History 1302- United States History II » Fall 2019 » Chapter 25 Quiz

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Question #1
The novelists Grace Metalious, Sloan Wilson, and J. D. Salinger all critiqued American
A.   mental health institutions.
B.   wealth and consumerism.
C.   women's morals and sexuality.
D.   hypocrisy and complacency.
Question #2
The Democratic Party's loss of its majority in Congress in 1946 can be attributed to President Truman's
A.   anti-Communist fervor.
B.   anti-union policies.
C.   opposition to civil rights.
D.   aggressive foreign policy.
Question #3
James Dean and Marlon Brando were popular with young people during the 1950s because they represented
A.   toughness and street smarts.
B.   rebelliousness and nonconformity.
C.   the fulfillment of nuclear family life.
D.   the achievement of financial success.
Question #4
Redlining and restrictive covenants were designed to enable
A.   home ownership.
B.   suburban growth.
C.   long-term mortgages.
D.   housing segregation.
Question #5
Early marriage and a high birthrate were encouraged because they would help the United States
A.   keep women from seeking paid labor.
B.   increase the market for private homes.
C.   contain the spread of communism.
D.   forestall another economic depression.
Question #6
Vital center liberal voters in the 1948 elections were opposed to
A.   communism.
B.   taxation.
C.   integration.
D.   welfare.
Question #7
Eisenhower's style of Republicanism was called “modern” because his administration
A.   continued Truman's containment policy.
B.   paid attention to the Middle East.
C.   accepted and built upon the New Deal.
D.   tried to control defense spending.
Question #8
African American activists linked the civil rights struggle to the Cold War to capitalize on the Truman administration's interest in
A.   keeping Henry Wallace from running against Truman in 1948.
B.   preventing black citizens from becoming Communists or sympathizers.
C.   alienating southern Democrats who were white supremacists.
D.   maintaining America's image as a bastion of freedom and equality.
Question #9
A key factor leading to John F. Kennedy's victory in the 1960 presidential election was his
A.   Roman Catholicism.
B.   physical attractiveness.
C.   record as a senator.
D.   support of Martin Luther King Jr.
Question #10
In their campaign to uphold white supremacy, the White Citizens' Council relied on
A.   electoral politics.
B.   economic pressure.
C.   violence and terror.
D.   Christian rhetoric.
Question #11
The popularity of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen and the Reverend Norman Vincent Peale can be attributed to their
A.   proposed solutions to the arms race with the Soviet Union.
B.   ability to connect religious practice to secular fulfillment.
C.   passionate anti-Soviet and anti-Communist viewpoints.
D.   advocacy for adding “under God” to the pledge of allegiance.
Question #12
Popular television programs of the 1950s were known for
A.   fair depictions of African Americans.
B.   realistic depictions of family life.
C.   appealing primarily to children.
D.   moral absolutes and happy endings.
Question #13
Rising divorce rates following World War II were the result of
A.   women working outside the home.
B.   the rise of juvenile delinquency.
C.   the lengthy separations imposed by the war.
D.   economic uncertainty and food shortages.
Question #14
The intent of Brown v. Board of Education was to guarantee that
A.   funding for schools attended by only white students would decrease.
B.   black teachers were paid the same amount as their white counterparts.
C.   black students had access to the same educational resources as whites.
D.   white and black students went to the same integrated schools.
Question #15
Unlike some civil rights activists, members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee believed that
A.   the movement for racial equality should be a movement of African Americans alone.
B.   racial integration was necessary to achieve true democracy in America.
C.   equitable distribution of economic resources was more important than integration.
D.   desegregation of public spaces, whether schools or lunch counters, was the main goal.
Question #16
Americans who joined churches and synagogues during the 1950s were looking for
A.   a path to salvation.
B.   a sense of community.
C.   entertainment.
D.   help raising their children.
Question #17
Alfred Kinsey's research was significant because it
A.   showed that women tended to be much less interested in sex than men were.
B.   found that the overwhelming majority of Americans waited till after marriage to have sex.
C.   supported widely held assumptions about the sexual behavior of most Americans.
D.   demonstrated that Americans' sexual practices were more diverse than previously assumed.
Question #18
Elvis Presley was a transformative figure because he was
A.   the first rock singer to sell more records than Frank Sinatra.
B.   the first teen idol to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show.
C.   a white performer singing and dancing to “black” rhythms.
D.   a southern performer who achieved national popularity.

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