Question 1

Answer the following  questions :
-Kerner Commission

Accepted Answer

A) A 1959 debate over the merits of their rival systems between U.S.vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev at the opening of an American exhibition in Moscow. 
B) An international conference in New Hampshire in July 1944 that established the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 
C) An international bank created to provide loans for the reconstruction of war-torn Europe as well as for the development of former colonized nations in the developing world. 
D) A fund established to stabilize currencies and provide a predictable monetary environment for trade,with the U.S.dollar serving as the benchmark. 
E) A term President Eisenhower used to refer to the military establishment and defense contractors who,he warned,exercised undue influence over the national government.
F)The world's first artificial satellite,launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.After its launch,the United States funded research and education to catch up in the Cold War space competition.
G)A 1958 act,passed in response to the Soviet launching of the Sputnik satellite,that funneled millions of dollars into American universities,helping institutions such as the University of California at Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,among others,become the leading research centers in the world.
H)A 1958 book by John Kenneth Galbraith that analyzed the nation's successful middle class and argued that the poor were only an "afterthought" in the minds of economists and politicians.
I)A 1962 book by left-wing social critic Michael Harrington,chronicling "the economic underworld of American life." His study made it clear that in economic terms the bottom class remained far behind.
J)A federal agency that assists former soldiers.Following World War II,this organization helped veterans purchase new homes with no down payment,sparking a building boom that created jobs in the construction industry and fueling consumer spending in home appliances and automobiles.
K)A process of negotiation between labor unions and employers,which after World War II translated into rising wages,expanding benefits,and an increasing rate of home ownership.
L)A term for a young adult.American youth culture,focused on the spending power of the "teenager," emerged as a cultural phenomenon in the postwar decades.
M)A small group of literary figures based in New York City and San Francisco in the 1950s who rejected mainstream culture and instead celebrated personal freedom,which often included drug consumption and casual sex.
N)The surge in the American birthrate between 1945 and 1965,which peaked in 1957 with 4.3 million births.
O)A 1948 Supreme Court decision that outlawed restrictive covenants on the occupancy of housing developments by African Americans,Asian Americans,and other minorities.Because the Court decision did not actually prohibit racial discrimination in housing,unfair practices against minority groups continued until passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968.
P)A 1956 law authorizing the construction of a national highway system.
Q)Name applied to the Southwest and South,which grew rapidly after World War II as a center of defense industries and nonunionized labor.
R)Informal name for the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders,formed by the president to investigate the causes of the 1967 urban riots.Its 1968 report warned that "our nation is moving toward two societies,one black,one white,separate and unequal." 
A) A 1959 debate over the merits of their rival systems between U.S.vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev at the opening of an American exhibition in Moscow. 
B) An international conference in New Hampshire in July 1944 that established the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 
C) An international bank created to provide loans for the reconstruction of war-torn Europe as well as for the development of former colonized nations in the developing world. 
D) A fund established to stabilize currencies and provide a predictable monetary environment for trade,with the U.S.dollar serving as the benchmark. 
E) A term President Eisenhower used to refer to the military establishment and defense contractors who,he warned,exercised undue influence over the national government.
F)The world's first artificial satellite,launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.After its launch,the United States funded research and education to catch up in the Cold War space competition.
G)A 1958 act,passed in response to the Soviet launching of the Sputnik satellite,that funneled millions of dollars into American universities,helping institutions such as the University of California at Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,among others,become the leading research centers in the world.
H)A 1958 book by John Kenneth Galbraith that analyzed the nation's successful middle class and argued that the poor were only an "afterthought" in the minds of economists and politicians.
I)A 1962 book by left-wing social critic Michael Harrington,chronicling "the economic underworld of American life." His study made it clear that in economic terms the bottom class remained far behind.
J)A federal agency that assists former soldiers.Following World War II,this organization helped veterans purchase new homes with no down payment,sparking a building boom that created jobs in the construction industry and fueling consumer spending in home appliances and automobiles.
K)A process of negotiation between labor unions and employers,which after World War II translated into rising wages,expanding benefits,and an increasing rate of home ownership.
L)A term for a young adult.American youth culture,focused on the spending power of the "teenager," emerged as a cultural phenomenon in the postwar decades.
M)A small group of literary figures based in New York City and San Francisco in the 1950s who rejected mainstream culture and instead celebrated personal freedom,which often included drug consumption and casual sex.
N)The surge in the American birthrate between 1945 and 1965,which peaked in 1957 with 4.3 million births.
O)A 1948 Supreme Court decision that outlawed restrictive covenants on the occupancy of housing developments by African Americans,Asian Americans,and other minorities.Because the Court decision did not actually prohibit racial discrimination in housing,unfair practices against minority groups continued until passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968.
P)A 1956 law authorizing the construction of a national highway system.
Q)Name applied to the Southwest and South,which grew rapidly after World War II as a center of defense industries and nonunionized labor.
R)Informal name for the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders,formed by the president to investigate the causes of the 1967 urban riots.Its 1968 report warned that "our nation is moving toward two societies,one black,one white,separate and unequal."

Question 2

Which of the following describes the famous kitchen debate of 1959?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nixon argued that the United States was technologically superior to the USSR in almost every area. 
B)  Khrushchev was greatly impressed and envious of the new American consumer appliances. 
C)  Nixon and Khrushchev each agreed that the United States and USSR were technological and military equals. 
D)  It settled no greater political purpose,but it revealed the commercialism of the postwar American dream. 
A)  Nixon argued that the United States was technologically superior to the USSR in almost every area. 
B)  Khrushchev was greatly impressed and envious of the new American consumer appliances. 
C)  Nixon and Khrushchev each agreed that the United States and USSR were technological and military equals. 
D)  It settled no greater political purpose,but it revealed the commercialism of the postwar American dream.

Question 3

Answer the following  questions :
-baby boom

Accepted Answer

A) A 1959 debate over the merits of their rival systems between U.S.vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev at the opening of an American exhibition in Moscow. 
B) An international conference in New Hampshire in July 1944 that established the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 
C) An international bank created to provide loans for the reconstruction of war-torn Europe as well as for the development of former colonized nations in the developing world. 
D) A fund established to stabilize currencies and provide a predictable monetary environment for trade,with the U.S.dollar serving as the benchmark. 
E) A term President Eisenhower used to refer to the military establishment and defense contractors who,he warned,exercised undue influence over the national government.
F)The world's first artificial satellite,launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.After its launch,the United States funded research and education to catch up in the Cold War space competition.
G)A 1958 act,passed in response to the Soviet launching of the Sputnik satellite,that funneled millions of dollars into American universities,helping institutions such as the University of California at Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,among others,become the leading research centers in the world.
H)A 1958 book by John Kenneth Galbraith that analyzed the nation's successful middle class and argued that the poor were only an "afterthought" in the minds of economists and politicians.
I)A 1962 book by left-wing social critic Michael Harrington,chronicling "the economic underworld of American life." His study made it clear that in economic terms the bottom class remained far behind.
J)A federal agency that assists former soldiers.Following World War II,this organization helped veterans purchase new homes with no down payment,sparking a building boom that created jobs in the construction industry and fueling consumer spending in home appliances and automobiles.
K)A process of negotiation between labor unions and employers,which after World War II translated into rising wages,expanding benefits,and an increasing rate of home ownership.
L)A term for a young adult.American youth culture,focused on the spending power of the "teenager," emerged as a cultural phenomenon in the postwar decades.
M)A small group of literary figures based in New York City and San Francisco in the 1950s who rejected mainstream culture and instead celebrated personal freedom,which often included drug consumption and casual sex.
N)The surge in the American birthrate between 1945 and 1965,which peaked in 1957 with 4.3 million births.
O)A 1948 Supreme Court decision that outlawed restrictive covenants on the occupancy of housing developments by African Americans,Asian Americans,and other minorities.Because the Court decision did not actually prohibit racial discrimination in housing,unfair practices against minority groups continued until passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968.
P)A 1956 law authorizing the construction of a national highway system.
Q)Name applied to the Southwest and South,which grew rapidly after World War II as a center of defense industries and nonunionized labor.
R)Informal name for the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders,formed by the president to investigate the causes of the 1967 urban riots.Its 1968 report warned that "our nation is moving toward two societies,one black,one white,separate and unequal." 
A) A 1959 debate over the merits of their rival systems between U.S.vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev at the opening of an American exhibition in Moscow. 
B) An international conference in New Hampshire in July 1944 that established the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 
C) An international bank created to provide loans for the reconstruction of war-torn Europe as well as for the development of former colonized nations in the developing world. 
D) A fund established to stabilize currencies and provide a predictable monetary environment for trade,with the U.S.dollar serving as the benchmark. 
E) A term President Eisenhower used to refer to the military establishment and defense contractors who,he warned,exercised undue influence over the national government.
F)The world's first artificial satellite,launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.After its launch,the United States funded research and education to catch up in the Cold War space competition.
G)A 1958 act,passed in response to the Soviet launching of the Sputnik satellite,that funneled millions of dollars into American universities,helping institutions such as the University of California at Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,among others,become the leading research centers in the world.
H)A 1958 book by John Kenneth Galbraith that analyzed the nation's successful middle class and argued that the poor were only an "afterthought" in the minds of economists and politicians.
I)A 1962 book by left-wing social critic Michael Harrington,chronicling "the economic underworld of American life." His study made it clear that in economic terms the bottom class remained far behind.
J)A federal agency that assists former soldiers.Following World War II,this organization helped veterans purchase new homes with no down payment,sparking a building boom that created jobs in the construction industry and fueling consumer spending in home appliances and automobiles.
K)A process of negotiation between labor unions and employers,which after World War II translated into rising wages,expanding benefits,and an increasing rate of home ownership.
L)A term for a young adult.American youth culture,focused on the spending power of the "teenager," emerged as a cultural phenomenon in the postwar decades.
M)A small group of literary figures based in New York City and San Francisco in the 1950s who rejected mainstream culture and instead celebrated personal freedom,which often included drug consumption and casual sex.
N)The surge in the American birthrate between 1945 and 1965,which peaked in 1957 with 4.3 million births.
O)A 1948 Supreme Court decision that outlawed restrictive covenants on the occupancy of housing developments by African Americans,Asian Americans,and other minorities.Because the Court decision did not actually prohibit racial discrimination in housing,unfair practices against minority groups continued until passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968.
P)A 1956 law authorizing the construction of a national highway system.
Q)Name applied to the Southwest and South,which grew rapidly after World War II as a center of defense industries and nonunionized labor.
R)Informal name for the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders,formed by the president to investigate the causes of the 1967 urban riots.Its 1968 report warned that "our nation is moving toward two societies,one black,one white,separate and unequal."

