Exam 28: Cold War America, 1950-1959

Elvis was especially controversial because of his:

The Beats took their name because of their pervasive sense that society had beaten them, or triumphed over their spirits.

Dwight Eisenhower considered himself a:

Which of the following is NOT true of the GI Bill?

The location of William Levitt's first suburban development was:

The music Alan Freed labeled "rock 'n' roll" was actually:

During the 1950s, novelist John Updike observed:

The GI Bill of Rights provided financial assistance for home loans and college expenses.

The Reverend Norman Vincent Peale emphasized:

Describe those who challenged the moral complacency and social conformity of American life in the 1950s and early 1960s.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -John Keats

Many adults, having experienced the Depression and wartime rationing, were eager to consume more in the 1950s.

In 1954, all of the following were major TV shows EXCEPT:

Life magazine's ideal woman of the mid-1950s was:

Detroit became known as the capital of black America due to the huge growth of its African American population.

All of the following increased through the postwar years EXCEPT:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -William Levitt

Compare the achievements of Eisenhower's "dynamic conservatism" to those of the New Deal.

In regard to New Deal programs, Eisenhower:

Most blacks who moved to the North were fleeing terrible poverty in: