Multiple Choice Chapter 26 Self-Quiz 2

. What were the first steps Dwight D. Eisenhower took in the Korean War once he became president?

He ordered the troops to come home.

He asked military advisors to study the viability of a nuclear attack.

He ordered General MacArthur to land in Inchon.

He began peace negotiations with China and the Soviet Union.

. During the Cold War, the CIA did all of the following, EXCEPT:

test LSD on unsuspecting citizens.

trade heroin with Afghan warlords.

experiment with chemical weapons.

plot assassinations.

. How did the Eisenhower administration view the role of the developing world in the Cold War?

mainly as a source of raw materials

mainly as a potential haven for terrorists

as vital to maintaining the balance of power

as an unimportant distraction from Europe

. How did the Soviet Union respond to British and French involvement in the Suez crisis of 1956?

It tried to negotiate peace.

It quietly supported the ideological enemies.

It sent troops into the Crimean peninsula.

It indirectly threatened a nuclear attack.

. How did Ho Chi Minh respond to the division of Vietnam in the mid-1950s?

He welcomed it.

He was ambivalent about it.

He was furious.

He ignored the division completely.

. What was the postwar generation in the Soviet Union called?

The Rasputin Generation

The Lost Generation

The Sputnik Generation

The Stalin Generation

. In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court outlaw racial covenants in new neighborhoods?

Brown v. Board of Education

Kramer v. Kramer

Shelly v. Kraemer

Miranda v. Arizona

. What benefits did FHA and Veterans Administration loans offer to home buyers in the postwar years?

Owners were protected from foreclosure.

The loans required no down payment.

The loans had low interest rates.

FHA loans usually lowered the purchase price.

. By 1950, the Coca-Cola Company operated bottling plants on how many continents?

2

3

4

6

. Which of the following is true about union workers in the United States in 1960?

They were more militant than ever.

They made up a smaller percentage of the workforce than in the 1950s.

They were mostly concentrated in the service industry.

They were always exclusively white and male.

. What propelled the development of plastics in the United States?

the space race

World War II

the New Deal

the Great Depression

. Which of the following had the most control over television programming in the very early stages of the medium?

big television networks

advertisers

viewers

the government

. During the 1950s, religious participation among Americans

rose.

declined.

stagnated.

shrunk among evangelicals

. Which of the following was an influential teenager magazine in the postwar years?

Seventeen

Sweet Sixteen

Rolling Stone

Youngsters World

. How did Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus respond to the effort of the nine African Americans to attend Little Rock High School in 1957?

He urged the school to treat the students fairly.

He asked the president to intervene and block the school's integration.

He called out the National Guard to block their way.

He called out the National Guard to arrest white supremacists.

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