Question 4

Elvis Presley,Jack Kerouac,Allen Ginsberg,and Charlie Parker were all associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  the Beat generation. 
B)  self-expression in painting. 
C)  "hot" bebop jazz. 
D)  cultural rebellion. 
A)  the Beat generation. 
B)  self-expression in painting. 
C)  "hot" bebop jazz. 
D)  cultural rebellion.

Question 5

What were the cultural expectations of men and women in the 1950s? How had they changed from the 1920s and 1930s?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
- 1950s Cu

Question 6

Which of the following was the predominant tendency in business during the twenty years following World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  The proliferation of highly competitive,small firms 
B)  A trend toward monopolies 
C)  The consolidation of economic power into big corporate firms 
D)  A concerted government effort to prevent monopolistic consolidation 
A)  The proliferation of highly competitive,small firms 
B)  A trend toward monopolies 
C)  The consolidation of economic power into big corporate firms 
D)  A concerted government effort to prevent monopolistic consolidation

Question 7

Answer the following  questions :
-The Affluent Society

Accepted Answer

A) A 1959 debate over the merits of their rival systems between U.S.vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev at the opening of an American exhibition in Moscow. 
B) An international conference in New Hampshire in July 1944 that established the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 
C) An international bank created to provide loans for the reconstruction of war-torn Europe as well as for the development of former colonized nations in the developing world. 
D) A fund established to stabilize currencies and provide a predictable monetary environment for trade,with the U.S.dollar serving as the benchmark. 
E) A term President Eisenhower used to refer to the military establishment and defense contractors who,he warned,exercised undue influence over the national government.
F)The world's first artificial satellite,launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.After its launch,the United States funded research and education to catch up in the Cold War space competition.
G)A 1958 act,passed in response to the Soviet launching of the Sputnik satellite,that funneled millions of dollars into American universities,helping institutions such as the University of California at Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,among others,become the leading research centers in the world.
H)A 1958 book by John Kenneth Galbraith that analyzed the nation's successful middle class and argued that the poor were only an "afterthought" in the minds of economists and politicians.
I)A 1962 book by left-wing social critic Michael Harrington,chronicling "the economic underworld of American life." His study made it clear that in economic terms the bottom class remained far behind.
J)A federal agency that assists former soldiers.Following World War II,this organization helped veterans purchase new homes with no down payment,sparking a building boom that created jobs in the construction industry and fueling consumer spending in home appliances and automobiles.
K)A process of negotiation between labor unions and employers,which after World War II translated into rising wages,expanding benefits,and an increasing rate of home ownership.
L)A term for a young adult.American youth culture,focused on the spending power of the "teenager," emerged as a cultural phenomenon in the postwar decades.
M)A small group of literary figures based in New York City and San Francisco in the 1950s who rejected mainstream culture and instead celebrated personal freedom,which often included drug consumption and casual sex.
N)The surge in the American birthrate between 1945 and 1965,which peaked in 1957 with 4.3 million births.
O)A 1948 Supreme Court decision that outlawed restrictive covenants on the occupancy of housing developments by African Americans,Asian Americans,and other minorities.Because the Court decision did not actually prohibit racial discrimination in housing,unfair practices against minority groups continued until passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968.
P)A 1956 law authorizing the construction of a national highway system.
Q)Name applied to the Southwest and South,which grew rapidly after World War II as a center of defense industries and nonunionized labor.
R)Informal name for the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders,formed by the president to investigate the causes of the 1967 urban riots.Its 1968 report warned that "our nation is moving toward two societies,one black,one white,separate and unequal." 
A) A 1959 debate over the merits of their rival systems between U.S.vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev at the opening of an American exhibition in Moscow. 
B) An international conference in New Hampshire in July 1944 that established the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 
C) An international bank created to provide loans for the reconstruction of war-torn Europe as well as for the development of former colonized nations in the developing world. 
D) A fund established to stabilize currencies and provide a predictable monetary environment for trade,with the U.S.dollar serving as the benchmark. 
E) A term President Eisenhower used to refer to the military establishment and defense contractors who,he warned,exercised undue influence over the national government.
F)The world's first artificial satellite,launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.After its launch,the United States funded research and education to catch up in the Cold War space competition.
G)A 1958 act,passed in response to the Soviet launching of the Sputnik satellite,that funneled millions of dollars into American universities,helping institutions such as the University of California at Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,among others,become the leading research centers in the world.
H)A 1958 book by John Kenneth Galbraith that analyzed the nation's successful middle class and argued that the poor were only an "afterthought" in the minds of economists and politicians.
I)A 1962 book by left-wing social critic Michael Harrington,chronicling "the economic underworld of American life." His study made it clear that in economic terms the bottom class remained far behind.
J)A federal agency that assists former soldiers.Following World War II,this organization helped veterans purchase new homes with no down payment,sparking a building boom that created jobs in the construction industry and fueling consumer spending in home appliances and automobiles.
K)A process of negotiation between labor unions and employers,which after World War II translated into rising wages,expanding benefits,and an increasing rate of home ownership.
L)A term for a young adult.American youth culture,focused on the spending power of the "teenager," emerged as a cultural phenomenon in the postwar decades.
M)A small group of literary figures based in New York City and San Francisco in the 1950s who rejected mainstream culture and instead celebrated personal freedom,which often included drug consumption and casual sex.
N)The surge in the American birthrate between 1945 and 1965,which peaked in 1957 with 4.3 million births.
O)A 1948 Supreme Court decision that outlawed restrictive covenants on the occupancy of housing developments by African Americans,Asian Americans,and other minorities.Because the Court decision did not actually prohibit racial discrimination in housing,unfair practices against minority groups continued until passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968.
P)A 1956 law authorizing the construction of a national highway system.
Q)Name applied to the Southwest and South,which grew rapidly after World War II as a center of defense industries and nonunionized labor.
R)Informal name for the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders,formed by the president to investigate the causes of the 1967 urban riots.Its 1968 report warned that "our nation is moving toward two societies,one black,one white,separate and unequal."

Question 8

Which of the following statements describes post-World War II America?

Accepted Answer

A)  City life flourished at the expense of the suburbs. 
B)  Americans enjoyed the highest standard of living in the world. 
C)  Suburbs welcomed blacks and Latinos. 
D)  Consensus replaced youthful rebelliousness. 
A)  City life flourished at the expense of the suburbs. 
B)  Americans enjoyed the highest standard of living in the world. 
C)  Suburbs welcomed blacks and Latinos. 
D)  Consensus replaced youthful rebelliousness.

Question 9

How do you account for the economic prosperity of the postwar era?

