Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

"Massive retaliation" was a military doc

Question 2

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 3

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

Accepted Answer

Ralph Ellison was an African American wr

Question 4

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

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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 5

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

Accepted Answer

Dien Bien Phu is a city in the northwest

Question 6

On the subject of racial justice, President Eisenhower

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A)  had demanded the integration of the armed forces as early as 1948. 
B)  publicly endorsed the 1954 Supreme Court school-desegregation decision. 
C)  vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1957. 
D)  had advised against integrating the armed forces. 
E)  admired the Christian philosophy of Martin Luther King. 
A)  had demanded the integration of the armed forces as early as 1948. 
B)  publicly endorsed the 1954 Supreme Court school-desegregation decision. 
C)  vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1957. 
D)  had advised against integrating the armed forces. 
E)  admired the Christian philosophy of Martin Luther King.

Question 7

By the end of the 1950s, Latin American anger toward the United States had intensified because Washington had done all of the following except

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A)  extend massive aid to Europe and little to Latin America. 
B)  continue to intervene in Latin American affairs. 
C)  support bloody dictators who claimed to be fighting communism. 
D)  provide encouragement to Fidel Castro's communist government in Cuba. 
E)  sponsored the CIA-directed coup in Guatemala. 
A)  extend massive aid to Europe and little to Latin America. 
B)  continue to intervene in Latin American affairs. 
C)  support bloody dictators who claimed to be fighting communism. 
D)  provide encouragement to Fidel Castro's communist government in Cuba. 
E)  sponsored the CIA-directed coup in Guatemala.

Question 8

President Eisenhower's vehemently anticommunist secretary of state, through most of his two administrations, was

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A)  John Bricker. 
B)  John Foster Dulles. 
C)  Allen Dulles. 
D)  Dean Acheson. 
E)  George C. Marshall. 
A)  John Bricker. 
B)  John Foster Dulles. 
C)  Allen Dulles. 
D)  Dean Acheson. 
E)  George C. Marshall.

Question 9

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 10

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

Accepted Answer

"The Lonely Crowd" is a sociological ana

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Peace Corps

Accepted Answer

The Peace Corps is a volunteer program r

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Accepted Answer

The Southern Christian Leadership Confer

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​New Frontier

Accepted Answer

The New Frontier was a term used by Pres

Question 14

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 15

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

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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 16

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

Accepted Answer

The Affluent Society is a book written b

Question 17

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)  declined to rule on whether segregated facilities for blacks and whites were constitutional. 
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)  declined to rule on whether segregated facilities for blacks and whites were constitutional. 
E)  ordered immediate and total integration of all American schools.

Question 18

In 1956, when Hungary revolted against continued domination by the Soviet Union, the United States under Dwight Eisenhower

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A)  sent money to the rebels. 
B)  quickly recognized the new Hungarian government. 
C)  refused to admit any Hungarian refugees and declined to provide military assistance to the anticommunist Hungarian rebels. 
D)  gave only outdated military equipment to the Hungarian freedom fighters. 
E)  did nothing to help to defeat the communists. 
A)  sent money to the rebels. 
B)  quickly recognized the new Hungarian government. 
C)  refused to admit any Hungarian refugees and declined to provide military assistance to the anticommunist Hungarian rebels. 
D)  gave only outdated military equipment to the Hungarian freedom fighters. 
E)  did nothing to help to defeat the communists.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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 20

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.

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

When Dwight Eisenhower left the presidency in 1961

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

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

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

On the subject of racial justice, President Eisenhower

By the end of the 1950s, Latin American anger toward the United States had intensified because Washington had done all of the following except

President Eisenhower's vehemently anticommunist secretary of state, through most of his two administrations, was

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: -The Lonely Crowd

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Peace Corps

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New Frontier

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

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

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

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

In 1956, when Hungary revolted against continued domination by the Soviet Union, the United States under Dwight Eisenhower

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

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

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American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

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America in World War II 1941–1945

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

When Dwight Eisenhower left the presidency in 1961

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

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

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

On the subject of racial justice, President Eisenhower

By the end of the 1950s, Latin American anger toward the United States had intensified because Washington had done all of the following except

President Eisenhower's vehemently anticommunist secretary of state, through most of his two administrations, was

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: -The Lonely Crowd

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Peace Corps

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​New Frontier

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

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

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

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

In 1956, when Hungary revolted against continued domination by the Soviet Union, the United States under Dwight Eisenhower

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

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

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 in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

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 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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