Ch. 28 The Affluent Society – Flashcards

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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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