Accepted Answer

The absence of devastation at home compa

Question 10

Answer the following  questions :
-kitchen debate

Accepted Answer

A) A 1959 debate over the merits of their rival systems between U.S.vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev at the opening of an American exhibition in Moscow. 
B) An international conference in New Hampshire in July 1944 that established the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 
C) An international bank created to provide loans for the reconstruction of war-torn Europe as well as for the development of former colonized nations in the developing world. 
D) A fund established to stabilize currencies and provide a predictable monetary environment for trade,with the U.S.dollar serving as the benchmark. 
E) A term President Eisenhower used to refer to the military establishment and defense contractors who,he warned,exercised undue influence over the national government.
F)The world's first artificial satellite,launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.After its launch,the United States funded research and education to catch up in the Cold War space competition.
G)A 1958 act,passed in response to the Soviet launching of the Sputnik satellite,that funneled millions of dollars into American universities,helping institutions such as the University of California at Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,among others,become the leading research centers in the world.
H)A 1958 book by John Kenneth Galbraith that analyzed the nation's successful middle class and argued that the poor were only an "afterthought" in the minds of economists and politicians.
I)A 1962 book by left-wing social critic Michael Harrington,chronicling "the economic underworld of American life." His study made it clear that in economic terms the bottom class remained far behind.
J)A federal agency that assists former soldiers.Following World War II,this organization helped veterans purchase new homes with no down payment,sparking a building boom that created jobs in the construction industry and fueling consumer spending in home appliances and automobiles.
K)A process of negotiation between labor unions and employers,which after World War II translated into rising wages,expanding benefits,and an increasing rate of home ownership.
L)A term for a young adult.American youth culture,focused on the spending power of the "teenager," emerged as a cultural phenomenon in the postwar decades.
M)A small group of literary figures based in New York City and San Francisco in the 1950s who rejected mainstream culture and instead celebrated personal freedom,which often included drug consumption and casual sex.
N)The surge in the American birthrate between 1945 and 1965,which peaked in 1957 with 4.3 million births.
O)A 1948 Supreme Court decision that outlawed restrictive covenants on the occupancy of housing developments by African Americans,Asian Americans,and other minorities.Because the Court decision did not actually prohibit racial discrimination in housing,unfair practices against minority groups continued until passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968.
P)A 1956 law authorizing the construction of a national highway system.
Q)Name applied to the Southwest and South,which grew rapidly after World War II as a center of defense industries and nonunionized labor.
R)Informal name for the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders,formed by the president to investigate the causes of the 1967 urban riots.Its 1968 report warned that "our nation is moving toward two societies,one black,one white,separate and unequal." 
A) A 1959 debate over the merits of their rival systems between U.S.vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev at the opening of an American exhibition in Moscow. 
B) An international conference in New Hampshire in July 1944 that established the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 
C) An international bank created to provide loans for the reconstruction of war-torn Europe as well as for the development of former colonized nations in the developing world. 
D) A fund established to stabilize currencies and provide a predictable monetary environment for trade,with the U.S.dollar serving as the benchmark. 
E) A term President Eisenhower used to refer to the military establishment and defense contractors who,he warned,exercised undue influence over the national government.
F)The world's first artificial satellite,launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.After its launch,the United States funded research and education to catch up in the Cold War space competition.
G)A 1958 act,passed in response to the Soviet launching of the Sputnik satellite,that funneled millions of dollars into American universities,helping institutions such as the University of California at Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,among others,become the leading research centers in the world.
H)A 1958 book by John Kenneth Galbraith that analyzed the nation's successful middle class and argued that the poor were only an "afterthought" in the minds of economists and politicians.
I)A 1962 book by left-wing social critic Michael Harrington,chronicling "the economic underworld of American life." His study made it clear that in economic terms the bottom class remained far behind.
J)A federal agency that assists former soldiers.Following World War II,this organization helped veterans purchase new homes with no down payment,sparking a building boom that created jobs in the construction industry and fueling consumer spending in home appliances and automobiles.
K)A process of negotiation between labor unions and employers,which after World War II translated into rising wages,expanding benefits,and an increasing rate of home ownership.
L)A term for a young adult.American youth culture,focused on the spending power of the "teenager," emerged as a cultural phenomenon in the postwar decades.
M)A small group of literary figures based in New York City and San Francisco in the 1950s who rejected mainstream culture and instead celebrated personal freedom,which often included drug consumption and casual sex.
N)The surge in the American birthrate between 1945 and 1965,which peaked in 1957 with 4.3 million births.
O)A 1948 Supreme Court decision that outlawed restrictive covenants on the occupancy of housing developments by African Americans,Asian Americans,and other minorities.Because the Court decision did not actually prohibit racial discrimination in housing,unfair practices against minority groups continued until passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968.
P)A 1956 law authorizing the construction of a national highway system.
Q)Name applied to the Southwest and South,which grew rapidly after World War II as a center of defense industries and nonunionized labor.
R)Informal name for the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders,formed by the president to investigate the causes of the 1967 urban riots.Its 1968 report warned that "our nation is moving toward two societies,one black,one white,separate and unequal."

Question 11

Which of the following exemplified the sexual conservatism that characterized the period from 1945 to the mid-1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alfred Kinsey's books on sexuality were banned in most major American cities. 
B)  College women had curfews and needed permission to entertain male visitors. 
C)  Only married women had easy,unfettered access to birth control pills. 
D)  The average marriage age increased dramatically during this period. 
A)  Alfred Kinsey's books on sexuality were banned in most major American cities. 
B)  College women had curfews and needed permission to entertain male visitors. 
C)  Only married women had easy,unfettered access to birth control pills. 
D)  The average marriage age increased dramatically during this period.

