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.   wealth and consumerism.
D.   women's morals and sexuality.
Question #2
The Democratic Party's loss of its majority in Congress in 1946 can be attributed to President Truman's
A.   anti-union policies.
B.   anti-Communist fervor.
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.   rebelliousness and nonconformity.
B.   toughness and street smarts.
C.   the achievement of financial success.
D.   the fulfillment of nuclear family life.
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.   contain the spread of communism.
D.   keep women from seeking paid labor.
Question #6
Vital center liberal voters in the 1948 elections were opposed to
A.   welfare.
B.   taxation.
C.   communism.
D.   integration.
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.   preventing black citizens from becoming Communists or sympathizers.
B.   alienating southern Democrats who were white supremacists.
C.   keeping Henry Wallace from running against Truman in 1948.
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.   physical attractiveness.
B.   support of Martin Luther King Jr.
C.   record as a senator.
D.   Roman Catholicism.
Question #10
In their campaign to uphold white supremacy, the White Citizens' Council relied on
A.   Christian rhetoric.
B.   violence and terror.
C.   economic pressure.
D.   electoral politics.
Question #11
The popularity of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen and the Reverend Norman Vincent Peale can be attributed to their
A.   passionate anti-Soviet and anti-Communist viewpoints.
B.   proposed solutions to the arms race with the Soviet Union.
C.   ability to connect religious practice to secular fulfillment.
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.   appealing primarily to children.
C.   realistic depictions of family life.
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.   economic uncertainty and food shortages.
C.   the rise of juvenile delinquency.
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.   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.   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 sense of community.
B.   a path to salvation.
C.   help raising their children.
D.   entertainment.
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 southern performer who achieved national popularity.
D.   a white performer singing and dancing to “black” rhythms.

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