Question 1

How did the Eisenhower administration criticize Truman's foreign policy? How did Eisenhower's foreign policy differ from Truman's? How and why was it similar?

Accepted Answer

The Eisenhower administration criticized

Question 2

Michael Harrington's 1962 book,The Other America,focused on the problems of

Accepted Answer

A)  sexism. 
B)  racism. 
C)  poverty. 
D)  the alienation of youth. 
E)  McCarthyism. 
A)  sexism. 
B)  racism. 
C)  poverty. 
D)  the alienation of youth. 
E)  McCarthyism.

Question 3

As secretary of state,John Foster Dulles believed the containment policy practices of the Truman administration had been too moderate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

All of the following statements regarding early television are true EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  in the 1920s there were experiments in broadcasting pictures and sound. 
B)  in 1946 there were 17,000 television sets in the United States. 
C)  the federal government largely kept big business sponsorship out of television advertising. 
D)  all three major television networks had started as radio companies. 
E)  television quickly became the most powerful medium of mass communication in history. 
A)  in the 1920s there were experiments in broadcasting pictures and sound. 
B)  in 1946 there were 17,000 television sets in the United States. 
C)  the federal government largely kept big business sponsorship out of television advertising. 
D)  all three major television networks had started as radio companies. 
E)  television quickly became the most powerful medium of mass communication in history.

Question 5

The primary goal of the American Apollo program was to

Accepted Answer

A)  launch manned vehicles into space to orbit the earth. 
B)  land men on the moon. 
C)  build an orbiting space station. 
D)  send men to Mars. 
E)  develop a reusable spaceship. 
A)  launch manned vehicles into space to orbit the earth. 
B)  land men on the moon. 
C)  build an orbiting space station. 
D)  send men to Mars. 
E)  develop a reusable spaceship.

Question 6

During the 1950s,the region of the United States that experienced the most dramatic change as a result of economic growth was

Accepted Answer

A)  the North. 
B)  the South. 
C)  the East. 
D)  the West. 
E)  Alaska and Hawaii. 
A)  the North. 
B)  the South. 
C)  the East. 
D)  the West. 
E)  Alaska and Hawaii.

Question 7

What was the appeal of rock music in the 1950s,and what accounts for its popularity?

Accepted Answer

The appeal of rock music in the 1950s ca

Question 8

Fulgencio Batista came to power in Cuba with American help.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In 1946,Dr.Benjamin Spock's best-selling Baby and Child Care contended that

Accepted Answer

A)  fathers needed to spend as much time as mothers in the care and raising of their children. 
B)  mothers should subordinate their physical and emotional needs to those of their children. 
C)  families should not have more than three children. 
D)  the ages of children in a family should not be spaced out over more than five years. 
E)  children should not be breast-fed or allowed to sleep with their parents. 
A)  fathers needed to spend as much time as mothers in the care and raising of their children. 
B)  mothers should subordinate their physical and emotional needs to those of their children. 
C)  families should not have more than three children. 
D)  the ages of children in a family should not be spaced out over more than five years. 
E)  children should not be breast-fed or allowed to sleep with their parents.

Question 10

The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization resolved their differences during the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Martin Luther King Jr.was leader of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Southern Christian Leadership Conference. 
B)  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. 
C)  United Negro Improvement Association. 
D)  Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. 
E)  Congress of Racial Equality. 
A)  Southern Christian Leadership Conference. 
B)  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. 
C)  United Negro Improvement Association. 
D)  Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. 
E)  Congress of Racial Equality.

Question 12

How do you define Eisenhower republicanism? How did it differ from Hoover republicanism and New Deal or Fair Deal liberalism?

Accepted Answer

Eisenhower republicanism refers to the p

Question 13

During the 1950s,the general economic conditions of the United States included

Accepted Answer

A)  stagnant economic growth. 
B)  high inflation. 
C)  low federal government spending. 
D)  a slowly rising gross national product. 
E)  low unemployment. 
A)  stagnant economic growth. 
B)  high inflation. 
C)  low federal government spending. 
D)  a slowly rising gross national product. 
E)  low unemployment.

Question 14

The first significant public awareness of computers in the United States came during the

Accepted Answer

A)  1961 Mercury space flight. 
B)  1957 launch of Sputnik. 
C)  1958 launch of the first American satellite. 
D)  1950 Bureau of Census tabulations. 
E)  1952 election tabulations. 
A)  1961 Mercury space flight. 
B)  1957 launch of Sputnik. 
C)  1958 launch of the first American satellite. 
D)  1950 Bureau of Census tabulations. 
E)  1952 election tabulations.

Question 15

What were the various technological advances brought together to develop the American space program in the late 1950s and the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

The American space program in the late 1

Question 16

In the 1951 novel,The Catcher in the Rye,the main character,Holden Caulfield,was disaffected with American society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the 1950s,the great majority of American poor people lived in a permanent state of "hard-core" poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Economic growth was at its peak in the early 1950s,when military spending was at its highest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Dr.Benjamin Spock made a career of helping women have professional careers and be mothers at the same time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In 1960,the city in the United States with the largest Mexican American population was

Accepted Answer

A)  New York. 
B)  San Antonio. 
C)  Chicago. 
D)  San Diego. 
E)  Los Angeles. 
A)  New York. 
B)  San Antonio. 
C)  Chicago. 
D)  San Diego. 
E)  Los Angeles.

Exam 28: The Affluent Society

How did the Eisenhower administration criticize Truman's foreign policy? How did Eisenhower's foreign policy differ from Truman's? How and why was it similar?

Michael Harrington's 1962 book,The Other America,focused on the problems of

As secretary of state,John Foster Dulles believed the containment policy practices of the Truman administration had been too moderate.

All of the following statements regarding early television are true EXCEPT that

The primary goal of the American Apollo program was to

During the 1950s,the region of the United States that experienced the most dramatic change as a result of economic growth was

What was the appeal of rock music in the 1950s,and what accounts for its popularity?

Fulgencio Batista came to power in Cuba with American help.

In 1946,Dr.Benjamin Spock's best-selling Baby and Child Care contended that

The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization resolved their differences during the 1950s.

Martin Luther King Jr.was leader of the

How do you define Eisenhower republicanism? How did it differ from Hoover republicanism and New Deal or Fair Deal liberalism?

During the 1950s,the general economic conditions of the United States included

The first significant public awareness of computers in the United States came during the

What were the various technological advances brought together to develop the American space program in the late 1950s and the 1960s?

In the 1951 novel,The Catcher in the Rye,the main character,Holden Caulfield,was disaffected with American society.

In the 1950s,the great majority of American poor people lived in a permanent state of "hard-core" poverty.

Economic growth was at its peak in the early 1950s,when military spending was at its highest.

Dr.Benjamin Spock made a career of helping women have professional careers and be mothers at the same time.

In 1960,the city in the United States with the largest Mexican American population was

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