Chapter 25 Quiz

. By the 1950s, consumer valuables and habits

dominated the American economy and culture.

were regarded as an impediment to Cold War aims.

served to distract Americans from economic progress.

All of the above

. All of the following were factors that contributed to the economic growth of the 1950s except

There was a steady growth cycle with no recessions.

There was a willingness on the part of the federal government to spend money.

The nation's businesses were in a growth period and spending money.

American citizens had money to spend.

. The first computers were used primarily by all of the following except

universities.

corporations.

the federal government.

the auto industry.

. William J. Levitt was the pioneer of

modern aviation.

affordable housing for the working class.

consumer credit cards.

television.

. What product claimed to make "you feel like the man you are?"

Hair cream

Army recruiting poster

A Buick automobile

A color television

. All of the following refer to religion in the 1950s except

The US government put the words "In God We Trust" on currency.

Ministers such as Billy Graham rose to prominence through television.

Political leaders encouraged a new religious revival in the nation.

A series of scandals rocked mainline denominations.

. Jack Kerouac's On the Road captured the spirit of which segment of American society?

The homeless

Automotive enthusiasts

Beats

None of the above

. In 1954, the government sent more than 1 million Mexican immigrants back to Mexico. What was the name of this initiative?

Operation Wetback

The Federal Relocation Program of 1954

The Immigration Act of 1954

The American First Amendment

. The music known as R & B was most popular among

African Americans.

Mexican Americans.

rural whites.

urban whites.

. The biggest of the rock-and-roll sensations of the 1950s was undoubtedly

Buddy Holly.

Fats Domino.

Elvis Presley.

Bill Haley.

. All of the following statements refer to Dwight D. Eisenhower except

He had been president of Columbia University.

He became an international military figure.

He was reared on individualistic values but adopted the bureaucratic style of modern organizations.

He promised to roll back government social programs if elected president.

. Eisenhower's "New Look," named after a fashion craze, referred to

changing the American image.

permitting private companies to produce and sell nuclear power.

increasing the power of the conventional army and navy.

increasing the American nuclear arsenal with long-range bombers, missiles, and the first nuclear-powered submarines.

. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles called for the "liberation" of Eastern Europe from communist control but took no action when which country tried to leave the Soviet bloc?

Afghanistan

Jordan

Hungary

Czechoslovakia

. The optimism that stemmed from the "Open Skies" proposal was dashed when

Khrushchev proposed a controversial plan to inspect American nuclear weaponry.

the Soviets rejected Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" plan.

Khrushchev warned that the communist system would "bury" the West.

the Soviets shot down an American spy plane flying high over the USSR.

. All of the following were developments in the civil rights movement of the 1950s except

the Supreme Court overturned Plessy v. Ferguson.

the "Southern Manifesto" was issued in Congress.

federal troops were sent to desegregate Central High School in Little Rock.

a year-long boycott in Montgomery, Alabama led to desegregation of the bus system.

. Worries about excessive consumerism helped spawn which movement?

Civil rights

Rock and roll

Environmentalism

The space race

. Why was I Love Lucy so successful?

It brought the Cold War into direct contact with American viewers.

It took on issues of racial strife.

It helped Americans feel good about the consumer society.

All of the above

. Which court case did the Supreme Court overturn in its decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

Plessy v. Ferguson

Lochner v. New York

Korematsu v. United States

Worcester v. Georgia

. The "Southern Manifesto" demanded which of the following things?

Massive resistance to desegregation

Tariffs on foreign goods

More equitable environmental practices

All of the above

. Which of the following revealed a growing American consumer society during the 1950s?

The development of credit cards

The growth of shopping malls

The rise of a car culture

All of the above

. In the years following World War II, a group of social scientists and writers noticed a disturbing uniformity across America. What did they fear would occur as a result of this uniformity and conformity?

That personal freedom and individuality that seemed basic to American life would be lost

That the growth of conformity could stall economic growth and prosperity

That conformity could lead to the destruction of the advances made in the civil rights movement

All of the above

. Despite tough talk about liberation, rollback, and massive retaliation, the Eisenhower administration tried to avoid direct confrontation with the two major communist powers, which were

Cuba and North Korea.

the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union.

The German Democratic Republic and Czechoslovakia.

the Chinese Nationalists and the USSR.

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Protestors hold signs that read, It has come to our children’s health or oil, so oil must go. There’s no health emergency government, people are just dying to irritate you. Smog has changed San Gabriel valley to death valley.

Struggles for Democracy. The photo demonstrates which of the following historical developments?

Nascent environmentalism

A nascent women's movement

Neither a nor b

Both a and b

. Americans in the 1950s tended to refer to the economy when they said they were "living the good life."

True

False

. Levittown was an affordable middle-class suburb on Staten Island, New York, in the 1950s.

True

False

. Consumerism and homogeneity are terms linked to American life in the 1950s.

True

False

. President Eisenhower refused to rely on the CIA to carry out anti-Communist activities in Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

True

False

. Through his hostility to Ho Chi Minh and Gamal Abdel Nasser, President Eisenhower seemed to be opposing nationalist independence in underdeveloped countries.

True

False

. Rosa Parks filed the plaintiff's suit in the Brown v. Board of Education case.

True

False

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The map shows the African American population by state. Over 30 percent: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina. 20 to 29 percent: Arkansas, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina. 10 to 19 percent: Texas, Tennessee, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Delaware, Maryland. All the other states are 0 to 9 percent.

Map 25-3: African Americans Attending Schools with White Students in Southern and Border States, 1954." The map illustrates the effect of "massive resistance."

True

False

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