History Chapter 32 eCampus Quiz – Flashcards
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The most popular household product after World War II was the air conditioner. a) True b) False
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b) False
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White Flight described the migration to the new sunbelt a) True b) False
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b) False
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The Sputnik syndrome led to a) all of the above b) increased defense spending c) the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) d) the National Defense Education Act (NDEA)
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a) all of the above
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Eisenhower failed in his objective to abolish the Social Security program a) True b) False
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b) False
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Massive Resistance is the term used for a) white resistance to court-ordered integration of the schools b) black protests in the wake of the Brown decision c) Martin Luther King Jr's grassroots organization d) Eisenhower's defense policy
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a) white resistance to court-ordered integration of the schools
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After Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba, Eisenhower a) suspended diplomatic relations with Cuba. b) traveled to Cuba to meet with Castro c) organized a United Nations force to overthrow Castro d) loaned the Cuban government money to rebuild the nation
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a) Suspended diplomatic relations with Cuba
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The ideal for middle-class women in the 1950s was to be a) an independent white-collar professional b) a wife and mother c) like Rosie the Riveter d) employed outside of the home
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b) a wife and mother
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Most blacks who migrated to the North lived in the suburbs a) True b) False
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b) False
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Challenges to the Plessy decision's separate-but-equal doctrine were led by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) a) True b) False
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a) True
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William Levitt's homes were not initially available to blacks. a) True b) False
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a) True
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One likely cause of juvenile delinquency during the 1950s was the a) large baby boon generation b) wide dispersion of television c) rapid growth of suburban communities d) greater mobility provided by cars
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d) greater mobility provided by cars
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After World War II, a significant migration occurred from a) the rural South to the rural North and Midwest b) cities to suburbs c) rural areas to central cities d) the South, Southwest, and West to the Northeast
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b) cities to suburbs
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As a result of the Little Rock crisis, the city's high schools closed rather than allow integration a) True b) False
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a) True
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The leader of the North Vietnamese was Ho Chi Minh. a) True b) False
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a) True
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The election of 1952 was a turning point in politics because a) Democrats won the presidency b) Eisenhower won several southern states c) all of the above d) republicans gained control of congress.
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b) Eisenhower won several southern states
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The monuments to the Eisenhower presidency were a) his Nobel Peace Prize of 1957 and construction of the Pentagon b) the Tennessee Valley Authority and Landing a man on the moon c) the Twenty-Forth Amendment and NATO d) interstate highways and the St. Lawrence Seaway
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d) interstate highways and the St. Lawrence Seaway
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The GI Bill helped eliminate differences in the opportunities for blacks and whites in higher education. a) True b) False
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b) False
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John Keats' The Crack in the Picture Window was stinging critique of a) suburban life b) modern art c) television d) the quality of American housing of the era
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a) suburban life
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John Foster Dulles advocated more than containment in foreign policy, namely the liberation of Eastern Europe a) True b) False
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a) True
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In December 1954, the Senate voted 67 to 22 to expel Senator Joseph McCarthy. a) True b) False
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b) False
