Question 1

Several critics of the new consumerism of the 1950s charged that the American people

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A)   had become too individualistic.
B)   were losing their religious faith.
C)   were relying too much on government welfare.
D)   were losing their sense of moral priorities.
E)   had developed into a generation of conformists.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

The 1957 Eisenhower Doctrine empowered the president to extend economic and military aid to nations of ____ that wanted help to resist communist aggression.

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A)   Southeast Asia
B)   Africa
C)   Central and Eastern Europe
D)   the Middle East
E)   Latin AmericaF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

The Suez crisis marked the last time in history that the United States could

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A)   use the threat of nuclear war to win concessions.
B)   criticize Israel's foreign policy.
C)   engage in covert activities against a foreign government.
D)   invoke the Eisenhower Doctrine.
E)   use its "oil weapon" to make foreign policy demands.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

President Dwight Eisenhower's attitude toward racial justice can best be described as

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A)   not inclined toward promoting integration.
B)   very supportive.
C)   a reluctant belief in integration as essential to America's image abroad.
D)   supporting racial justice over social harmony.
E)   adhering to the philosophy of states' rights.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

The bracero program between the United States and Mexico involved

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A)   legally importing Mexican farm workers to the United States.
B)   sending illegal aliens back to Mexico.
C)   transferring manufacturing jobs to Mexico in return for Mexico's efforts to stem the tide of illegal immigration.
D)   establishing a vast irrigation project using water from the Rio Grande.
E)   enabling families to join Mexican workers in the United States.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 6

The launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957

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A)   caused little concern because it had few military implications.
B)   created great anxiety about America's scientific and educational strength.
C)   was quickly matched by the launching of a larger American satellite.
D)   led Congress to demand that local school boards provide more funding for education.
E)   was regarded by American scientists as largely a stunt.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

A significant marker of change in the American work force occurred in 1956 when

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A)   white-collar workers first outnumbered blue-collar workers.
B)   skilled workers first outnumbered unskilled workers.
C)   union membership exceeded 50 percent of all workers.
D)   women held more than 50 percent of all jobs.
E)   the average age of workers dropped under forty.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

In The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan sharply criticized

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A)   the idea that there is such a thing as gender identity.
B)   the relegation of most women to working-class jobs.
C)   the growing sexual explicitness of American culture.
D)   the "feminine ideal" and the "cult of domesticity."
E)   the ideal of the two-parent family.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

In an effort to overturn the Jim Crow segregation laws, African Americans used all of the following methods except

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A)   economic boycotts.
B)   legal attacks on underpinnings of segregation in the courts.
C)   filing charges of human rights violations with the United Nations.
D)   mobilizing black churches on behalf of black rights.
E)   using the nonviolent tactics of Mohandas Gandhi.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 10

Richard Nixon was selected as Dwight Eisenhower's vice-presidential running mate in 1952 to attract the support of

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A)   isolationists.
B)   liberal Republicans.
C)   hard-line anticommunists.
D)   conservative Democrats.
E)   southern Republicans.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

The power behind the economic boom of the 1950s and 1960s was increasingly

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A)   science and technology.
B)   a return to the ethic of rugged individualism.
C)   foreign investment in the United States.
D)   the growth of small businesses.
E)   the military and defense industries.F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

During his presidency, Dwight Eisenhower accepted some of the New Deal's proposals, and did the New Deal one better by backing the

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A)   Federal Health Care System Act.
B)   Tennessee Valley Act.
C)   Indian New Deal Act.
D)   Federal Housing Act.
E)   Interstate Highway Act.F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

On the subject of racial justice, President Eisenhower

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A)   used his personal prestige to promote better racial relations.
B)   publicly endorsed the 1954 Supreme Court school-desegregation decision.
C)   believed that the courts were the best way to overturn segregation.
D)   argued that the law could not effectively change racial customs and prejudices.
E)   admired the Christian philosophy of Martin Luther King.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

Which of the following novels was not written by one of the prominent Jewish writers of the post-World War II era?

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A)   Herzog
B)   The Adventures of Augie March
C)   All the King's Men
D)   The Assistant
E)   Catcher in the RyeF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

During the 1950s, the Central Intelligence Agency engineered a pro-American political coups in

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A)   Guatemala.
B)   Nicaragua.
C)   El Salvador.
D)   Costa Rica.
E)   Egypt.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

Senator Joseph McCarthy had a devastating effect in smearing or destroying the careers of all of the following except

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A)   General George Marshall.
B)   Hollywood actors.
C)   the Supreme Court.
D)   writers.
E)   State Department officials.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Which of the following was not related to the greater display of public sexuality in America in the 1950s?

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A)   the music and dance of rock and roll
B)   Playboy magazine
C)   film stars like Marilyn Monroe
D)   televised sports
E)   sensual mass advertisingF) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 18

Among anticommunists, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy was the

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A)   most effective.
B)   first Republican.
C)   most fair and successful.
D)   the most ruthless and damaging to American traditions.
E)   first serious candidate for the presidency.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Exam 37: The Eisenhower ERA

The launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957

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The bracero program between the United States and Mexico involved

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On the subject of racial justice, President Eisenhower

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Several critics of the new consumerism of the 1950s charged that the American people

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President Dwight Eisenhower's attitude toward racial justice can best be described as

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Which of the following novels was not written by one of the prominent Jewish writers of the post-World War II era?

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In The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan sharply criticized

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The 1957 Eisenhower Doctrine empowered the president to extend economic and military aid to nations of ____ that wanted help to resist communist aggression.

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The power behind the economic boom of the 1950s and 1960s was increasingly

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A significant marker of change in the American work force occurred in 1956 when

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During his presidency, Dwight Eisenhower accepted some of the New Deal's proposals, and did the New Deal one better by backing the

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Richard Nixon was selected as Dwight Eisenhower's vice-presidential running mate in 1952 to attract the support of

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During the 1950s, the Central Intelligence Agency engineered a pro-American political coups in

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Among anticommunists, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy was the

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In an effort to overturn the Jim Crow segregation laws, African Americans used all of the following methods except

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Senator Joseph McCarthy had a devastating effect in smearing or destroying the careers of all of the following except

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Which of the following was not related to the greater display of public sexuality in America in the 1950s?

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The Suez crisis marked the last time in history that the United States could

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