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.   hypocrisy and complacency.
B.   mental health institutions.
C.   women's morals and sexuality.
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.   anti-Communist fervor.
B.   aggressive foreign policy.
C.   anti-union policies.
D.   opposition to civil rights.
Question #3
James Dean and Marlon Brando were popular with young people during the 1950s because they represented
A.   the achievement of financial success.
B.   rebelliousness and nonconformity.
C.   toughness and street smarts.
D.   the fulfillment of nuclear family life.
Question #4
Redlining and restrictive covenants were designed to enable
A.   long-term mortgages.
B.   suburban growth.
C.   housing segregation.
D.   home ownership.
Question #5
Early marriage and a high birthrate were encouraged because they would help the United States
A.   forestall another economic depression.
B.   contain the spread of communism.
C.   increase the market for private homes.
D.   keep women from seeking paid labor.
Question #6
Vital center liberal voters in the 1948 elections were opposed to
A.   taxation.
B.   welfare.
C.   communism.
D.   integration.
Question #7
Eisenhower's style of Republicanism was called “modern” because his administration
A.   accepted and built upon the New Deal.
B.   continued Truman's containment policy.
C.   tried to control defense spending.
D.   paid attention to the Middle East.
Question #8
African American activists linked the civil rights struggle to the Cold War to capitalize on the Truman administration's interest in
A.   preventing black citizens from becoming Communists or sympathizers.
B.   maintaining America's image as a bastion of freedom and equality.
C.   alienating southern Democrats who were white supremacists.
D.   keeping Henry Wallace from running against Truman in 1948.
Question #9
A key factor leading to John F. Kennedy's victory in the 1960 presidential election was his
A.   Roman Catholicism.
B.   record as a senator.
C.   support of Martin Luther King Jr.
D.   physical attractiveness.
Question #10
In their campaign to uphold white supremacy, the White Citizens' Council relied on
A.   electoral politics.
B.   economic pressure.
C.   Christian rhetoric.
D.   violence and terror.
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.   proposed solutions to the arms race with the Soviet Union.
C.   advocacy for adding “under God” to the pledge of allegiance.
D.   passionate anti-Soviet and anti-Communist viewpoints.
Question #12
Popular television programs of the 1950s were known for
A.   realistic depictions of family life.
B.   appealing primarily to children.
C.   fair depictions of African Americans.
D.   moral absolutes and happy endings.
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.   women working outside the home.
D.   economic uncertainty and food shortages.
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.   white and black students went to the same integrated schools.
C.   funding for schools attended by only white students would decrease.
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.   racial integration was necessary to achieve true democracy in America.
B.   equitable distribution of economic resources was more important than integration.
C.   desegregation of public spaces, whether schools or lunch counters, was the main goal.
D.   the movement for racial equality should be a movement of African Americans alone.
Question #16
Americans who joined churches and synagogues during the 1950s were looking for
A.   help raising their children.
B.   a sense of community.
C.   a path to salvation.
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.   demonstrated that Americans' sexual practices were more diverse than previously assumed.
C.   showed that women tended to be much less interested in sex than men were.
D.   found that the overwhelming majority of Americans waited till after marriage to have sex.
Question #18
Elvis Presley was a transformative figure because he was
A.   a southern performer who achieved national popularity.
B.   a white performer singing and dancing to “black” rhythms.
C.   the first teen idol to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show.
D.   the first rock singer to sell more records than Frank Sinatra.

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