Question 1

In response to a supposed Soviet threat to Middle Eastern oil, the American Central Intelligence Agency in 1953

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A)  began seeking alternative sources of energy. 
B)  staged a coup to overthrow the Iranian government and install Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi as dictator-like monarch. 
C)  engaged in sabotage against pro-Soviet governments in the region. 
D)  developed close cooperation with Israeli intelligence agencies. 
E)  gathered conclusive evidence of the Soviets' plans to control Egypt. 
A)  began seeking alternative sources of energy. 
B)  staged a coup to overthrow the Iranian government and install Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi as dictator-like monarch. 
C)  engaged in sabotage against pro-Soviet governments in the region. 
D)  developed close cooperation with Israeli intelligence agencies. 
E)  gathered conclusive evidence of the Soviets' plans to control Egypt.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Sweatt v. Painter

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Sweatt v. Painter was a landmark United

Question 3

The Cuban missile crisis resulted in all of the following except

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A)  U.S. agreement to abandon the American base at Guantanamo. 
B)  the removal of Nikita Khrushchev from power in the Soviet Union. 
C)  a U.S. promise not to invade Cuba. 
D)  an ambitious program of military expansion by the Soviet Union. 
E)  withdrawal of U.S. missiles in Turkey. 
A)  U.S. agreement to abandon the American base at Guantanamo. 
B)  the removal of Nikita Khrushchev from power in the Soviet Union. 
C)  a U.S. promise not to invade Cuba. 
D)  an ambitious program of military expansion by the Soviet Union. 
E)  withdrawal of U.S. missiles in Turkey.

Question 4

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

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Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Ho Chi Minh

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Ho Chi Minh (1890–1969) was a Vietnamese

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"cult of domesticity"

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The "cult of domesticity," also known as

Question 7

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

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Dwight Eisenhower was a five-star genera

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

When he took office in 1961, President Kennedy chose to try to stimulate the sluggish economy through

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A)  a massive foreign-aid program. ? HYPERLINK "http://assessment.cengage.com/Instructor/TestGenerator.aspx" 
B)  large-scale government spending programs. 
C)  an income tax cut. 
D)  reducing expenditures on the space program. 
E)  a tighter monetary policy. 
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B)  large-scale government spending programs. 
C)  an income tax cut. 
D)  reducing expenditures on the space program. 
E)  a tighter monetary policy.

Question 10

John F. Kennedy's strategy of flexible response

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A)  was an updated version of John Foster Dulles's doctrine of massive retaliation. 
B)  was used in his battle with the leadership of the steel industry. 
C)  called for a variety of military options that could be matched to the scope and importance of a crisis. 
D)  required increased spending on a variety of nuclear weapons systems to be deployed around the world. 
E)  cut back nuclear weapons in favor of guerrilla forces. 
A)  was an updated version of John Foster Dulles's doctrine of massive retaliation. 
B)  was used in his battle with the leadership of the steel industry. 
C)  called for a variety of military options that could be matched to the scope and importance of a crisis. 
D)  required increased spending on a variety of nuclear weapons systems to be deployed around the world. 
E)  cut back nuclear weapons in favor of guerrilla forces.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Checkers speech

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The Checkers speech was a nationally tel

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Saul Bellow

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Saul Bellow (1915-2005) was a Canadian-A

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Rosa Parks

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Rosa Parks, born on February 4, 1913, in

Question 14

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

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Josephine Baker was an American-born Fre

Question 15

How did the global reach and influence of American mass popular culture affect the cultural trends and developments in rest of the world in the 1950s and afterwards?

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The global reach and influence of Americ

Question 16

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

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The Landrum-Griffin Act, officially know

Question 17

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

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a pivotal

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​European Economic Community (EEC)

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The European Economic Community (EEC) wa

Question 19

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

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"Rocket fever" refers to the intense pub

Question 20

The essential purpose of President Kennedy's promise to land a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s was to

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A)  restore American prestige in the space race damaged by the Soviets' Sputnik. 
B)  develop the possibility of deploying American weapons in outer space. 
C)  engage in scientific and astronomical study of the moon and the solar system. 
D)  provide investments and jobs in the key states of Texas and Florida. 
E)  use the space program to develop new technologies in electronics and other areas. 
A)  restore American prestige in the space race damaged by the Soviets' Sputnik. 
B)  develop the possibility of deploying American weapons in outer space. 
C)  engage in scientific and astronomical study of the moon and the solar system. 
D)  provide investments and jobs in the key states of Texas and Florida. 
E)  use the space program to develop new technologies in electronics and other areas.

In response to a supposed Soviet threat to Middle Eastern oil, the American Central Intelligence Agency in 1953

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Sweatt v. Painter

The Cuban missile crisis resulted in all of the following except

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ho Chi Minh

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"cult of domesticity"

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

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

When he took office in 1961, President Kennedy chose to try to stimulate the sluggish economy through

John F. Kennedy's strategy of flexible response

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Checkers speech

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Saul Bellow

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Rosa Parks

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

How did the global reach and influence of American mass popular culture affect the cultural trends and developments in rest of the world in the 1950s and afterwards?

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -European Economic Community (EEC)

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

The essential purpose of President Kennedy's promise to land a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s was to

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Exam 15: American Zenith 1952-1963

In response to a supposed Soviet threat to Middle Eastern oil, the American Central Intelligence Agency in 1953

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Sweatt v. Painter

The Cuban missile crisis resulted in all of the following except

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ho Chi Minh

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"cult of domesticity"

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

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

When he took office in 1961, President Kennedy chose to try to stimulate the sluggish economy through

John F. Kennedy's strategy of flexible response

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Checkers speech

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Saul Bellow

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Rosa Parks

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

How did the global reach and influence of American mass popular culture affect the cultural trends and developments in rest of the world in the 1950s and afterwards?

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​European Economic Community (EEC)

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

The essential purpose of President Kennedy's promise to land a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s was to

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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

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

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The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -European Economic Community (EEC)