Question 1

Which of the following was not true of the changing nature of work in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Science and technology drove economic growth. 
B)  There were fewer jobs in the military-related aerospace industry. 
C)  White collar workers were surpassing blue collar workers in numbers. 
D)  Labor unions reached a peak and then began to decline. 
E)  Job opportunities were opening to women in the white collar work force. 
A)  Science and technology drove economic growth. 
B)  There were fewer jobs in the military-related aerospace industry. 
C)  White collar workers were surpassing blue collar workers in numbers. 
D)  Labor unions reached a peak and then began to decline. 
E)  Job opportunities were opening to women in the white collar work force.

Question 2

In response to Senator Joseph McCarthy's anticommunist attacks,President Eisenhower

Accepted Answer

A)  publicly denounced him only after he attacked General George Marshall. 
B)  quietly encouraged him to continue his attacks on Democrats. 
C)  publicly opposed his ruthless tactics but privately enjoyed his personal charm. 
D)  effectively allowed him to control personnel policy at the State Department. 
E)  privately supported him but publicly kept his distance. 
A)  publicly denounced him only after he attacked General George Marshall. 
B)  quietly encouraged him to continue his attacks on Democrats. 
C)  publicly opposed his ruthless tactics but privately enjoyed his personal charm. 
D)  effectively allowed him to control personnel policy at the State Department. 
E)  privately supported him but publicly kept his distance.

Question 3

The record would seem to indicate that President Eisenhower's strongest commitment during his presidency was to

Accepted Answer

A)  social justice. 
B)  social harmony. 
C)  party loyalty. 
D)  racial desegregation. 
E)  political reform. 
A)  social justice. 
B)  social harmony. 
C)  party loyalty. 
D)  racial desegregation. 
E)  political reform.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Rocket fever"

Accepted Answer

"Rocket fever" refers to the intense pub

Question 5

Were Senator Joseph McCarthy's unfair and often vicious attacks a reflection of his personal character or a manifestation of the larger American fears and anxieties about communism and social change in the early 1950s?

Accepted Answer

Senator Joseph McCarthy's unfair and oft

Question 6

How did Eisenhower's vice presidential running mate Richard Nixon conduct his successful attacks on the Democratic candidate Adlai Stevenson?

Accepted Answer

Richard Nixon conducted successful attac

Question 7

What made Eisenhower such a popular and successful president in the 1950s? How would you assess the relative importance of his personality,his policies,and the climate of the times?

Accepted Answer

Eisenhower was such a popular and succes

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Dien Bien Phu

Accepted Answer

Dien Bien Phu is a city in the northwest

Question 9

What explains the rise of the American civil rights movement in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

The rise of the American civil rights mo

Question 10

In 1956,the United States condemned ____ as the aggressors in the Suez Canal crisis.

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt and Jordan 
B)  the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact members 
C)  Israel and Turkey 
D)  Lebanon and Syria 
E)  Britain and France 
A)  Egypt and Jordan 
B)  the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact members 
C)  Israel and Turkey 
D)  Lebanon and Syria 
E)  Britain and France

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-The Affluent Society

Accepted Answer

The Affluent Society is a book written b

Question 12

During his second term,President Eisenhower

Accepted Answer

A)  no longer trusted his vice president, Richard Nixon, to lend assistance. 
B)  hoped that he would be able to win a third term. 
C)  took a more active personal role in governing. 
D)  believed that the civil rights movement needed his personal involvement if it were to succeed. 
E)  recognized that only he had the experience to deal with the Soviets. 
A)  no longer trusted his vice president, Richard Nixon, to lend assistance. 
B)  hoped that he would be able to win a third term. 
C)  took a more active personal role in governing. 
D)  believed that the civil rights movement needed his personal involvement if it were to succeed. 
E)  recognized that only he had the experience to deal with the Soviets.

Question 13

Do you think that you would have liked "Ike" in the 1950s? Why or why not? Which of his personal qualities,domestic programs,and foreign-policy decisions do you find most admirable? For what may he be criticized? Why?

Accepted Answer

As an AI, I don't have personal opinions

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Landrum-Griffith Act

Accepted Answer

The Landrum-Griffin Act, officially know

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Marilyn Monroe

Accepted Answer

Marilyn Monroe was a famous American act

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Josephine Baker

Accepted Answer

Josephine Baker was an American-born Fre

Question 17

In terms of politics,television did all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  threaten the traditional role of political parties. 
B)  apply the standards of show business and commercialism to political messages. 
C)  enable political parties to continue their role of educating and mobilizing the electorate. 
D)  allow politicians to address voters directly. 
E)  encourage reliance on short slogans and sound bites. 
A)  threaten the traditional role of political parties. 
B)  apply the standards of show business and commercialism to political messages. 
C)  enable political parties to continue their role of educating and mobilizing the electorate. 
D)  allow politicians to address voters directly. 
E)  encourage reliance on short slogans and sound bites.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Betty Friedan

Accepted Answer

Betty Friedan (1921-2006) was an America

Question 19

As a result of Senator McCarthy's crusade against communist subversion in America

Accepted Answer

A)  the FBI was shown to have had several spies working as communist agents. 
B)  the United States Army was forced to give dishonorable discharges to more than one hundred officers. 
C)  the State Department lost a number of Asian specialists who might have counseled a wiser course in Vietnam. 
D)  Eisenhower nearly lost the Republican presidential nomination in 1956. 
E)  the United States achieved a stronger settlement in Korea. 
A)  the FBI was shown to have had several spies working as communist agents. 
B)  the United States Army was forced to give dishonorable discharges to more than one hundred officers. 
C)  the State Department lost a number of Asian specialists who might have counseled a wiser course in Vietnam. 
D)  Eisenhower nearly lost the Republican presidential nomination in 1956. 
E)  the United States achieved a stronger settlement in Korea.

Question 20

Do you agree with critics of the time that the 1950s was "an age of conformity"? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

I agree with the critics of the time tha

Exam 37: The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

Which of the following was not true of the changing nature of work in the 1950s?

In response to Senator Joseph McCarthy's anticommunist attacks,President Eisenhower

The record would seem to indicate that President Eisenhower's strongest commitment during his presidency was to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Rocket fever"

Were Senator Joseph McCarthy's unfair and often vicious attacks a reflection of his personal character or a manifestation of the larger American fears and anxieties about communism and social change in the early 1950s?

How did Eisenhower's vice presidential running mate Richard Nixon conduct his successful attacks on the Democratic candidate Adlai Stevenson?

What made Eisenhower such a popular and successful president in the 1950s? How would you assess the relative importance of his personality,his policies,and the climate of the times?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Dien Bien Phu

What explains the rise of the American civil rights movement in the 1950s?

In 1956,the United States condemned ____ as the aggressors in the Suez Canal crisis.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Affluent Society

During his second term,President Eisenhower

Do you think that you would have liked "Ike" in the 1950s? Why or why not? Which of his personal qualities,domestic programs,and foreign-policy decisions do you find most admirable? For what may he be criticized? Why?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Landrum-Griffith Act

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Marilyn Monroe

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Josephine Baker

In terms of politics,television did all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Betty Friedan

As a result of Senator McCarthy's crusade against communist subversion in America

Do you agree with critics of the time that the 1950s was "an age of conformity"? Why or why not?

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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

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The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

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Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

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Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

America Moves to the City,1865-1900

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America in World War II,1941-1945

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