Question 1

Most likely why did the U.S.Supreme Court not order the immediate implementation of its ruling in Brown v.Board of Education in 1954?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Court did not have authority to declare segregation instantly unconstitutional. 
B)  The plaintiffs in the case themselves had asked for a gradual desegregation of schools. 
C)  Some justices on the Court feared the outbreak of widespread violence with such a bold ruling. 
D)  The Court wanted to give the defendants in the case the chance to appeal. 
E)  Some of the justices had agreed to consent with the ruling only on the provision that it would not be implemented during their lifetimes. 
A)  The Court did not have authority to declare segregation instantly unconstitutional. 
B)  The plaintiffs in the case themselves had asked for a gradual desegregation of schools. 
C)  Some justices on the Court feared the outbreak of widespread violence with such a bold ruling. 
D)  The Court wanted to give the defendants in the case the chance to appeal. 
E)  Some of the justices had agreed to consent with the ruling only on the provision that it would not be implemented during their lifetimes.

Question 2

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Richard Nixon

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 3

What made Elvis such a popular celebrity?

Accepted Answer

A)  He sang songs no one had ever heard before. 
B)  He was one of the most gifted vocal performers of his generation. 
C)  He brought the rhythms and sexually provocative movements of black musicians to white audiences. 
D)  He sang openly about civil rights and equality. 
E)  His mixed-race parentage made him popular among blacks and whites. 
A)  He sang songs no one had ever heard before. 
B)  He was one of the most gifted vocal performers of his generation. 
C)  He brought the rhythms and sexually provocative movements of black musicians to white audiences. 
D)  He sang openly about civil rights and equality. 
E)  His mixed-race parentage made him popular among blacks and whites.

Question 4

As residue from the Red Scare,anti-Semitism was widespread in America during the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The 1960 presidential debate between John F.Kennedy and Richard Nixon:

Accepted Answer

A)  was broadcast only on the radio. 
B)  allowed Nixon to demonstrate his best qualities, thus winning the debate. 
C)  showed Kennedy to be an ineffective speaker, and thus he lost. 
D)  highlighted the impact of television on political campaigns. 
E)  was little noticed at the time. 
A)  was broadcast only on the radio. 
B)  allowed Nixon to demonstrate his best qualities, thus winning the debate. 
C)  showed Kennedy to be an ineffective speaker, and thus he lost. 
D)  highlighted the impact of television on political campaigns. 
E)  was little noticed at the time.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Consumer culture refers to the social an

Question 7

How did President Dwight D.Eisenhower surpass the New Deal in government involvement in the economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  He established the Veterans Administration health care system. 
B)  He presided over the construction of 41,000 miles of interstate highways. 
C)  He established the most generous agricultural subsidy programs in the nation's history. 
D)  He signed Medicaid and Medicare into law. 
E)  He established the Head Start preschool program. 
A)  He established the Veterans Administration health care system. 
B)  He presided over the construction of 41,000 miles of interstate highways. 
C)  He established the most generous agricultural subsidy programs in the nation's history. 
D)  He signed Medicaid and Medicare into law. 
E)  He established the Head Start preschool program.

Question 8

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Warren Court

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 9

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-David Riesman

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 10

During the Cold War,religious differences:

Accepted Answer

A)  created much division among Americans. 
B)  were heightened by the growth of the suburbs. 
C)  were not a factor, as church and synagogue membership declined. 
D)  were intensified through the institution of school prayer. 
E)  were absorbed within the notion of a common Judeo-Christian heritage. 
A)  created much division among Americans. 
B)  were heightened by the growth of the suburbs. 
C)  were not a factor, as church and synagogue membership declined. 
D)  were intensified through the institution of school prayer. 
E)  were absorbed within the notion of a common Judeo-Christian heritage.

Question 11

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-John F.Kennedy

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 12

After World War II,the automobile:

Accepted Answer

A)  declined in use, and the Midwest suffered economically. 
B)  became a status symbol only for the wealthy. 
C)  remained a luxury, not a necessity of life. 
D)  altered the American landscape. 
E)  was replaced by the train as the preferred method of transportation. 
A)  declined in use, and the Midwest suffered economically. 
B)  became a status symbol only for the wealthy. 
C)  remained a luxury, not a necessity of life. 
D)  altered the American landscape. 
E)  was replaced by the train as the preferred method of transportation.

Question 13

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Thurgood Marshall

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 14

Discuss the changes in the American economy during the postwar period.Be sure to discuss the agricultural,industrial,and consumer sectors of the economy.

Accepted Answer

The postwar period in America, following

Question 15

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Martin Luther King Jr.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 16

New conservatives trusted government to:

Accepted Answer

A)  regulate the economy. 
B)  regulate personal behavior. 
C)  protect civil liberties and the toleration of differences. 
D)  provide a comprehensive welfare system. 
E)  provide a national system of health care. 
A)  regulate the economy. 
B)  regulate personal behavior. 
C)  protect civil liberties and the toleration of differences. 
D)  provide a comprehensive welfare system. 
E)  provide a national system of health care.

Question 17

The shopping mall was the inevitable result of what institution?

Accepted Answer

A)  The suburb. 
B)  Free-trade agreements. 
C)  Fast-food restaurants. 
D)  The college. 
E)  The Internet. 
A)  The suburb. 
B)  Free-trade agreements. 
C)  Fast-food restaurants. 
D)  The college. 
E)  The Internet.

Question 18

In the 1952 presidential campaign,Richard Nixon's Checkers speech:

Accepted Answer

A)  reflected the growing importance of board games in American life. 
B)  reflected the growing importance of television in American life. 
C)  reflected the growing importance of pets in American life. 
D)  was not well received, and the Republicans lost the election. 
E)  introduced plans for peace in Korea. 
A)  reflected the growing importance of board games in American life. 
B)  reflected the growing importance of television in American life. 
C)  reflected the growing importance of pets in American life. 
D)  was not well received, and the Republicans lost the election. 
E)  introduced plans for peace in Korea.

Question 19

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Earl Warren

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 20

Massive retaliation was a policy that declared that any Soviet attack on an American ally would be countered by a nuclear assault on the Soviet Union itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 24: An Affluent Society,1953-1960

Most likely why did the U.S.Supreme Court not order the immediate implementation of its ruling in Brown v.Board of Education in 1954?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Richard Nixon

What made Elvis such a popular celebrity?

As residue from the Red Scare,anti-Semitism was widespread in America during the 1950s.

The 1960 presidential debate between John F.Kennedy and Richard Nixon:

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

How did President Dwight D.Eisenhower surpass the New Deal in government involvement in the economy?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Warren Court

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -David Riesman

During the Cold War,religious differences:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John F.Kennedy

After World War II,the automobile:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Thurgood Marshall

Discuss the changes in the American economy during the postwar period.Be sure to discuss the agricultural,industrial,and consumer sectors of the economy.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Martin Luther King Jr.

New conservatives trusted government to:

The shopping mall was the inevitable result of what institution?

In the 1952 presidential campaign,Richard Nixon's Checkers speech:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Earl Warren

Massive retaliation was a policy that declared that any Soviet attack on an American ally would be countered by a nuclear assault on the Soviet Union itself.

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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

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