Question 1

Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin are both associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  the polio vaccine. 
B)  television. 
C)  cultural dissent. 
D)  the civil rights movement. 
A)  the polio vaccine. 
B)  television. 
C)  cultural dissent. 
D)  the civil rights movement.

Question 2

For the following question,refer to the following photograph of a family at Zion National Park,Utah,in the 1950s.   The photograph above most directly reflects

Accepted Answer

A)  the rise of the Sunbelt as an economic force. 
B)  the profound changes that the family structure of Americans was undergoing. 
C)  the increase in the number of working women,leading to changes in social attitudes. 
D)  economic growth and a general sense of optimism. 
A)  the rise of the Sunbelt as an economic force. 
B)  the profound changes that the family structure of Americans was undergoing. 
C)  the increase in the number of working women,leading to changes in social attitudes. 
D)  economic growth and a general sense of optimism.

Question 3

Which of the following statements describes women and their relationship to work and family life in the postwar decades?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prosperity allowed even working-class women to devote themselves solely to domesticity. 
B)  Most "women's jobs" were in teaching,nursing,or the service sector. 
C)  Most women who felt the desire for a career sought therapy in search of a cure. 
D)  Few married,middle-class women worked outside the home until the 1970s. 
A)  Prosperity allowed even working-class women to devote themselves solely to domesticity. 
B)  Most "women's jobs" were in teaching,nursing,or the service sector. 
C)  Most women who felt the desire for a career sought therapy in search of a cure. 
D)  Few married,middle-class women worked outside the home until the 1970s.

Question 4

The space race began after

Accepted Answer

A)  the Soviet Union exploded its first nuclear device. 
B)  President Eisenhower signed the Outer Space Exploration Act. 
C)  Americans learned that the Soviet Union had launched the first space satellite. 
D)  John F.Kennedy called for the United States to put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s. 
A)  the Soviet Union exploded its first nuclear device. 
B)  President Eisenhower signed the Outer Space Exploration Act. 
C)  Americans learned that the Soviet Union had launched the first space satellite. 
D)  John F.Kennedy called for the United States to put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s.

Question 5

Answer the following  questions :
-National Defense Education Act

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 6

Which of the following describes the economic changes taking place in the United States during the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sales of electrical appliances began to decline. 
B)  Consumption came to be seen as a social responsibility. 
C)  More money was spent on education than on advertising. 
D)  Consumer use of electricity was cut in half. 
A)  Sales of electrical appliances began to decline. 
B)  Consumption came to be seen as a social responsibility. 
C)  More money was spent on education than on advertising. 
D)  Consumer use of electricity was cut in half.

Question 7

Answer the following  questions :
-International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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

The broadly based postwar labor-management accord brought

Accepted Answer

A)  declining market share for American industry. 
B)  a permanent peace between labor and management. 
C)  a general acceptance of collective bargaining. 
D)  movement of businesses overseas,where labor was inexpensive. 
A)  declining market share for American industry. 
B)  a permanent peace between labor and management. 
C)  a general acceptance of collective bargaining. 
D)  movement of businesses overseas,where labor was inexpensive.

Question 9

David Reisman's The Lonely Crowd and William Whyte's The Organization Man recognized the dilemma of

Accepted Answer

A)  the entrepreneurial class. 
B)  the managerial class. 
C)  Washington politicians. 
D)  relations between labor and management. 
A)  the entrepreneurial class. 
B)  the managerial class. 
C)  Washington politicians. 
D)  relations between labor and management.

Question 10

Which of the following statements describes television in the United States during the late 1940s and 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The television industry was subsidized by the U.S.government. 
B)  Television actually stimulated movie attendance through the use of advertising. 
C)  The emergence of television contributed powerfully to the diversity of American culture. 
D)  It transformed American culture as much as the automobile had in the 1920s. 
A)  The television industry was subsidized by the U.S.government. 
B)  Television actually stimulated movie attendance through the use of advertising. 
C)  The emergence of television contributed powerfully to the diversity of American culture. 
D)  It transformed American culture as much as the automobile had in the 1920s.

