Question 1

Between 1955 and 1961, the United States spent $800 million in South Vietnam, most of it to

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A)   fund U.S. troops who were deployed there.
B)   fund the South Vietnamese army.
C)   prime the economy there.
D)   build new U.S. air bases there.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Match the term with the definition.
-President Eisenhower's 1957 declaration that the United States would actively combat communism in the Middle East. Following this declaration, Congress approved the policy, and Eisenhower sent aid to Jordan in 1957 and troops to Lebanon in 1958.

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A)  baby boom
B)  Brown v. Board of Education
C)  Cuban revolution
D)  domino theory
E)  Eisenhower DoctrineF) Hernandez v. TexasG) Interstate Highway and Defense System Act of 1956H) military-industrial complexI) Montgomery bus boycottJ) mutually assured destruction (MA
D)  K) rock and rollL) Sun BeltM) A) and J)
N) D) and F)

Question 3

Beginning in the 1950s, maintaining a non-Communist South Vietnam became crucial to American efforts to contain communism. How did the Eisenhower administration go about this? What was the nation's justification for its actions in South Vietnam in the 1950s? How did it balance its commitments to both containing communism and supporting the right to national self-determination?

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Question 4

Match the term with the definition.
-Law authorizing the construction of a national transportation system. Promoted as essential to national defense and an impetus to economic growth, the system accelerated the movement of people and goods and changed the nature of American communities.

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A)  baby boom
B)  Brown v. Board of Education
C)  Cuban revolution
D)  domino theory
E)  Eisenhower DoctrineF) Hernandez v. TexasG) Interstate Highway and Defense System Act of 1956H) military-industrial complexI) Montgomery bus boycottJ) mutually assured destruction (MA
D)  K) rock and rollL) Sun BeltM) D) and H)
N) B) and C)

Question 5

Match the term with the definition.
-A music genre created from country music and black rhythm and blues that emerged in the 1950s and captivated American youth.

Accepted Answer

A)  baby boom
B)  Brown v. Board of Education
C)  Cuban revolution
D)  domino theory
E)  Eisenhower DoctrineF) Hernandez v. TexasG) Interstate Highway and Defense System Act of 1956H) military-industrial complexI) Montgomery bus boycottJ) mutually assured destruction (MA
D)  K) rock and rollL) Sun BeltM) D) and E)
N) A) and E)

Question 6

In what direction did Eisenhower, the first Republican to serve as president after the New Deal, take the federal government during his second term?

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A)   He reduced the federal government's size and functions.
B)   He extended government protection for corporate interests in every instance.
C)   He left the size and functions of the federal government intact.
D)   He dismantled much of the Democratic social welfare state.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

What was one reason many Americans moved to the Sun Belt in the 1950s?

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A)   The growing expense of heating fuels, which made the warm climate more economical
B)   Eisenhower's policy of termination, which freed up millions of acres of former Indian reservation land
C)   The advent of air-conditioning, which made it possible to live and work in the region more comfortably
D)   The move toward an automobile-based society, which made it easier for most people to move south and westE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

How did President Eisenhower ultimately respond to the Arkansas National Guard's attempts to block the enrollment of nine black students in Little Rock's Central High School in 1957?

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A)   He stayed silent because of his preference for limited federal intervention in the states.
B)   He went to Arkansas to escort the black students into the school personally.
C)   He sent the Federal Bureau of Investigation to Arkansas to arrest the troops and the state's governor.
D)   He sent army troops to Little Rock to oversee the integration of the school.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

How did the Eisenhower administration respond to Brown v. Board of Education and issues of racial justice in the second half of the 1950s?

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Question 10

Match the term with the definition.
-Yearlong boycott of Montgomery's segregated bus system in 1955-56 by the city's African American population. The boycott brought Martin Luther King Jr. to national prominence and ended in victory when the Supreme Court declared segregated transportation unconstitutional.

