Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Eisenhower Doctrine

Accepted Answer

The Eisenhower Doctrine, announced by Pr

Question 2

What signs of dissent and rebellion were evident amidst the literary culture of the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

The 1950s saw a significant amount of di

Question 3

As the French fortress of Dien Bien Phu was about to fall to Ho Chi Minh's communist forces in 1954,President Eisenhower

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A)  agreed to send small military units to aid the French. 
B)  relied on the advice of Vice President Nixon and Secretary of State Dulles. 
C)  sought a compromise settlement at Geneva. 
D)  refused to permit any American military involvement. 
E)  threatened nuclear attack on the Vietnamese communists. 
A)  agreed to send small military units to aid the French. 
B)  relied on the advice of Vice President Nixon and Secretary of State Dulles. 
C)  sought a compromise settlement at Geneva. 
D)  refused to permit any American military involvement. 
E)  threatened nuclear attack on the Vietnamese communists.

Question 4

When singer Paul Robeson began to criticize American racial policies in Europe

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A)  Robeson's career took off. 
B)  conservative elements in Europe became more sympathetic to southern racial practices. 
C)  the State Department revoked Robeson's passport. 
D)  the government sent Frank Sinatra to Europe to defend American policies. 
E)  Robeson decided to become a French citizen. 
A)  Robeson's career took off. 
B)  conservative elements in Europe became more sympathetic to southern racial practices. 
C)  the State Department revoked Robeson's passport. 
D)  the government sent Frank Sinatra to Europe to defend American policies. 
E)  Robeson decided to become a French citizen.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-National Defense Education Act

Accepted Answer

The National Defense Education Act (NDEA

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Updike

Accepted Answer

John Updike was an American novelist, po

Question 7

Dwight Eisenhower's greatest asset as president was his

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A)  vast military experience. 
B)  willingness to take a partisan stand. 
C)  commitment to social justice. 
D)  willingness to involve himself in rough campaigning. 
E)  enjoyment of the affection and respect of the American people. 
A)  vast military experience. 
B)  willingness to take a partisan stand. 
C)  commitment to social justice. 
D)  willingness to involve himself in rough campaigning. 
E)  enjoyment of the affection and respect of the American people.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Sputnik

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Sputnik was the name given to a series o

Question 9

Compare and contrast Truman's and Eisenhower's foreign policies.What was new about the new look? What illustrates the basic continuity of the containment doctrine?

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Truman's foreign policy, known as the Tr

Question 10

The basic military strategy of Eisenhower's and Dulles's New Look foreign policy in the 1950s aimed at

Accepted Answer

A)  the dismantling of the military-industrial complex. 
B)  massive new military spending. 
C)  greater reliance on air power and the deterrent power of nuclear weapons than on the army and navy. 
D)  a buildup of unconventional and guerrilla-warfare forces. 
E)  the rapid deployment of the navy and marines to trouble spots. 
A)  the dismantling of the military-industrial complex. 
B)  massive new military spending. 
C)  greater reliance on air power and the deterrent power of nuclear weapons than on the army and navy. 
D)  a buildup of unconventional and guerrilla-warfare forces. 
E)  the rapid deployment of the navy and marines to trouble spots.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Elvis Presley

Accepted Answer

Elvis Presley, often known as "The King

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Army-McCarthy hearings

Accepted Answer

The Army-McCarthy hearings were a series

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Joseph McCarthy

Accepted Answer

Joseph McCarthy was a United States Sena

Question 14

The Supreme Court began to advance the cause of civil rights in the 1950s because

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A)  the Court was the only branch of government with the constitutional authority to do so. 
B)  the courts were dominated by New Deal liberals. 
C)  President Eisenhower had requested the Court's assistance. 
D)  Congress and the presidency had largely abdicated their responsibilities by keeping hands off the issue. 
E)  the Constitution clearly prohibited any segregation. 
A)  the Court was the only branch of government with the constitutional authority to do so. 
B)  the courts were dominated by New Deal liberals. 
C)  President Eisenhower had requested the Court's assistance. 
D)  Congress and the presidency had largely abdicated their responsibilities by keeping hands off the issue. 
E)  the Constitution clearly prohibited any segregation.