Question 12

Which of the following was a popular television program of the 1950s that depicted American working-class lives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Father Knows Best 
B)  I Love Lucy 
C)  The Honeymooners 
D)  Bonanza 
A)  Father Knows Best 
B)  I Love Lucy 
C)  The Honeymooners 
D)  Bonanza

Question 13

Which of the following phenomena served as an engine of postwar economic growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Radio and print media advertising 
B)  Spending on national security 
C)  Television 
D)  The civil rights and feminist movements 
A)  Radio and print media advertising 
B)  Spending on national security 
C)  Television 
D)  The civil rights and feminist movements

Question 14

The great resurgence of evangelical religion in 1950s America was most evident in the dramatic rise in popularity of

Accepted Answer

A)  Fulton J.Sheen. 
B)  Norman Vincent Peale. 
C)  Billy Graham. 
D)  Billy Sunday. 
A)  Fulton J.Sheen. 
B)  Norman Vincent Peale. 
C)  Billy Graham. 
D)  Billy Sunday.

Question 15

What were the major factors in the expansion of the middle class in the postwar decades?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
- Economic

Question 16

Record sales boomed in the United States during the 1950s because of

Accepted Answer

A)  the timeless appeal of Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby. 
B)  a resurgence in the popularity of swing and big band music. 
C)  the golden age of Broadway musicals,including Camelot and South Pacific. 
D)  the emergence of rock 'n' roll as a popular new musical genre. 
A)  the timeless appeal of Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby. 
B)  a resurgence in the popularity of swing and big band music. 
C)  the golden age of Broadway musicals,including Camelot and South Pacific. 
D)  the emergence of rock 'n' roll as a popular new musical genre.

Question 17

How did the federal government shape postwar suburbanization?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
- Housing

Question 18

Answer the following  questions :
-collective bargaining

Accepted Answer

A) A 1959 debate over the merits of their rival systems between U.S.vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev at the opening of an American exhibition in Moscow. 
B) An international conference in New Hampshire in July 1944 that established the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 
C) An international bank created to provide loans for the reconstruction of war-torn Europe as well as for the development of former colonized nations in the developing world. 
D) A fund established to stabilize currencies and provide a predictable monetary environment for trade,with the U.S.dollar serving as the benchmark. 
E) A term President Eisenhower used to refer to the military establishment and defense contractors who,he warned,exercised undue influence over the national government.
F)The world's first artificial satellite,launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.After its launch,the United States funded research and education to catch up in the Cold War space competition.
G)A 1958 act,passed in response to the Soviet launching of the Sputnik satellite,that funneled millions of dollars into American universities,helping institutions such as the University of California at Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,among others,become the leading research centers in the world.
H)A 1958 book by John Kenneth Galbraith that analyzed the nation's successful middle class and argued that the poor were only an "afterthought" in the minds of economists and politicians.
I)A 1962 book by left-wing social critic Michael Harrington,chronicling "the economic underworld of American life." His study made it clear that in economic terms the bottom class remained far behind.
J)A federal agency that assists former soldiers.Following World War II,this organization helped veterans purchase new homes with no down payment,sparking a building boom that created jobs in the construction industry and fueling consumer spending in home appliances and automobiles.
K)A process of negotiation between labor unions and employers,which after World War II translated into rising wages,expanding benefits,and an increasing rate of home ownership.
L)A term for a young adult.American youth culture,focused on the spending power of the "teenager," emerged as a cultural phenomenon in the postwar decades.
