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.   hypocrisy and complacency.
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.   aggressive foreign policy.
B.   anti-union policies.
C.   anti-Communist fervor.
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 fulfillment of nuclear family life.
B.   toughness and street smarts.
C.   the achievement of financial success.
D.   rebelliousness and nonconformity.
Question #4
Redlining and restrictive covenants were designed to enable
A.   housing segregation.
B.   home ownership.
C.   suburban growth.
D.   long-term mortgages.
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.   contain the spread of communism.
C.   keep women from seeking paid labor.
D.   forestall another economic depression.
Question #6
Vital center liberal voters in the 1948 elections were opposed to
A.   taxation.
B.   integration.
C.   welfare.
D.   communism.
Question #7
Eisenhower's style of Republicanism was called “modern” because his administration
A.   continued Truman's containment policy.
B.   tried to control defense spending.
C.   paid attention to the Middle East.
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.   preventing black citizens from becoming Communists or sympathizers.
C.   maintaining America's image as a bastion of freedom and equality.
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.   physical attractiveness.
B.   Roman Catholicism.
C.   support of Martin Luther King Jr.
D.   record as a senator.
Question #10
In their campaign to uphold white supremacy, the White Citizens' Council relied on
A.   violence and terror.
B.   economic pressure.
C.   electoral politics.
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.   passionate anti-Soviet and anti-Communist viewpoints.
C.   advocacy for adding “under God” to the pledge of allegiance.
D.   ability to connect religious practice to secular fulfillment.
Question #12
Popular television programs of the 1950s were known for
A.   realistic depictions of family life.
B.   appealing primarily to children.
C.   moral absolutes and happy endings.
D.   fair depictions of African Americans.
Question #13
Rising divorce rates following World War II were the result of
A.   women working outside the home.
B.   economic uncertainty and food shortages.
C.   the rise of juvenile delinquency.
D.   the lengthy separations imposed by the war.
Question #14
The intent of Brown v. Board of Education was to guarantee that
A.   black teachers were paid the same amount as their white counterparts.
B.   white and black students went to the same integrated schools.
C.   funding for schools attended by only white students would decrease.
D.   black students had access to the same educational resources as whites.
Question #15
Unlike some civil rights activists, members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee believed that
A.   equitable distribution of economic resources was more important than integration.
B.   desegregation of public spaces, whether schools or lunch counters, was the main goal.
C.   the movement for racial equality should be a movement of African Americans alone.
D.   racial integration was necessary to achieve true democracy in America.
Question #16
Americans who joined churches and synagogues during the 1950s were looking for
A.   a sense of community.
B.   help raising their children.
C.   entertainment.
D.   a path to salvation.
Question #17
Alfred Kinsey's research was significant because it
A.   demonstrated that Americans' sexual practices were more diverse than previously assumed.
B.   showed that women tended to be much less interested in sex than men were.
C.   supported widely held assumptions about the sexual behavior of most Americans.
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.   the first teen idol to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show.
B.   a southern performer who achieved national popularity.
C.   the first rock singer to sell more records than Frank Sinatra.
D.   a white performer singing and dancing to “black” rhythms.

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