Question 1

In what ways did the Eisenhower administration contribute to the developing American involvement in Vietnam? Why were these decisions made?

Accepted Answer

The Eisenhower administration contribute

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Twenty-Second amendment

Accepted Answer

The Twenty-Second Amendment to the Unite

Question 3

Eisenhower said he based his domestic policies on the principles of dynamic conservatism.Is this a fair label? What was conservative about his policies? What was dynamic? In what areas,if any,did he depart from this philosophy?

Accepted Answer

Eisenhower's label of "dynamic conservat

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Oral Roberts

Accepted Answer

Oral Roberts (1918–2009) was an American

Question 5

In retrospect,the election of John Kennedy in 1960 is seen as bringing an end to the political consensus and caution of the 1950s.Could this have been predicted from the campaign of 1960? Should Kennedy be seen as a liberal critic of Eisenhower and Nixon,or in some ways a conservative one?

Accepted Answer

In retrospect, the election of John Kenn

Question 6

The title of Ralph Ellison's novel Invisible Man refers to a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  anticommunist agent who is forced to live underground. 
B)  World War II bomber pilot who is ignored upon his return home. 
C)  victim of nuclear testing who is dying of radiation. 
D)  father who is disrespected by his family. 
E)  African American whose supposed supporters are unable to see him as a real man. 
A)  anticommunist agent who is forced to live underground. 
B)  World War II bomber pilot who is ignored upon his return home. 
C)  victim of nuclear testing who is dying of radiation. 
D)  father who is disrespected by his family. 
E)  African American whose supposed supporters are unable to see him as a real man.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-sit-ins

Accepted Answer

Sit-ins are a form of nonviolent protest

Question 8

The 1954 Supreme Court case that ruled racially segregated school systems inherently unequal was

Accepted Answer

A)  Roe v. Wade. 
B)  Plessy v. Ferguson. 
C)  Sweatt v. Painter. 
D)  Johnson v. Little Rock School District. 
E)  Brown v. Board of Education. 
A)  Roe v. Wade. 
B)  Plessy v. Ferguson. 
C)  Sweatt v. Painter. 
D)  Johnson v. Little Rock School District. 
E)  Brown v. Board of Education.

Question 9

Richard Nixon's Checkers speech,during the 1952 presidential campaign

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A)  was an eloquent appeal that demonstrated Nixon's ethical seriousness. 
B)  demonstrated the new power of television and kept him on the Republican ticket. 
C)  won Nixon enormous support among American animal lovers. 
D)  led Dwight Eisenhower to tone down Nixon's attacks on Democrats for being soft on Communism. 
E)  proved that Nixon had the political skills and leadership to become president if necessary. 
A)  was an eloquent appeal that demonstrated Nixon's ethical seriousness. 
B)  demonstrated the new power of television and kept him on the Republican ticket. 
C)  won Nixon enormous support among American animal lovers. 
D)  led Dwight Eisenhower to tone down Nixon's attacks on Democrats for being soft on Communism. 
E)  proved that Nixon had the political skills and leadership to become president if necessary.

Question 10

Swedish writer Gunnar Myrdal's An American Dilemma essentially argued that

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A)  altering racial segregation would create great problems for America's neighborhoods and schools. 
B)  the divisions over race might well lead to a new North-South conflict. 
C)  the civil rights movement was bound to overturn segregation. 
D)  the United States would become a more and more racist society. 
E)  America's racial segregation was a hypocritical contradiction of its democratic ideals. 
A)  altering racial segregation would create great problems for America's neighborhoods and schools. 
B)  the divisions over race might well lead to a new North-South conflict. 
C)  the civil rights movement was bound to overturn segregation. 
D)  the United States would become a more and more racist society. 
E)  America's racial segregation was a hypocritical contradiction of its democratic ideals.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-U-2 incident

Accepted Answer

The U-2 incident refers to a major diplo

Question 12

In response to the launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957

Accepted Answer

A)  Harry Truman condemned the Republicans for allowing a scientific gap to occur. 
B)  the federal government began spending billions of dollars to improve American science and language education. 
C)  the United States spent nearly a decade trying to equal this achievement. 
D)  the Republican party took responsibility for the fact that the United States had fallen behind the Soviets in this area of scientific discovery. 
E)  scientists blamed America's slowness on poor math and science education in the schools. 
A)  Harry Truman condemned the Republicans for allowing a scientific gap to occur. 
B)  the federal government began spending billions of dollars to improve American science and language education. 
C)  the United States spent nearly a decade trying to equal this achievement. 
D)  the Republican party took responsibility for the fact that the United States had fallen behind the Soviets in this area of scientific discovery. 
E)  scientists blamed America's slowness on poor math and science education in the schools.

