Question 1

When Dwight Eisenhower left the presidency in 1961

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A)  it was noted that his second term had produced little of value, since he was a "lame duck." 
B)  Congress was firmly in the hands of the Republicans. 
C)  he was unhappy with Vice President Nixon's unbending anticommunism. 
D)  he had clearly lost control of the Democratic-dominated Congress. 
E)  he remained an extraordinarily popular figure. 
A)  it was noted that his second term had produced little of value, since he was a "lame duck." 
B)  Congress was firmly in the hands of the Republicans. 
C)  he was unhappy with Vice President Nixon's unbending anticommunism. 
D)  he had clearly lost control of the Democratic-dominated Congress. 
E)  he remained an extraordinarily popular figure.

Question 2

Critically evaluate President Eisenhower's response to the fall of Dienbienphu,the Hungarian revolt,the Suez Crisis,and Castro's revolution in Cuba.

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President Eisenhower's response to these

Question 3

Assess the diplomatic and military policies of John Foster Dulles.Do you think that they were realistic? Why or why not?

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John Foster Dulles served as the United

Question 4

The vast expansion of employment opportunities for women in the 1950s

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A)  led to the advent of the "pink collar ghetto" of occupations. 
B)  created a dual role for women as homemakers and workers. 
C)  fueled a social revolution that raised questions about gender roles. 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  led to the advent of the "pink collar ghetto" of occupations. 
B)  created a dual role for women as homemakers and workers. 
C)  fueled a social revolution that raised questions about gender roles. 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-St.Lawrence seaway

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The St. Lawrence Seaway is a system of l

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Montgomery bus boycott

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a pivotal

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Ngo Dinh Diem

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Ngo Dinh Diem (1901–1963) was a signific

Question 8

What explains the widespread affluence of the 1950s? What was the specific impact of television on American values and lifestyles?

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The widespread affluence of the 1950s ca

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Nikita Khrushchev

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Nikita Khrushchev was a prominent Soviet

Question 10

In the epochal 1954 decision in Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka,the Supreme Court

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A)  declared that the concept of "separate but equal" facilities for blacks and whites was unconstitutional. 
B)  upheld its earlier decision in Plessy v. Ferguson. 
C)  rejected desegregation. 
D)  supported the "Declaration of Constitutional Principles" issued by Congress. 
E)  ordered immediate and total integration of all American schools. 
A)  declared that the concept of "separate but equal" facilities for blacks and whites was unconstitutional. 
B)  upheld its earlier decision in Plessy v. Ferguson. 
C)  rejected desegregation. 
D)  supported the "Declaration of Constitutional Principles" issued by Congress. 
E)  ordered immediate and total integration of all American schools.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Ralph Ellison

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Ralph Ellison was an African American wr

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-The Feminine Mystique

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The Feminine Mystique is a book written

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Interstate Highway Act

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The Interstate Highway Act, officially k

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John F.Kennedy

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John F. Kennedy was the 35th President o

Question 15

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

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Dwight Eisenhower was a five-star genera

Question 16

The impact of mass media on religion was reflected in the rise of religious televangelists like

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A)  Joseph McCarthy and Richard Nixon. 
B)  Betty Friedan and Josephine Baker. 
C)  David Riesman and John Kenneth Galbraith. 
D)  Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson. 
E)  Billy Graham and Oral Roberts. 
A)  Joseph McCarthy and Richard Nixon. 
B)  Betty Friedan and Josephine Baker. 
C)  David Riesman and John Kenneth Galbraith. 
D)  Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson. 
E)  Billy Graham and Oral Roberts.

Question 17

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

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McCarthyism refers to a period of intens

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-white collar/blue collar

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The terms "white collar" and "blue colla

Question 19

How might a play like Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman be said to reflect the questions that many social critics were asking about mass American culture in the 1950s?

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Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman refl

Question 20

How did the new American affluence and the Cold War shape American domestic life in the 1950s?

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The new American affluence and the Cold

Exam 37: The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

When Dwight Eisenhower left the presidency in 1961

Critically evaluate President Eisenhower's response to the fall of Dienbienphu,the Hungarian revolt,the Suez Crisis,and Castro's revolution in Cuba.

Assess the diplomatic and military policies of John Foster Dulles.Do you think that they were realistic? Why or why not?

The vast expansion of employment opportunities for women in the 1950s

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -St.Lawrence seaway

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Montgomery bus boycott

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ngo Dinh Diem

What explains the widespread affluence of the 1950s? What was the specific impact of television on American values and lifestyles?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Nikita Khrushchev

In the epochal 1954 decision in Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka,the Supreme Court

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ralph Ellison

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Feminine Mystique

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Interstate Highway Act

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John F.Kennedy

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

The impact of mass media on religion was reflected in the rise of religious televangelists like

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -white collar/blue collar

How might a play like Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman be said to reflect the questions that many social critics were asking about mass American culture in the 1950s?

How did the new American affluence and the Cold War shape American domestic life in the 1950s?

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The Duel for North America,1608-1763

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America Secedes from the Empire,1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution,1776-1790

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