M)A small group of literary figures based in New York City and San Francisco in the 1950s who rejected mainstream culture and instead celebrated personal freedom,which often included drug consumption and casual sex.
N)The surge in the American birthrate between 1945 and 1965,which peaked in 1957 with 4.3 million births.
O)A 1948 Supreme Court decision that outlawed restrictive covenants on the occupancy of housing developments by African Americans,Asian Americans,and other minorities.Because the Court decision did not actually prohibit racial discrimination in housing,unfair practices against minority groups continued until passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968.
P)A 1956 law authorizing the construction of a national highway system.
Q)Name applied to the Southwest and South,which grew rapidly after World War II as a center of defense industries and nonunionized labor.
R)Informal name for the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders,formed by the president to investigate the causes of the 1967 urban riots.Its 1968 report warned that "our nation is moving toward two societies,one black,one white,separate and unequal." 
A) A 1959 debate over the merits of their rival systems between U.S.vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev at the opening of an American exhibition in Moscow. 
B) An international conference in New Hampshire in July 1944 that established the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 
C) An international bank created to provide loans for the reconstruction of war-torn Europe as well as for the development of former colonized nations in the developing world. 
D) A fund established to stabilize currencies and provide a predictable monetary environment for trade,with the U.S.dollar serving as the benchmark. 
E) A term President Eisenhower used to refer to the military establishment and defense contractors who,he warned,exercised undue influence over the national government.
F)The world's first artificial satellite,launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.After its launch,the United States funded research and education to catch up in the Cold War space competition.
G)A 1958 act,passed in response to the Soviet launching of the Sputnik satellite,that funneled millions of dollars into American universities,helping institutions such as the University of California at Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,among others,become the leading research centers in the world.
H)A 1958 book by John Kenneth Galbraith that analyzed the nation's successful middle class and argued that the poor were only an "afterthought" in the minds of economists and politicians.
I)A 1962 book by left-wing social critic Michael Harrington,chronicling "the economic underworld of American life." His study made it clear that in economic terms the bottom class remained far behind.
J)A federal agency that assists former soldiers.Following World War II,this organization helped veterans purchase new homes with no down payment,sparking a building boom that created jobs in the construction industry and fueling consumer spending in home appliances and automobiles.
K)A process of negotiation between labor unions and employers,which after World War II translated into rising wages,expanding benefits,and an increasing rate of home ownership.
L)A term for a young adult.American youth culture,focused on the spending power of the "teenager," emerged as a cultural phenomenon in the postwar decades.
M)A small group of literary figures based in New York City and San Francisco in the 1950s who rejected mainstream culture and instead celebrated personal freedom,which often included drug consumption and casual sex.
N)The surge in the American birthrate between 1945 and 1965,which peaked in 1957 with 4.3 million births.
O)A 1948 Supreme Court decision that outlawed restrictive covenants on the occupancy of housing developments by African Americans,Asian Americans,and other minorities.Because the Court decision did not actually prohibit racial discrimination in housing,unfair practices against minority groups continued until passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968.
P)A 1956 law authorizing the construction of a national highway system.
Q)Name applied to the Southwest and South,which grew rapidly after World War II as a center of defense industries and nonunionized labor.
R)Informal name for the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders,formed by the president to investigate the causes of the 1967 urban riots.Its 1968 report warned that "our nation is moving toward two societies,one black,one white,separate and unequal."

