Exam 24: An Affluent Society,1953-1960

Historian Carl Degler titled his book on the years 1945 to 1966 The Age of Affluence and Anxiety.Thinking back to the previous Chapter as well,does this title accurately portray the paradox of the 1950s? Why,or why not?

William Levitt,with the help of the GI Bill,gave many Americans the opportunity to:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Montgomery Bus Boycott

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -brinksmanship

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -William Levitt

During the Eisenhower administration,U.S.-Soviet relations:

How did Los Angeles epitomize the new emphasis on the car in 1950s America?

Which event did President John F.Kennedy blame on the failures of the Eisenhower administration?

Which of the following did NOT challenge the mass conformity of the 1950s?

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

Dwight D.Eisenhower appointed which kind of individuals to his cabinet?

Eisenhower's intervention in Vietnam partly consisted of:

The new conservatives:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Kenneth Galbraith

During the 1950s,the West became the home of numerous military bases and government-funded shipyards.

Although suburban communities were segregated in the 1950s,today,communities such as Levittown on Long Island are completely racially integrated.

Why did the editors of Life magazine fear that American freedom might be in danger from not being used enough?

During the 1950s:

Why did President Eisenhower use the CIA to overthrow the government of Iran in the early 1950s?

Governor Orval Faubus responded to the court-ordered desegregation of Central High School: