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.   women's morals and sexuality.
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.   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.   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.   suburban growth.
B.   long-term mortgages.
C.   housing segregation.
D.   home ownership.
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.   integration.
B.   communism.
C.   taxation.
D.   welfare.
Question #7
Eisenhower's style of Republicanism was called “modern” because his administration
A.   tried to control defense spending.
B.   accepted and built upon the New Deal.
C.   continued Truman's containment policy.
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.   keeping Henry Wallace from running against Truman in 1948.
B.   alienating southern Democrats who were white supremacists.
C.   maintaining America's image as a bastion of freedom and equality.
D.   preventing black citizens from becoming Communists or sympathizers.
Question #9
A key factor leading to John F. Kennedy's victory in the 1960 presidential election was his
A.   physical attractiveness.
B.   record as a senator.
C.   support of Martin Luther King Jr.
D.   Roman Catholicism.
Question #10
In their campaign to uphold white supremacy, the White Citizens' Council relied on
A.   economic pressure.
B.   violence and terror.
C.   Christian rhetoric.
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.   appealing primarily to children.
B.   realistic depictions of family life.
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.   the lengthy separations imposed by the war.
C.   economic uncertainty and food shortages.
D.   the rise of juvenile delinquency.
Question #14
The intent of Brown v. Board of Education was to guarantee that
A.   white and black students went to the same integrated schools.
B.   black teachers were paid the same amount as their white counterparts.
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.   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.   desegregation of public spaces, whether schools or lunch counters, was the main goal.
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.   entertainment.
B.   a sense of community.
C.   help raising their children.
D.   a path to salvation.
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 teen idol to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show.
B.   the first rock singer to sell more records than Frank Sinatra.
C.   a southern performer who achieved national popularity.
D.   a white performer singing and dancing to “black” rhythms.

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