Question 19

How did homophile activists challenge the prejudicial attitudes of most Americans toward gay men and lesbians in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They organized gay pride celebrations in New York,San Francisco,and Chicago. 
B)  They avoided gay bars and nightclubs and dressed in modest,conservative clothing. 
C)  They "came out" to all of their friends,neighbors,and family. 
D)  They worked through mainstream organizations such as colleges and churches. 
A)  They organized gay pride celebrations in New York,San Francisco,and Chicago. 
B)  They avoided gay bars and nightclubs and dressed in modest,conservative clothing. 
C)  They "came out" to all of their friends,neighbors,and family. 
D)  They worked through mainstream organizations such as colleges and churches.

Question 20

Answer the following  questions :
-Bretton Woods

Accepted Answer

A) A 1959 debate over the merits of their rival systems between U.S.vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev at the opening of an American exhibition in Moscow. 
B) An international conference in New Hampshire in July 1944 that established the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 
C) An international bank created to provide loans for the reconstruction of war-torn Europe as well as for the development of former colonized nations in the developing world. 
D) A fund established to stabilize currencies and provide a predictable monetary environment for trade,with the U.S.dollar serving as the benchmark. 
E) A term President Eisenhower used to refer to the military establishment and defense contractors who,he warned,exercised undue influence over the national government.
F)The world's first artificial satellite,launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.After its launch,the United States funded research and education to catch up in the Cold War space competition.
G)A 1958 act,passed in response to the Soviet launching of the Sputnik satellite,that funneled millions of dollars into American universities,helping institutions such as the University of California at Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,among others,become the leading research centers in the world.
H)A 1958 book by John Kenneth Galbraith that analyzed the nation's successful middle class and argued that the poor were only an "afterthought" in the minds of economists and politicians.
I)A 1962 book by left-wing social critic Michael Harrington,chronicling "the economic underworld of American life." His study made it clear that in economic terms the bottom class remained far behind.
J)A federal agency that assists former soldiers.Following World War II,this organization helped veterans purchase new homes with no down payment,sparking a building boom that created jobs in the construction industry and fueling consumer spending in home appliances and automobiles.
K)A process of negotiation between labor unions and employers,which after World War II translated into rising wages,expanding benefits,and an increasing rate of home ownership.
L)A term for a young adult.American youth culture,focused on the spending power of the "teenager," emerged as a cultural phenomenon in the postwar decades.
M)A small group of literary figures based in New York City and San Francisco in the 1950s who rejected mainstream culture and instead celebrated personal freedom,which often included drug consumption and casual sex.
N)The surge in the American birthrate between 1945 and 1965,which peaked in 1957 with 4.3 million births.
O)A 1948 Supreme Court decision that outlawed restrictive covenants on the occupancy of housing developments by African Americans,Asian Americans,and other minorities.Because the Court decision did not actually prohibit racial discrimination in housing,unfair practices against minority groups continued until passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968.
P)A 1956 law authorizing the construction of a national highway system.
Q)Name applied to the Southwest and South,which grew rapidly after World War II as a center of defense industries and nonunionized labor.
R)Informal name for the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders,formed by the president to investigate the causes of the 1967 urban riots.Its 1968 report warned that "our nation is moving toward two societies,one black,one white,separate and unequal." 
A) A 1959 debate over the merits of their rival systems between U.S.vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev at the opening of an American exhibition in Moscow. 
B) An international conference in New Hampshire in July 1944 that established the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 
C) An international bank created to provide loans for the reconstruction of war-torn Europe as well as for the development of former colonized nations in the developing world. 