Question 15

The Beat Generation can be described in all of the following ways except

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A)  they formed the protest culture of the late 1950s and early 1960s. 
B)  they promoted interest in bebop jazz and Eastern religious mysticism. 
C)  in founding their own movement, the hippies later rejected many of the Beat notions. 
D)  they embraced sexual liberation. 
E)  their name came from the term "beatnik," meant as a Cold War insult. 
A)  they formed the protest culture of the late 1950s and early 1960s. 
B)  they promoted interest in bebop jazz and Eastern religious mysticism. 
C)  in founding their own movement, the hippies later rejected many of the Beat notions. 
D)  they embraced sexual liberation. 
E)  their name came from the term "beatnik," meant as a Cold War insult.

Question 16

The leader of the nationalist movement in Vietnam since World War I was

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A)  Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung). 
B)  Ngo Dinh Diem. 
C)  Dienbienphu. 
D)  Ho Chi Minh. 
E)  Nguyen Cao Ky. 
A)  Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung). 
B)  Ngo Dinh Diem. 
C)  Dienbienphu. 
D)  Ho Chi Minh. 
E)  Nguyen Cao Ky.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Foster Dulles

Accepted Answer

John Foster Dulles was an influential Am

Question 18

Some of the better-known American poets in the post-World War II era

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A)  actually produced second-rate verse. 
B)  consisted mainly of those who wrote before the war. 
C)  ended their lives through suicide. 
D)  left the country to live in Paris. 
E)  turned to nature for subject matter. 
A)  actually produced second-rate verse. 
B)  consisted mainly of those who wrote before the war. 
C)  ended their lives through suicide. 
D)  left the country to live in Paris. 
E)  turned to nature for subject matter.

Question 19

During his presidency,Dwight Eisenhower accepted the principle and extended the benefits of

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A)  federal health care programs. 
B)  the Tennessee Valley Authority. 
C)  deficit spending. 
D)  racial equality. 
E)  the Social Security system. 
A)  federal health care programs. 
B)  the Tennessee Valley Authority. 
C)  deficit spending. 
D)  racial equality. 
E)  the Social Security system.

Question 20

The fundamental criticism directed against the new popular mass media culture in the 1950s,by such social critics as David Riesman and William H.Whyte,Jr.,was that

Accepted Answer

A)  affluence tended to erode Americans' moral character. 
B)  Americans had become affluent conformists unable to think for themselves. 
C)  the wealth produced by the new mass economy was unevenly distributed. 
D)  the open sexual displays of figures like Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe were morally dangerous. 
E)  Americans were becoming too soft to be able to fight the Cold War effectively. 
A)  affluence tended to erode Americans' moral character. 
B)  Americans had become affluent conformists unable to think for themselves. 
C)  the wealth produced by the new mass economy was unevenly distributed. 
D)  the open sexual displays of figures like Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe were morally dangerous. 
E)  Americans were becoming too soft to be able to fight the Cold War effectively.

Exam 37: The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Eisenhower Doctrine

What signs of dissent and rebellion were evident amidst the literary culture of the 1950s?

As the French fortress of Dien Bien Phu was about to fall to Ho Chi Minh's communist forces in 1954,President Eisenhower

When singer Paul Robeson began to criticize American racial policies in Europe

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -National Defense Education Act

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Updike

Dwight Eisenhower's greatest asset as president was his

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Sputnik

Compare and contrast Truman's and Eisenhower's foreign policies.What was new about the new look? What illustrates the basic continuity of the containment doctrine?

The basic military strategy of Eisenhower's and Dulles's New Look foreign policy in the 1950s aimed at

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Elvis Presley

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Army-McCarthy hearings

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Joseph McCarthy

The Supreme Court began to advance the cause of civil rights in the 1950s because

The Beat Generation can be described in all of the following ways except

The leader of the nationalist movement in Vietnam since World War I was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Foster Dulles

Some of the better-known American poets in the post-World War II era

During his presidency,Dwight Eisenhower accepted the principle and extended the benefits of

The fundamental criticism directed against the new popular mass media culture in the 1950s,by such social critics as David Riesman and William H.Whyte,Jr.,was that

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