Question 1

What was the most significant cause of the increase in federal aid to higher education in the late 1950s?

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A)  influx of non-English-speaking Hispanics into the United States. 
B)  alarm over the popularity of the nonconformist Beats on college campuses. 
C)  "war on poverty" that was declared when it became apparent that high-school drop-outs were swelling the welfare rolls 
D)  discovery that there were more private schools in the suburbs than public schools in the cities. 
E)  launch of Sputnik , which gave Americans reason to fear that they were intellectually and technologically backward.

Question 2

Although American wages rose 35 percent in the ten years from 1935 to 1945, the poor

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A)  accounted for 35 million Americans 
B)  crammed into cities, where there was little affordable, quality housing 
C)  were victimized by "slum clearance" plans that were really code for removing poor blacks and Hispanics 
D)  saw their children increasingly drop out of school. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 3

What innovative strategies were developed by the civil rights movement in this era, and what were the main reasons for the increasing success of the movement?

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Question 4

When black college students held sit-ins to protest segregation in restaurants, movie theaters, libraries and other public places in 1960, they were met with

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A)  beatings 
B)  tear gas 
C)  eventual victory 
D)  cigarette burns 
E)  All of these choices

Question 5

Which of the following was not one of the innovations that stimulated homeownership in Levittown and other suburbs in the 1950s?

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A)  Mass production techniques applied to construction 
B)  Extensive car ownership 
C)  Low-cost mortgages from the Federal Housing Administration and the Veterans Administration 
D)  Improved mass transportation to the suburbs 
E)  Income tax deductions for home mortgage interest payments

Question 6

Silent Spring

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A)  was Beat poet Allen Ginsberg's denunciation of American materialism. 
B)  described the lack of political involvement of most Americans during the 1950s. 
C)  argued that the use of DDT was dangerous to the entire food chain. 
D)  predicted the consequences of a nuclear power plant "melt-down." 
E)  depicted the travels of a young boy along the interstate highway system as he searched for the Midwest farm on which he had been born.

Question 7

Dr. Benjamin Spock advocated that

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A)  babies should be fed on a strict schedule to instill orderly habits. 
B)  bottle feeding should be used instead of breast feeding because fathers could participate more fully in parenting. 
C)  mothers should not work outside the home to create feelings of security and intimacy for children. 
D)  children should be treated like little adults. 
E)  children should be strictly disciplined to prepare them for the realities of modern life.

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
President's Committee on Civil Rights

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Question 9

Evaluate how the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik influenced American domestic, foreign, and military policies. In particular, address issues like the National Defense Act and claims of a "missile gap".

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Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Civil Rights Act of 1957, Civil Rights Act of 1960

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Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
National Defense Education Act of 1958

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Question 12

The Beats were a group of

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A)  boxers, led by Muhammad Ali, who boycotted service in the Vietnam War. 
B)  supporters of Joseph McCarthy who looked for communists in the government. 
C)  black intellectuals who called for the abandonment of civil disobedience. 
D)  writers who challenged the conformity of the 1950s. 
E)  musicians who sought to integrate the beat of folk and gospel music.

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Southern Manifesto

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Question 14

What did "progressive" educators of the 1950s promote?

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A)  "back to basics" ¾ science, math, and history. 
B)  student political activism. 
C)  sociability, health education, and self-expression to develop well-rounded students. 
D)  a rejection of traditional sex roles. 
E)  equal academic achievement for both boys and girls.

Question 15

Which of the following statements about American women in the 1950s is correct?

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A)  Women generally married later and had fewer children than they had in the 1930s and 1940s. 
B)  Almost two-thirds of women college students dropped out before graduating. 
C)  The proportion of married women who were employed declined. 
D)  A greater proportion of women became involved in the feminist movement than ever before. 
E)  Women were urged to study science and math to help America compete with the Soviet Union.

Question 16

MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: 
  
St. Lawrence Seaway

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Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Orval Faubus, Little Rock, Arkansas

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Question 18

MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: 
  
Little Rock, Arkansas

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Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Demobilization

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Question 20

Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Eudora Welty, James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison

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Exam 27: America at Midcentury

What was the most significant cause of the increase in federal aid to higher education in the late 1950s?

Although American wages rose 35 percent in the ten years from 1935 to 1945, the poor

What innovative strategies were developed by the civil rights movement in this era, and what were the main reasons for the increasing success of the movement?

When black college students held sit-ins to protest segregation in restaurants, movie theaters, libraries and other public places in 1960, they were met with

Which of the following was not one of the innovations that stimulated homeownership in Levittown and other suburbs in the 1950s?

Silent Spring

Dr. Benjamin Spock advocated that

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. President's Committee on Civil Rights

Evaluate how the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik influenced American domestic, foreign, and military policies. In particular, address issues like the National Defense Act and claims of a "missile gap".

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Civil Rights Act of 1957, Civil Rights Act of 1960

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. National Defense Education Act of 1958

The Beats were a group of

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Southern Manifesto

What did "progressive" educators of the 1950s promote?

Which of the following statements about American women in the 1950s is correct?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: St. Lawrence Seaway

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Orval Faubus, Little Rock, Arkansas

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Little Rock, Arkansas

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Demobilization

Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Eudora Welty, James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison