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During the 1950's, the general economic conditions of the United States included

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low employment

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Between 1945 and 1960, the birth rate in the U.S.

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reversed a long pattern decline

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Following World War II, the American economy

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grew nearly ten times faster than the population between 1945 and 1975

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During the 1950's, the region of the U.S. that experienced the most dramatic change as a result of the economic growth was

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the West

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During the 1950's, the American Federation of Labor in the U.S.

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merged with the Congress of Industrial Organization

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All of the following researchers made important contributions to the development of antibiotics EXCEPT

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Paul Muller

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Following World War II, American scientists made a critical contribution to the development of penicillin by

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finding methods for its mass production and commercial distribution

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In the early 20th century, the vaccine which raised the most safety concerns in the U.S. was for the prevention of

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tuberculosis

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In 1954, the American scientist Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for the prevention of

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polio

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All of the following statements regarding the use of DDT are true EXCEPT that

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scientists during WWII knew the pesticide had a long term toxic effect on humans and animals

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The correct chronological order for development in electronic technology, from earliest to latest is

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vacuum tube, transistor, integrated circuit

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The first significant public awareness in the U.S. of comupters came during

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the 1952 election tabulations

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During the 1950's, the U.S. government's primary motive for the development of rocket and missile technology was

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for the long-range delivery of weapons

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In 1960, the U.S. first successfully launched a missile from a submarine with the

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Polaris

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In 1961, the first American to be launched into space was

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Alan Shepard

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The primary purpose of the American Apollo program was to

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land men on the moon

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Between 1945-1957, the growth of American consumerism was aided by

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All of these answers are correct: an 800 increase in consumer credit, the development of credit cards, low-payment of credit plans, revolving charge accounts

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Beginning in the late 1940's, William Levitt used mass production techinques to sell

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houses

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During the 1950's the popularity in the U.S. of suburban living was partly explained by

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All of these answers are correct: the social importance placed on the family, a desire for racial segregation, a desire for privacy, security, and space for consumer goods, both the social importance placed on the family, and a desire for racial segregation

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In 1946, Dr. Benjamin Spock's best-selling Baby and Child Care contended that

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mothers should stay at home with their children

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During the 1950's, in the U.S. married women who worked outside the home

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All of these answers are correct: faced social pressures to quit their jobs, increased in number throughout the decade, accounted for one-third of all married women, both increased in number throughout the decade, and accounted for one-third of all married women

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All of the following statements regarding early television are true EXCEPT that

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the federal government regulated the content of both commercials and programs

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During the 1950's television network

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generally sought to convey an idealized image of America

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During the 1950's, the American environmental preservation movement was mobilized by

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a proposed dam on the Green River in Echo Park,Utah

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In his 1956 book on corporate America, The Organization Man, William Whyte Jr contended

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a workers most valuable trait in the corporate work setting was to get along

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In his 1950 book, The Lonely Crowd, sociologist David Riesman argued that Americans that Americans

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all of these answers are correct

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The popular "beat" novel On the Road (1957) was written by

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Jack Derouac

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In the 1950's, crimes committed by juveniles

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resulted in widespread social unrest during the decade

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Like many early white rock musicians, Elvis Presley drew heavily from black traditions in

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rhythm and blues

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The rapid rise in the popularity of rock music was partly due to

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all these answers are correct

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Michael Harrington's 1962 book, "The Other America" focused on the problems of

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poverty

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All of the following statements regarding poverty in America during the 1950's are true EXCEPT that

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the percentage of the population living in poverty rose during the decade

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During the 1950's rural America

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lost ten percent of its population in 1956

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In 1960 the city in the United States with the largest Mexican American population was

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Los Angeles

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All of the following were factors in the 1950's in rising poverty rates in inner cities EXCEPT

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a growth of unskilled industrial jobs in these areas

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The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education

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declared that separate educational facilities were unlawful

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In the civil rights movement, the spirit of "massive resistance" is associated with

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southern whites

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In 1957, the effort to integrate Central High School in Little Rock Arkansas required

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the presence of federal troops to enforce court orders

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The Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-1956

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marked the emergence of an effective form of racial protest

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Martin Luther King Jr was the leader of the

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference

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In the 1950's factors in the rise of the civil rights movement included

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All of these answers are correct

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In his economic agenda, President Dwight Eisenhower

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lowered federal support for farm policies

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The most significant and costly initiative of the federal government under President Dwight Eisenhower involved

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a federal highway system

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In the 1956 elections

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President Dwight Eisenhower faced his 1952 Democratic opponent

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The political decline of Senator Joseph McCarthy began when he investigated

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the army

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In 1954, Senator Joseph McCarthy, the US Senate voted to

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censure him for "conduct unbecoming of a senator"

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In 1954, under John Foster Dulles concept of "massive retaliation", the US would

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use nuclear weapons against communist aggression

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Until the early 1950's the country the US assisted in trying to control Vietnam was

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France

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Between 1945-1959, the US policy in the Middle East saw the

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CIA engineer a coup that brought the Shah of Iran to power

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In 1954, the Eisenhower Administration ordered the CIA to help overthrow the government of

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Guatemala

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The Eisenhower administration responded to Fidel Castro's coming to power in Cuba by

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ending diplomatic relations

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In 1960, the Soviet Union's announcement it had shot down an American U-2 spy plane

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led Soviet Premier Khrushehev to cancel a planned visit by Eisenhower to Moscow

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In his farewell address to the nation, President Dwight Eisenhower warned against the dangers of

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the "military industrial complex"

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