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.   wealth and consumerism.
B.   hypocrisy and complacency.
C.   mental health institutions.
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.   opposition to civil rights.
C.   aggressive foreign policy.
D.   anti-Communist fervor.
Question #3
James Dean and Marlon Brando were popular with young people during the 1950s because they represented
A.   rebelliousness and nonconformity.
B.   the fulfillment of nuclear family life.
C.   the achievement of financial success.
D.   toughness and street smarts.
Question #4
Redlining and restrictive covenants were designed to enable
A.   housing segregation.
B.   suburban growth.
C.   home ownership.
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.   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.   communism.
B.   welfare.
C.   integration.
D.   taxation.
Question #7
Eisenhower's style of Republicanism was called “modern” because his administration
A.   paid attention to the Middle East.
B.   accepted and built upon the New Deal.
C.   tried to control defense spending.
D.   continued Truman's containment policy.
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.   maintaining America's image as a bastion of freedom and equality.
C.   alienating southern Democrats who were white supremacists.
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.   support of Martin Luther King Jr.
C.   physical attractiveness.
D.   record as a senator.
Question #10
In their campaign to uphold white supremacy, the White Citizens' Council relied on
A.   electoral politics.
B.   economic pressure.
C.   violence and terror.
D.   Christian rhetoric.
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.   passionate anti-Soviet and anti-Communist viewpoints.
C.   proposed solutions to the arms race with the Soviet Union.
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.   the lengthy separations imposed by the war.
B.   economic uncertainty and food shortages.
C.   women working outside the home.
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 students had access to the same educational resources as whites.
C.   black teachers were paid the same amount as their white counterparts.
D.   funding for schools attended by only white students would decrease.
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.   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.   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.   entertainment.
B.   a path to salvation.
C.   help raising their children.
D.   a sense of community.
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.   found that the overwhelming majority of Americans waited till after marriage to have sex.
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 white performer singing and dancing to “black” rhythms.
D.   a southern performer who achieved national popularity.

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