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

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