Question 1

John F.Kennedy's foreign policy included all of the following except

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A) strong support for West Berlin. 
B) economic sanctions and assassination plots directed at Cuba. 
C) establishment of a direct phone line between Washington and Moscow to prevent nuclear war. 
D) a proposal to pull American advisors out of Vietnam. 
E) creation of the Peace Corps. 
A) strong support for West Berlin. 
B) economic sanctions and assassination plots directed at Cuba. 
C) establishment of a direct phone line between Washington and Moscow to prevent nuclear war. 
D) a proposal to pull American advisors out of Vietnam. 
E) creation of the Peace Corps.

Question 2

Compare the foreign policy strategies of Presidents Dwight D.Eisenhower and John F.Kennedy.

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Essay should address several key points:

Question 3

Sputnik led to reconsideration of the American educational system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

IDENTIFICATIONS
-"New Look"

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Eisenhower's foreign policy in

Question 5

When Sandra Day O'Connor graduated from law school she was given numerous offers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Elvis Presley appealed most to older Americans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

During the Cuban missile crisis,President John F.Kennedy ordered an Air Force attack on Soviet forces in Cuba.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Supreme Court case of ____________________ v.Topeka Board of Education declared that segregation in the public schools was unconstitutional.

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The answer of The Supreme Court case of ____________________ v.Topeka...

Question 9

David Potter reached the best-seller lists with his book The Affluent Society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Bay of Pigs

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site of the failed U.S.-trained Cuban-ex

Question 11

In December 1953,the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff called for a review of the U.S.military and strategic powers;this review came to be known as the "____________________".

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The answer of In December 1953,the chairman of the Joint...

Question 12

Women did not see a reduction in domestic chores with new machines.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Economist John Kenneth Galbraith asserted that the

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A) gap between the rich and the poor in the United States was widening. 
B) real wages of workers were declining. 
C) United States government had been infiltrated by Communists. 
D) level of poverty dropped to less than two percent. 
E) U.S.consumer society was creating an affluent lifestyle for the masses 
A) gap between the rich and the poor in the United States was widening. 
B) real wages of workers were declining. 
C) United States government had been infiltrated by Communists. 
D) level of poverty dropped to less than two percent. 
E) U.S.consumer society was creating an affluent lifestyle for the masses

Question 14

U.S.religious life in the 1950s was characterized by

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A) a decline in church membership. 
B) a growth in and dominance of the Catholic Church. 
C) the spread of anti-Semitism. 
D) an emphasis on a pluralistic faith in the Judeo-Christian tradition. 
E) unusual growth of the Jewish faith. 
A) a decline in church membership. 
B) a growth in and dominance of the Catholic Church. 
C) the spread of anti-Semitism. 
D) an emphasis on a pluralistic faith in the Judeo-Christian tradition. 
E) unusual growth of the Jewish faith.

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

Analyze the importance of Dr.Martin Luther King,Jr.to the emerging civil rights movement in the 1950s.

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Although significant civil rights initia

Question 17

Rock 'n' roll music

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A) signified the development of a consumer-oriented,middle-class youth culture in the United States. 
B) was a sinister Communist plot to corrupt American society. 
C) was the first musical style to appeal equally to all generations of Americans. 
D) promoted segregation by culturally dividing ethnic minorities from mainstream society. 
E) was imported from Europe. 
A) signified the development of a consumer-oriented,middle-class youth culture in the United States. 
B) was a sinister Communist plot to corrupt American society. 
C) was the first musical style to appeal equally to all generations of Americans. 
D) promoted segregation by culturally dividing ethnic minorities from mainstream society. 
E) was imported from Europe.

Question 18

U.S.prestige in the Middle East benefited from the Suez Canal crisis.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The U.S.corporation that worked closely with the CIA to undermine the Guatemalan government in 1954 was

Accepted Answer

A) IBM. 
B) Westinghouse. 
C) Coca-Cola. 
D) Ford Motor Company. 
E) American Fruit Company. 
A) IBM. 
B) Westinghouse. 
C) Coca-Cola. 
D) Ford Motor Company. 
E) American Fruit Company.

Question 20

____________________ wrote the 1958 best-seller The Affluent Society.

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John Kenne

Exam 28: Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

John F.Kennedy's foreign policy included all of the following except

Compare the foreign policy strategies of Presidents Dwight D.Eisenhower and John F.Kennedy.

Sputnik led to reconsideration of the American educational system.

IDENTIFICATIONS -"New Look"

When Sandra Day O'Connor graduated from law school she was given numerous offers.

Elvis Presley appealed most to older Americans.

During the Cuban missile crisis,President John F.Kennedy ordered an Air Force attack on Soviet forces in Cuba.

The Supreme Court case of ____________________ v.Topeka Board of Education declared that segregation in the public schools was unconstitutional.

David Potter reached the best-seller lists with his book The Affluent Society.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Bay of Pigs

In December 1953,the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff called for a review of the U.S.military and strategic powers;this review came to be known as the "____________________".

Women did not see a reduction in domestic chores with new machines.

Economist John Kenneth Galbraith asserted that the

U.S.religious life in the 1950s was characterized by

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

Analyze the importance of Dr.Martin Luther King,Jr.to the emerging civil rights movement in the 1950s.

Rock 'n' roll music

U.S.prestige in the Middle East benefited from the Suez Canal crisis.

The U.S.corporation that worked closely with the CIA to undermine the Guatemalan government in 1954 was

____________________ wrote the 1958 best-seller The Affluent Society.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, conquest, catastrophe

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform, resistance, revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

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

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

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

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

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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