us history chapter 27 – Flashcards
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which egyptian leader seized the suez canal in july 1956
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gamal abdel nasser
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who wrote the best-selling books sexual behavior in the human male and sexual behavior in the human female
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alfred kinsey
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in the 1950s, most eomployed women worked in
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clerical, serivce, and domestic jobs
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why did whites in mississippi murder fourteen-year-old emmett till in 1955
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he had allegedly whistled at a white woman
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what caused the smog that plagued los angeles in the 1950s
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sprawling urban and suburban settlements without efficient public transportation
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what was one reason many americans moved to the sun belt in the 1950s
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the move toward an automobile-based society which made it easier for most people to move south and west
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president eisenhower believed that the development of nulcear power for domestic purposed should
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be left in the hands pf private enterprse
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how did rock and roll challenge american social and cultural norms in the 1950s
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it was sexually suggestive
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between 1950 and 1960, the percentage of american families with television sets grew from less than 10 percent to
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almsot 90 percent
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in most cities during the 1950s, the black population
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doubled as african americans sought economic opportunites
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in the context of president eisenhower's policy toward native americans, termination meant
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ending the federal governments special relationship with the indians by transferring jurisdiction over tribal lands to state and local governments
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what was the military-industrial complex eisenhower warned americans about before he left office
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an association between the military and defense contractors to spend more money on increasingly powerful weapons systems
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what was the sociologist david riesman's criticism of american society in his 1950 book the lonely crowd?
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he lamented the growing conformity on american society
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which of the following describes higher education in the united states between 1940 and 1960
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it became increasingly available to veterans, the middle class, and african americans
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why were the south and west sometimes referred to as the gun belt
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the regions had captured the lion's share of cold war spending
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in which of the following ways did television affect us politics in the 1950s
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it allowed candidates to appeal directly to voters in their homes, which elevated the importance of politicians personal attractiveness
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the work of the 1950s authors allen ginsberg and jack kerouac was known for
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rejecting almost every aspect of the mainstream culture
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the montgomery bus boycott of 1955-56 persisted until
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the us supreme court overturned alabama's state and local laws requiring segregation on buses
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what impact did technological advances have on american industry in the 1950s
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they chipped away at the number of jobs in heavy industry
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how did the united states react to the soviet unions successful launch of sputnik in 1957
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it passed legislation providing support for students in math, foreign languages, science, and technology
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the civil rights act of 1957 and 1960 can be characterized as
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symbolic
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what was the key to president eisenhowers new look in foreign policy
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a smaller conventional army bolstered by strength in airpower and nuclear weapons
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the three part program for compensating, "terminating", and relocating native americans reflected the eisenhower administration's commitment to
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limiting the scope of federal government activity
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in the 1950s the CIA intervened in the internal affairs of which of the following countries
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guatemala
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what was the purpose of the eisenhower doctrine
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to aid any middle eastern nation requesting assistance against armed aggression from any country controlled by international communism
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president eisenhower viewed communism in vietnam as
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a force that had to be stopped before it spread to japan, taiwan, and the philipines
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secretary of state senator john foster dulles supported a foreign policy strategy of
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going to the brink of war to halt the soviet's efforts to extend their territory any farther
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the output of american farms increased between 1940 and 1960 while the number of farmworkers
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decreased by nearly one-third
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why did many cuban people support the uprising led by fidel castro against fulgencio batista in 1959
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they had a strong desire for political and economic autonomy
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what did "operation wetback" reveal about most white americans
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they generally opposed the permanent immigration of mexicans
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in what way did the civil rights movement of the early 1960s differ from previous efforts to end racial segregation and discrimination in the united states
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it involved masses of people who used civil disobedience to bring about change
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what was one cause of the unparalleled material abundance of the united states in the 1950s
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a population increase of almost 30 million
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the supreme courts decision in brown v board of education overturned which of the following precedents
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separate but equal established in plessy v Ferguson
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who did president eisenhower ultimately respond to the arkansas national guards attempts to block the enrollment of nine black students in little rock's central high school in 1957
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he sent army troops to little rock to oversee the integration of the school
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what did anti-communist zealot senator joseph mccarthy do that led to his condemnation by the us senate
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he conducted televised hearings in which he charged the the us army was full of communists
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what was president eisenhowers most important and far-reaching domestic initiative
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the passage of the interstate highway and defense system act of 1956
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what was the eisenhower administration approach to social welfare programs
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it allowed the welfare state to grow and the federal government to take on new projects
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how did union membership as a percentage of the labor force in the united states change during the 1950s
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it peaked at just over 27 percent in 1957
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what did federal communications commission newton minow call television after he surveyed what it offered to americans in 1961
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a vast wasteland
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which new civil rights organization chose martin luther king jr as its leader in january of 1957
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sclc