Accepted Answer

A)  baby boom
B)  Brown v. Board of Education
C)  Cuban revolution
D)  domino theory
E)  Eisenhower DoctrineF) Hernandez v. TexasG) Interstate Highway and Defense System Act of 1956H) military-industrial complexI) Montgomery bus boycottJ) mutually assured destruction (MA
D)  K) rock and rollL) Sun BeltM) C) and K)
N) D) and K)

Question 11

Why did many Cuban people support the uprising led by Fidel Castro against Fulgencio Batista in 1959?

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A)   They were charmed by Castro's charisma and swayed by his eloquence.
B)   They had a strong desire for political and economic autonomy.
C)   They believed that Batista had stolen the election from Castro in 1958.
D)   They had a strong belief in capitalism as the best economic system.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

In what way did the civil rights movement of the 1950s and early 1960s differ from previous efforts to end racial segregation and discrimination in the United States?

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A)   Fewer African Americans and more whites were involved.
B)   Activists tended more toward rhetoric than toward direct confrontation.
C)   It involved masses of people who used civil disobedience to bring about change.
D)   African Americans increasingly used violent means to achieve their objectives.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Which of the following describes President Dwight D. Eisenhower's "middle way" politics in the early 1950s?

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A)   His domestic agenda and leadership style were guided by moderation.
B)   He promised to share more of his duties with his liberal vice president.
C)   He asked Congress to allocate half the U.S. budget to domestic concerns and the other half to fighting the Cold War.
D)   He sought a middle ground between Democrats and Republicans by setting out to dismantle New Deal policy.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Describe the impact-good and bad-of technological advances on life in post-World War II America.

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Answer would ideally include:
Positive E...

Question 15

What was Levittown, New York?

Accepted Answer

A)   An example of mass-produced affordable housing in the suburbs
B)   An example of one of the worst slums in an American city in the Northeast
C)   A successful attempt at the racial integration of an American housing development
D)   A failed suburban housing development that contributed to the rebirth of cities across the nationE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

In the 1950s, the CIA intervened in the internal affairs of which of the following countries?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ethiopia
B)   Afghanistan
C)   Guatemala
D)   HungaryE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

What did Federal Communications Commission chairman Newton Minow call television after he surveyed what it offered to Americans in 1961?

Accepted Answer

A)   A cultural marvel
B)   A government-sponsored propaganda machine
C)   A vehicle that Americans can use to surpass the rest of the world
D)   A vast wastelandE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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In what way did the civil rights movement of the 1950s and early 1960s differ from previous efforts to end racial segregation and discrimination in the United States?

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Which of the following describes President Dwight D. Eisenhower's "middle way" politics in the early 1950s?

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What was one reason many Americans moved to the Sun Belt in the 1950s?

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How did President Eisenhower ultimately respond to the Arkansas National Guard's attempts to block the enrollment of nine black students in Little Rock's Central High School in 1957?

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What was Levittown, New York?

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Between 1955 and 1961, the United States spent $800 million in South Vietnam, most of it to

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Match the term with the definition. -President Eisenhower's 1957 declaration that the United States would actively combat communism in the Middle East. Following this declaration, Congress approved the policy, and Eisenhower sent aid to Jordan in 1957 and troops to Lebanon in 1958.

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What did Federal Communications Commission chairman Newton Minow call television after he surveyed what it offered to Americans in 1961?

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Match the term with the definition. -A music genre created from country music and black rhythm and blues that emerged in the 1950s and captivated American youth.

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In what direction did Eisenhower, the first Republican to serve as president after the New Deal, take the federal government during his second term?

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Describe the impact-good and bad-of technological advances on life in post-World War II America.

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In the 1950s, the CIA intervened in the internal affairs of which of the following countries?

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Match the term with the definition. -Law authorizing the construction of a national transportation system. Promoted as essential to national defense and an impetus to economic growth, the system accelerated the movement of people and goods and changed the nature of American communities.

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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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How did the Eisenhower administration respond to Brown v. Board of Education and issues of racial justice in the second half of the 1950s?

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