Question 11

Answer the following  questions :
-The Other America

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 12

In the 1950s,evangelist Norman Vincent Peale preached

Accepted Answer

A)  the therapeutic use of religion. 
B)  fundamentalist Protestantism. 
C)  the use of faith healing instead of traditional medicine. 
D)  Social Gospel. 
A)  the therapeutic use of religion. 
B)  fundamentalist Protestantism. 
C)  the use of faith healing instead of traditional medicine. 
D)  Social Gospel.

Question 13

Who were the people left out of the postwar economic boom? How do you account for their exclusion?
Answer Key

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
- Immigran

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true about the post-World War II U.S.economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The power of organized labor reached an all-time low in the mid-1950s. 
B)  The economy was so strong and prosperous there was no worry of recession or unemployment. 
C)  American prosperity was beyond the reach of many poor and nonwhite Americans. 
D)  U.S.banks and corporations made great profits despite major competition from European businesses. 
A)  The power of organized labor reached an all-time low in the mid-1950s. 
B)  The economy was so strong and prosperous there was no worry of recession or unemployment. 
C)  American prosperity was beyond the reach of many poor and nonwhite Americans. 
D)  U.S.banks and corporations made great profits despite major competition from European businesses.

Question 15

Which of the following phenomena served as a major engine for consumption in the United States during the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Urban revitalization 
B)  Rural electrification 
C)  The baby boom 
D)  The space race 
A)  Urban revitalization 
B)  Rural electrification 
C)  The baby boom 
D)  The space race

Question 16

Which of the following statements accurately characterizes U.S.immigration laws between World War II and the mid-1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Chinese Exclusion Act was renewed in 1943 for twenty more years. 
B)  The Displaced Persons Act,passed in 1948,ended all restrictive quotas that the United States had enforced since the 1920s. 
C)  In 1952,the McCarran-Walter Act ended the exclusion of immigrants from China,Japan,Korea,and Southeast Asia. 
D)  Mexican immigration was not permitted in the United States between 1945,when the World War II-era Bracero Program ended,and 1964. 
A)  The Chinese Exclusion Act was renewed in 1943 for twenty more years. 
B)  The Displaced Persons Act,passed in 1948,ended all restrictive quotas that the United States had enforced since the 1920s. 
C)  In 1952,the McCarran-Walter Act ended the exclusion of immigrants from China,Japan,Korea,and Southeast Asia. 
D)  Mexican immigration was not permitted in the United States between 1945,when the World War II-era Bracero Program ended,and 1964.

Question 17

Answer the following  questions :
-military-industrial complex

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 18

Which of the following describes Alan Freed,who made his mark on American culture in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the real name of the early rock star Buddy Holly. 
B)  He introduced Elvis Presley to the American public on his popular television program in 1956. 
C)  His Cleveland radio show introduced white America to black music. 
D)  Freed discovered Elvis Presley's talent and gave him his first major recording contract. 
A)  It was the real name of the early rock star Buddy Holly. 
B)  He introduced Elvis Presley to the American public on his popular television program in 1956. 
C)  His Cleveland radio show introduced white America to black music. 
D)  Freed discovered Elvis Presley's talent and gave him his first major recording contract.

Question 19

Answer the following  questions :
-Sunbelt

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 20

An unexpected result of building the interstate highway system was that it

Accepted Answer

A)  precipitated the decay of American urban areas. 
B)  revealed and exaggerated regional differences. 
C)  hurt the petroleum industry as Americans traveled less by air and rail. 
D)  created a problem in the real estate industry. 
A)  precipitated the decay of American urban areas. 
B)  revealed and exaggerated regional differences. 
C)  hurt the petroleum industry as Americans traveled less by air and rail. 
D)  created a problem in the real estate industry.

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

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An unexpected result of building the interstate highway system was that it

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