D) A fund established to stabilize currencies and provide a predictable monetary environment for trade,with the U.S.dollar serving as the benchmark. 
E) A term President Eisenhower used to refer to the military establishment and defense contractors who,he warned,exercised undue influence over the national government.
F)The world's first artificial satellite,launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.After its launch,the United States funded research and education to catch up in the Cold War space competition.
G)A 1958 act,passed in response to the Soviet launching of the Sputnik satellite,that funneled millions of dollars into American universities,helping institutions such as the University of California at Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,among others,become the leading research centers in the world.
H)A 1958 book by John Kenneth Galbraith that analyzed the nation's successful middle class and argued that the poor were only an "afterthought" in the minds of economists and politicians.
I)A 1962 book by left-wing social critic Michael Harrington,chronicling "the economic underworld of American life." His study made it clear that in economic terms the bottom class remained far behind.
J)A federal agency that assists former soldiers.Following World War II,this organization helped veterans purchase new homes with no down payment,sparking a building boom that created jobs in the construction industry and fueling consumer spending in home appliances and automobiles.
K)A process of negotiation between labor unions and employers,which after World War II translated into rising wages,expanding benefits,and an increasing rate of home ownership.
L)A term for a young adult.American youth culture,focused on the spending power of the "teenager," emerged as a cultural phenomenon in the postwar decades.
M)A small group of literary figures based in New York City and San Francisco in the 1950s who rejected mainstream culture and instead celebrated personal freedom,which often included drug consumption and casual sex.
N)The surge in the American birthrate between 1945 and 1965,which peaked in 1957 with 4.3 million births.
O)A 1948 Supreme Court decision that outlawed restrictive covenants on the occupancy of housing developments by African Americans,Asian Americans,and other minorities.Because the Court decision did not actually prohibit racial discrimination in housing,unfair practices against minority groups continued until passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968.
P)A 1956 law authorizing the construction of a national highway system.
Q)Name applied to the Southwest and South,which grew rapidly after World War II as a center of defense industries and nonunionized labor.
R)Informal name for the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders,formed by the president to investigate the causes of the 1967 urban riots.Its 1968 report warned that "our nation is moving toward two societies,one black,one white,separate and unequal."

Exam 25: Triumph of the Middle Class, 1945-1963

Answer the following questions : -Kerner Commission

Which of the following describes the famous kitchen debate of 1959?

Answer the following questions : -baby boom

Elvis Presley,Jack Kerouac,Allen Ginsberg,and Charlie Parker were all associated with

What were the cultural expectations of men and women in the 1950s? How had they changed from the 1920s and 1930s?

Which of the following was the predominant tendency in business during the twenty years following World War II?

Answer the following questions : -The Affluent Society

Which of the following statements describes post-World War II America?

How do you account for the economic prosperity of the postwar era?

Answer the following questions : -kitchen debate

Which of the following exemplified the sexual conservatism that characterized the period from 1945 to the mid-1960s?

Which of the following was a popular television program of the 1950s that depicted American working-class lives?

Which of the following phenomena served as an engine of postwar economic growth?

The great resurgence of evangelical religion in 1950s America was most evident in the dramatic rise in popularity of

What were the major factors in the expansion of the middle class in the postwar decades?

Record sales boomed in the United States during the 1950s because of

How did the federal government shape postwar suburbanization?

Answer the following questions : -collective bargaining

How did homophile activists challenge the prejudicial attitudes of most Americans toward gay men and lesbians in the 1950s?

Answer the following questions : -Bretton Woods

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