Question 1

The years during and after World War II witnessed tremendous growth in big business.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The best salesman of this gospel of reassuring "good news" was the Reverend Norman Vincent Peale.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

By 1960, about 65 percent of Americans :

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A)   read the Bible
B)   prayed
C)   believed in God
D)   believed in evolution
E)   belonged to a churchF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

All of the following countries were physically damaged during World War II EXCEPT:

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A)   Great Britain
B)   France
C)   Japan
D)   the United States
E)   GermanyF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 5

Show briefly how playwrights, novelists, painters, and the Beats reacted to the corporate life.

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Question 6

During the fifties, the U.S. marriage rate:

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A)   reached record lows
B)   reached an all-time high
C)   included same sex marriages
D)   did not include interracial marriages
E)   only reported recent marriagesF) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 7

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Harry Byrd

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A)  wrote Invisible Man
B)  wrote The Affluent Society
C)  advocated "massive resistance" to integration
D)  challenged bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama
E)  wrote The Crack in the Picture WindowF) was a U-2 spy-plane pilotG) proclaimed the creation of a Democratic Republic of VietnamH) was a suburban home builderI) was an Arkansas governorJ) was a Supreme Court chief justiceK) A) and D)
L) A) and J)

Question 8

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-John Kenneth Galbraith

Accepted Answer

A)  wrote Invisible Man
B)  wrote The Affluent Society
C)  advocated "massive resistance" to integration
D)  challenged bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama
E)  wrote The Crack in the Picture WindowF) was a U-2 spy-plane pilotG) proclaimed the creation of a Democratic Republic of VietnamH) was a suburban home builderI) was an Arkansas governorJ) was a Supreme Court chief justiceK) D) and H)
L) None of the above

Question 9

The postwar era witnessed its most dramatic population growth in:

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A)   the sunbelt
B)   the Midwest
C)   rural areas
D)   the Northeast
E)   the Mississippi ValleyF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

The phrase "In God We Trust" was added to coins and currency in the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The First Indochina War ended when the French suffered a major defeat at:

Accepted Answer

A)   Dien Bien Phu
B)   Hanoi
C)   Saigon
D)   Taipei
E)   Khe SanhF) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

Society's message to women in the 1950s was that they should strive to combine motherhood and professional careers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

With the end of World War II, women workers were encouraged to:

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A)   give up their jobs to returning veterans
B)   work longer hours
C)   limit family sizes
D)   stay single
E)   upgrade their job skills through technical training or collegeF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Since the nineteenth century, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia had been ruled by:

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A)   China
B)   Japan
C)   France
D)   Great Britain
E)   themselvesF) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 15

During the 1950s, the black population in the North decreased as a result of the Great Migration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In The Affluent Society, John Kenneth Galbraith pointed out the:

Accepted Answer

A)   benefits of limited government
B)   infallibility of the marketplace
C)   persistence of poverty
D)   economic value of the cold war
E)   environmental costs of prosperityF) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 17

A very important reason for passage of the GI Bill was to:

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A)   keep men in the military beyond their term of enlistment
B)   spend surplus funds in the federal budget
C)   help Roosevelt get reelected
D)   prevent the return of the Depression
E)   create a bureaucracy to administer itF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Ralph Ellison

Accepted Answer

A)  wrote Invisible Man
B)  wrote The Affluent Society
C)  advocated "massive resistance" to integration
D)  challenged bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama
E)  wrote The Crack in the Picture WindowF) was a U-2 spy-plane pilotG) proclaimed the creation of a Democratic Republic of VietnamH) was a suburban home builderI) was an Arkansas governorJ) was a Supreme Court chief justiceK) D) and F)
L) E) and G)

Question 19

Between 1945 and 1960, home ownership:

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A)   declined, due to the construction of cheap apartments
B)   significantly increased
C)   was hampered due to shortages of credit
D)   became almost universal
E)   was not as popular as government-provided public housingF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

Trace the rise of youth culture in the 1950s.

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Exam 28: Cold War America, 1950-1959

In The Affluent Society, John Kenneth Galbraith pointed out the:

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Society's message to women in the 1950s was that they should strive to combine motherhood and professional careers.

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Since the nineteenth century, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia had been ruled by:

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By 1960, about 65 percent of Americans :

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During the fifties, the U.S. marriage rate:

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Show briefly how playwrights, novelists, painters, and the Beats reacted to the corporate life.

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All of the following countries were physically damaged during World War II EXCEPT:

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -John Kenneth Galbraith

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The phrase "In God We Trust" was added to coins and currency in the 1950s.

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With the end of World War II, women workers were encouraged to:

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The First Indochina War ended when the French suffered a major defeat at:

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During the 1950s, the black population in the North decreased as a result of the Great Migration.

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The postwar era witnessed its most dramatic population growth in:

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Ralph Ellison

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Between 1945 and 1960, home ownership:

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Trace the rise of youth culture in the 1950s.

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The years during and after World War II witnessed tremendous growth in big business.

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A very important reason for passage of the GI Bill was to:

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Harry Byrd

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The best salesman of this gospel of reassuring "good news" was the Reverend Norman Vincent Peale.

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