Question 13

Richard Nixon was selected as Dwight Eisenhower's vice-presidential running mate in 1952 as a concession to the

Accepted Answer

A)  isolationists. 
B)  liberal Republicans. 
C)  hard-line anticommunists. 
D)  moderate Republicans. 
E)  southern Republicans. 
A)  isolationists. 
B)  liberal Republicans. 
C)  hard-line anticommunists. 
D)  moderate Republicans. 
E)  southern Republicans.

Question 14

During the 1950s,the Central Intelligence Agency engineered pro-American political coups in both

Accepted Answer

A)  Iran and Guatemala. 
B)  Iraq and Nicaragua. 
C)  Lebanon and El Salvador. 
D)  Libya and Costa Rica. 
E)  Egypt and Cuba. 
A)  Iran and Guatemala. 
B)  Iraq and Nicaragua. 
C)  Lebanon and El Salvador. 
D)  Libya and Costa Rica. 
E)  Egypt and Cuba.

Question 15

Why was Eisenhower generally successful in avoiding American involvement in any large-scale foreign wars?

Accepted Answer

Dwight D. Eisenhower, who served as the

Question 16

The Suez crisis marked the last time in history that the United States could

Accepted Answer

A)  use the threat of nuclear war to win concessions. 
B)  criticize Israel's foreign policy. 
C)  condemn its allies for their actions in the Middle East. 
D)  invoke the Eisenhower Doctrine. 
E)  use its oil weapon to make foreign policy demands. 
A)  use the threat of nuclear war to win concessions. 
B)  criticize Israel's foreign policy. 
C)  condemn its allies for their actions in the Middle East. 
D)  invoke the Eisenhower Doctrine. 
E)  use its oil weapon to make foreign policy demands.

Question 17

Senator McCarthy's anticommunist crusade ended when he

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A)  began to attack the personal integrity of General George C. Marshall. 
B)  alleged that there were communists in Hollywood. 
C)  alleged that there were communists in the Foreign Service. 
D)  alleged that many college professors were communists. 
E)  attacked the United States Army for allegedly sheltering communists. 
A)  began to attack the personal integrity of General George C. Marshall. 
B)  alleged that there were communists in Hollywood. 
C)  alleged that there were communists in the Foreign Service. 
D)  alleged that many college professors were communists. 
E)  attacked the United States Army for allegedly sheltering communists.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"massive retaliation"

Accepted Answer

"Massive retaliation" was a military doc

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-The Lonely Crowd

Accepted Answer

"The Lonely Crowd" is a sociological ana

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Martin Luther King,Jr.

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American

Exam 37: The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

In what ways did the Eisenhower administration contribute to the developing American involvement in Vietnam? Why were these decisions made?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Twenty-Second amendment

Eisenhower said he based his domestic policies on the principles of dynamic conservatism.Is this a fair label? What was conservative about his policies? What was dynamic? In what areas,if any,did he depart from this philosophy?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Oral Roberts

In retrospect,the election of John Kennedy in 1960 is seen as bringing an end to the political consensus and caution of the 1950s.Could this have been predicted from the campaign of 1960? Should Kennedy be seen as a liberal critic of Eisenhower and Nixon,or in some ways a conservative one?

The title of Ralph Ellison's novel Invisible Man refers to a(n)

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -sit-ins

The 1954 Supreme Court case that ruled racially segregated school systems inherently unequal was

Richard Nixon's Checkers speech,during the 1952 presidential campaign

Swedish writer Gunnar Myrdal's An American Dilemma essentially argued that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -U-2 incident

In response to the launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957

Richard Nixon was selected as Dwight Eisenhower's vice-presidential running mate in 1952 as a concession to the

During the 1950s,the Central Intelligence Agency engineered pro-American political coups in both

Why was Eisenhower generally successful in avoiding American involvement in any large-scale foreign wars?

The Suez crisis marked the last time in history that the United States could

Senator McCarthy's anticommunist crusade ended when he

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"massive retaliation"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Lonely Crowd

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Martin Luther King,Jr.

New World Beginnings,33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

The Planting of English America,1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century,1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution,1700-1775

The Duel for North America,1608-1763

The Road to Revolution,1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire,1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution,1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State,1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic,1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism,1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy,1824-1840

Forging the National Economy,1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture,1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South,1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War,1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

America Moves to the City,1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution,1865-1896

Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt,1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust,1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal,1933-1939

Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shadow of War,1933-1941

America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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