Question 1

President Eisenhower supported the Highway Act of 1956 based on

Accepted Answer

A) its positive impact on the automobile industry. 
B) national security considerations. 
C) its role in creating jobs. 
D) the need to spend the government surplus. 
E) his bid for reelection. 
A) its positive impact on the automobile industry. 
B) national security considerations. 
C) its role in creating jobs. 
D) the need to spend the government surplus. 
E) his bid for reelection.

Question 2

The black patron who in 1955 refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus to a white patron was

Accepted Answer

A) Rosa Parks. 
B) Coretta Scott King. 
C) Marian Anderson. 
D) Fannie Lou Hamer. 
E) Ella Fitzgerald. 
A) Rosa Parks. 
B) Coretta Scott King. 
C) Marian Anderson. 
D) Fannie Lou Hamer. 
E) Ella Fitzgerald.

Question 3

The Eisenhower administration supported democratic regimes throughout Latin America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Peace Corps was one of the John F. Kennedy's most popular initiatives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When Hungarian rebels led by Imre Nagy rebelled against the Stalinist regime in 1956, the U.S.

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A) sent air support for the rebels. 
B) supported the communist government. 
C) was unaware of the rebellion. 
D) sent the CIA to help the rebels. 
E) could not provide military support so close to the Soviet Union. 
A) sent air support for the rebels. 
B) supported the communist government. 
C) was unaware of the rebellion. 
D) sent the CIA to help the rebels. 
E) could not provide military support so close to the Soviet Union.

Question 6

In the 1950s, U.S. policy in Latin America

Accepted Answer

A) initiated social and economic reforms. 
B) encouraged and supported the spread of democracy. 
C) often supported military dictatorships that suppressed leftist movements. 
D) withdrew support from oppressive regimes. 
E) supported Communist regimes. 
A) initiated social and economic reforms. 
B) encouraged and supported the spread of democracy. 
C) often supported military dictatorships that suppressed leftist movements. 
D) withdrew support from oppressive regimes. 
E) supported Communist regimes.

Question 7

The period from 1954 to 1963 was one of generally steady economic growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist crusade was discredited in televised hearings after he had speculated about subversives in the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist crusade was discredited...

Question 9

The Protestant minister who wrote The Power of Positive Thinking was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Norman Vin

Question 10

John F. Kennedy appointed ____________________ to head his Presidential Commission on the Status of Women.

Accepted Answer

The answer of John F. Kennedy appointed ____________________ to head...

Question 11

Examine the beginnings of U.S. involvement in Vietnam from 1954 to 1960.

Accepted Answer

The beginnings of U.S. involvement in Vi

Question 12

The book ____________________ sparked a new phase of the feminist movement, articulating the dissatisfactions of many middle-class women.

Accepted Answer

The Femini

Question 13

The author of The Organization Man (1956) was William H. Whyte, Jr.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

John F. Kennedy endorsed lower taxes as a means of stimulating economic growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

By 1967, almost ____________________ of the nation's Native Americans were living in relocation cities.

Accepted Answer

The answer of By 1967, almost ____________________ of the nation's...

Question 16

Nikita Khrushchev

Accepted Answer

A) was the Soviet leader who built the Berlin Wall and put nuclear missiles in Cuba. 
B) greatly admired John F. Kennedy and personally attended Kennedy's funeral. 
C) refused to meet with any U.S. leaders and cut off diplomatic relations with the United States. 
D) was the first Russian leader to be educated in the West and to be fluent in English. 
E) launched the Korean War. 
A) was the Soviet leader who built the Berlin Wall and put nuclear missiles in Cuba. 
B) greatly admired John F. Kennedy and personally attended Kennedy's funeral. 
C) refused to meet with any U.S. leaders and cut off diplomatic relations with the United States. 
D) was the first Russian leader to be educated in the West and to be fluent in English. 
E) launched the Korean War.

Question 17

The Paris summit of 1960 was very productive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Life in the 1950s suburbs was dominated by a pattern of _____________ where men went out to paid work and women stayed home to care for families.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Life in the 1950s suburbs was dominated...

Question 19

During the 1950s, urban areas ​

Accepted Answer

A) ​saw financial resources shifted in their direction. 
B) ​increasingly thrived as cultural centers. 
C) ​struggled under redlining policies that hindered lending to urban areas. 
D) ​grew slightly more slowly than suburbs. 
E) ​focused on developing mass transit systems. 
A) ​saw financial resources shifted in their direction. 
B) ​increasingly thrived as cultural centers. 
C) ​struggled under redlining policies that hindered lending to urban areas. 
D) ​grew slightly more slowly than suburbs. 
E) ​focused on developing mass transit systems.

Question 20

Eisenhower's administration fought communism by all the following means except

Accepted Answer

A) increasing the size and power of the CIA. 
B) giving economic aid to friendly nations. 
C) funding Radio Free Europe, Voice of America, Radio Asia, and other propaganda agencies. 
D) threatening the Soviet Union with nuclear attack if U.S. security were threatened. 
E) refusing to support any government that did not have democratic principles. 
A) increasing the size and power of the CIA. 
B) giving economic aid to friendly nations. 
C) funding Radio Free Europe, Voice of America, Radio Asia, and other propaganda agencies. 
D) threatening the Soviet Union with nuclear attack if U.S. security were threatened. 
E) refusing to support any government that did not have democratic principles.

Exam 28: America at Midcentury, 1953-1963

President Eisenhower supported the Highway Act of 1956 based on

The black patron who in 1955 refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus to a white patron was

The Eisenhower administration supported democratic regimes throughout Latin America.

The Peace Corps was one of the John F. Kennedy's most popular initiatives.

When Hungarian rebels led by Imre Nagy rebelled against the Stalinist regime in 1956, the U.S.

In the 1950s, U.S. policy in Latin America

The period from 1954 to 1963 was one of generally steady economic growth.

Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist crusade was discredited in televised hearings after he had speculated about subversives in the ____________________.

The Protestant minister who wrote The Power of Positive Thinking was ____________________.

John F. Kennedy appointed ____________________ to head his Presidential Commission on the Status of Women.

Examine the beginnings of U.S. involvement in Vietnam from 1954 to 1960.

The book ____________________ sparked a new phase of the feminist movement, articulating the dissatisfactions of many middle-class women.

The author of The Organization Man (1956) was William H. Whyte, Jr.

John F. Kennedy endorsed lower taxes as a means of stimulating economic growth.

By 1967, almost ____________________ of the nation's Native Americans were living in relocation cities.

Nikita Khrushchev

The Paris summit of 1960 was very productive.

Life in the 1950s suburbs was dominated by a pattern of _____________ where men went out to paid work and women stayed home to care for families.

During the 1950s, urban areas ​

Eisenhower's administration fought communism by all the following means except

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

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