life than did previous generations. 
B)  experienced a declining birth rate. 
C)  stressed the importance of a college education, especially for women. 
D)  on average married younger and had more children than previous generations. 
E)  encouraged women to choose careers over marriage.

Question 13

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Brown v.Board of Education

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

Discuss the generational tensions that emerged during the 1950s.How did popular culture reflect a growing sense of discontent among younger Americans? What was the response of older Americans to this trend? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The 1950s saw the emergence of generatio

Question 15

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Beat generation

Accepted Answer

The Beat Generation was a literary movem

Question 16

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Orval Faubus

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 17

Ngo Dinh Diem:

Accepted Answer

A)  had allied with Ho Chi Minh in the struggle against Japanese occupation of Indochina during World War II. 
B)  was backed by the United States in his decision to ignore the Geneva Accords' plan for elections in Vietnam. 
C)  agreed to hold elections in South Vietnam in 1956. 
D)  refused American aid intended to bolster his regime. 
E)  was largely popular with small land owners in South Vietnam. 
A)  had allied with Ho Chi Minh in the struggle against Japanese occupation of Indochina during World War II. 
B)  was backed by the United States in his decision to ignore the Geneva Accords' plan for elections in Vietnam. 
C)  agreed to hold elections in South Vietnam in 1956. 
D)  refused American aid intended to bolster his regime. 
E)  was largely popular with small land owners in South Vietnam.

Question 18

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Brown v.Board of Education

Accepted Answer

Brown v. Board of Education was a landma

Question 19

Which statement best describes the thesis of David Riesman's book The Lonely Crowd?

Accepted Answer

A)  White America had alienated black Americans from mainstream society. 
B)  Americans were conformists and lacked the inner resources to lead truly independent lives. 
C)  Women were unhappy with the role of wife and mother and longed for acceptance in higher education and other intellectual pursuits. 
D)  After World War II, Europe was left behind economically and politically with the emergence of the United States and Soviet Union as superpowers. 
E)  Unionism in America was doomed to fail if the union leaders did not embrace the fact that their demands and strikes labeled them as communists. 
A)  White America had alienated black Americans from mainstream society. 
B)  Americans were conformists and lacked the inner resources to lead truly independent lives. 
C)  Women were unhappy with the role of wife and mother and longed for acceptance in higher education and other intellectual pursuits. 
D)  After World War II, Europe was left behind economically and politically with the emergence of the United States and Soviet Union as superpowers. 
E)  Unionism in America was doomed to fail if the union leaders did not embrace the fact that their demands and strikes labeled them as communists.

Question 20

American foreign policies in Third World countries were determined by Cold War doctrine.Explain American foreign policy in the Third World during the Eisenhower administration.Be sure to discuss Iran,Guatemala,and Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

During the Eisenhower administration, Am

Exam 24: An Affluent Society,1953-1960

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Jack Kerouac

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Third World and colonialism

Which statement best describes how the white South reacted to the Brown v.Board of Education decision?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Rosa Parks

The Montgomery Bus Boycott:

Why were American suburbs of the 1950s so heavily segregated?

Which of the following is NOT true about the growth of the postwar West?

By the mid-1950s,for the first time in American history,white-collar workers outnumbered blue-collar factory and manual laborers.

What made the Army-McCarthy Hearings unusual for American television programming of the 1950s?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -new conservatives

During the postwar suburban boom,African-Americans:

During the 1950s,Americans:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Brown v.Board of Education

Discuss the generational tensions that emerged during the 1950s.How did popular culture reflect a growing sense of discontent among younger Americans? What was the response of older Americans to this trend? Explain.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Beat generation

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Orval Faubus

Ngo Dinh Diem:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Brown v.Board of Education

Which statement best describes the thesis of David Riesman's book The Lonely Crowd?

American foreign policies in Third World countries were determined by Cold War doctrine.Explain American foreign policy in the Third World during the Eisenhower administration.Be sure to discuss Iran,Guatemala,and Vietnam.

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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