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.   mental health institutions.
C.   hypocrisy and complacency.
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.   anti-Communist fervor.
C.   anti-union policies.
D.   aggressive foreign policy.
Question #3
James Dean and Marlon Brando were popular with young people during the 1950s because they represented
A.   toughness and street smarts.
B.   the achievement of financial success.
C.   rebelliousness and nonconformity.
D.   the fulfillment of nuclear family life.
Question #4
Redlining and restrictive covenants were designed to enable
A.   housing segregation.
B.   long-term mortgages.
C.   home ownership.
D.   suburban growth.
Question #5
Early marriage and a high birthrate were encouraged because they would help the United States
A.   keep women from seeking paid labor.
B.   contain the spread of communism.
C.   increase the market for private homes.
D.   forestall another economic depression.
Question #6
Vital center liberal voters in the 1948 elections were opposed to
A.   welfare.
B.   communism.
C.   taxation.
D.   integration.
Question #7
Eisenhower's style of Republicanism was called “modern” because his administration
A.   paid attention to the Middle East.
B.   tried to control defense spending.
C.   continued Truman's containment policy.
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.   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.   Roman Catholicism.
B.   record as a senator.
C.   physical attractiveness.
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.   Christian rhetoric.
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.   proposed solutions to the arms race with the Soviet Union.
B.   ability to connect religious practice to secular fulfillment.
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.   appealing primarily to children.
B.   realistic depictions of family life.
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.   women working outside the home.
B.   the rise of juvenile delinquency.
C.   economic uncertainty and food shortages.
D.   the lengthy separations imposed by the war.
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.   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.   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.   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 white performer singing and dancing to “black” rhythms.
B.   the first rock singer to sell more records than Frank Sinatra.
C.   the first teen idol to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show.
D.   a southern performer who achieved national popularity.

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