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Question #1
Consumer patterns in the 1950s most resembled consumer patterns in which era?
A.   The Great Depression
B.   The Roaring Twenties
C.   The Gilded Age
D.   The Progressive Era
Question #2
Despite the 1950s being considered an era of conformity, there was a successful assault on Jim Crow segregation.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #3
During the 1960s and 1970s, there were powerful Chicano and Native American rights movements that modelled themselves after the African American civil rights movements.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #4
During the 1960s, we see an expansion of the rights of the accused in the criminal justice system.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #5
During the Vietnam War, the United States would assist the North Vietnamese.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #6
During the Vietnam War, the United States would assist the North Vietnamese.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #7
Gerald Ford is the only president in United States history that was not elected by the people on a presidential/vice-presidential ticket.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #8
Idealized versions of femininity were widely accepted by all women as a path to happiness in the 1950s.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #9
In what regions did the Nixon administration have the most success reducing Cold War tensions?
A.   Vietnam
B.   China and Vietnam
C.   Soviet Union and China
D.   Middle East and Latin America
Question #10
Malcolm X advocated for offensive violence against white America.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #11
Many conservatives took a firm stance against the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1980s.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #12
For what was William Levitt famous in the 1950s?
A.   His scientific discoveries that allowed the US to compete with the Soviets in Russia in the space race
B.   Low-cost construction that led to the creation of pre-cut housing and the further development of suburbs
C.   His social science research about the "baby boom"
D.   His participation in the McCarthy era trials and the persecution of Russian spies
Question #13
Many conservatives took a firm stance against the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1980s.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #14
Many key players involved in the Watergate Scandal ended up being prosecuted and serving jail time.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #15
Medicare and Medicaid are Great Society programs that still function today.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #16
Only toward the very end of the Vietnam War was there a large protest movement against the conflict.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #17
Only toward the very end of the Vietnam War was there a large protest movement against the conflict.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #18
Reagan successfully balanced the budget and reduced deficit spending.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #19
Rosa Parks participated in a staged protest in order to combat racism in the Montgomery public transportation system.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #20
Sputnik was a major victory for the United States in the space race during the Cold War era.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #21
Technology revolutions of the 1980s and 1990s created a basis for a new economy.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #22
The 1950s Civil Rights Era created complete equality for African Americans in the United States.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #23
The Equal Rights Amendment won overwhelming bipartisan support and was passed, creating an amendment to the US Constitution that denies discrimination on the basis of gender.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #24
Which of the following best defined the idea of the Red Scare?
A.   Concern for anti-American sentiment abroad
B.   The Democratic Party's concern for the Republican takeover of the White House
C.   A fear of the Red Party in China
D.   A period of censorship and violation of basic civil rights in the name of fighting communism domestically
Question #25
Conservatism increased not only in the United States, but in various other European countries as well during the 1980s.,,
A.   False
B.   True

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