Question 1

French involvement in Vietnam ended with their defeat at

Accepted Answer

A) Laos. 
B) Tet. 
C) Saigon. 
D) Dien Bien Phu. 
E) Cambodia. 
A) Laos. 
B) Tet. 
C) Saigon. 
D) Dien Bien Phu. 
E) Cambodia. D

Question 2

The AFL and the CIO merged in 1955.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The president first associated with the idea of "flexible response" was

Accepted Answer

A) Harry Truman. 
B) John F. Kennedy. 
C) Dwight D. Eisenhower. 
D) Lyndon B. Johnson. 
E) Richard Nixon. 
A) Harry Truman. 
B) John F. Kennedy. 
C) Dwight D. Eisenhower. 
D) Lyndon B. Johnson. 
E) Richard Nixon. B

Question 4

The ____________________ Crisis caused Americans to think more critically about education and science.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ Crisis caused Americans to think...

Question 5

The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka outlawed segregation in all public facilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

John F. Kennedy's opponent in the 1960 presidential election was Richard M. Nixon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In 1961, a U.S.-backed Cuban military force attempting to overthrow Fidel Castro was defeated at

Accepted Answer

A) the Bay of Cows. 
B) Guantanamo Bay. 
C) Havana. 
D) the Bay of Pigs. 
E) the Bay of Naples. 
A) the Bay of Cows. 
B) Guantanamo Bay. 
C) Havana. 
D) the Bay of Pigs. 
E) the Bay of Naples.

Question 8

The Eisenhower administration rejected the idea of covert CIA activities to remove or assassinate leftist political leaders in the Third World.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

____ overthrew Fulgencio Batista and became the Communist ruler of Cuba.

Accepted Answer

A) Venito Sandino 
B) Fidel Castro 
C) Che Guevara 
D) Daniel Ortega 
E) Jose Marti 
A) Venito Sandino 
B) Fidel Castro 
C) Che Guevara 
D) Daniel Ortega 
E) Jose Marti

Question 10

Elvis Presley was known for his sensual, electric stage presence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Outline President John F. Kennedy's foreign policy problems as they related to Cuba.

Accepted Answer

President John F. Kennedy faced several

Question 12

Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the

Accepted Answer

A) Montgomery, Alabama statehouse. 
B) steps of the U.S. Capital. 
C) 1968 Democratic Convention. 
D) United Nations General Assembly. 
E) steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 
A) Montgomery, Alabama statehouse. 
B) steps of the U.S. Capital. 
C) 1968 Democratic Convention. 
D) United Nations General Assembly. 
E) steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

Question 13

West Germany became a member of NATO in 1955.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The agreement that divided Vietnam into two states, North and South, was the Paris Peace Accords of 1954.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The new conservative magazine was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The new conservative magazine was ____________________....

Question 16

The Alliance for Progress promised $20 billion in loans to aid Latin American countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

David Riesman's 1950 study of the shift in the United States from an "inner-directed" society to an "outer-directed" one was called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of David Riesman's 1950 study of the shift...

Question 18

The Eisenhower Doctrine can best be described as

Accepted Answer

A) an attempt to defend Middle Eastern countries from Communist aggression. 
B) an attempt to defend Latin American countries from Communist aggression. 
C) an attempt to defend Western Europe from Communist aggression. 
D) an attempt to defend Asia from Communist aggression. 
E) the end of the Cold War. 
A) an attempt to defend Middle Eastern countries from Communist aggression. 
B) an attempt to defend Latin American countries from Communist aggression. 
C) an attempt to defend Western Europe from Communist aggression. 
D) an attempt to defend Asia from Communist aggression. 
E) the end of the Cold War.

Question 19

Network television was dominated by NBC, CBS, and ABC.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Cuban missile crisis grew out of the U.S. attempt to build missile silos in Cuba.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 28: America at Midcentury, 1953-1963

French involvement in Vietnam ended with their defeat at

The AFL and the CIO merged in 1955.

The president first associated with the idea of "flexible response" was

The ____________________ Crisis caused Americans to think more critically about education and science.

The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka outlawed segregation in all public facilities.

John F. Kennedy's opponent in the 1960 presidential election was Richard M. Nixon.

In 1961, a U.S.-backed Cuban military force attempting to overthrow Fidel Castro was defeated at

The Eisenhower administration rejected the idea of covert CIA activities to remove or assassinate leftist political leaders in the Third World.

____ overthrew Fulgencio Batista and became the Communist ruler of Cuba.

Elvis Presley was known for his sensual, electric stage presence.

Outline President John F. Kennedy's foreign policy problems as they related to Cuba.

Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the

West Germany became a member of NATO in 1955.

The agreement that divided Vietnam into two states, North and South, was the Paris Peace Accords of 1954.

The new conservative magazine was ____________________.

The Alliance for Progress promised $20 billion in loans to aid Latin American countries.

David Riesman's 1950 study of the shift in the United States from an "inner-directed" society to an "outer-directed" one was called ____________________.

The Eisenhower Doctrine can best be described as

Network television was dominated by NBC, CBS, and ABC.

The Cuban missile crisis grew out of the U.S. attempt to build missile silos in Cuba.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

Colonization in North America, 1600-1680

Empires, Indians, and the Struggle for Power in North America, 1670-1720

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent, 1720-1763

Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776

The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture, 1815-1850

Whigs and Democrats, 1815-1840

Antebellum Reform, 1820-1860

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery 1845-1860

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, Peoples, Cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War, 1939-1945

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

America During a Divisive War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2014

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