Question 1

The first American space satellite went into orbit shortly before the Soviet Union achieved the same feat.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

One of the last acts of the Eisenhower administration was to cut off diplomatic relations with Castro's Cuba.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In 1954,under John Foster Dulles's concept of "massive retaliation," the United States would

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A)  counter any Soviet military move with a larger American force.
B)  win the Cold War regardless of the financial cost.
C)  use nuclear weapons against communist aggression.
D)  use military force before diplomacy in dealing with the Soviet Union.
E)  rely primarily on large conventional forces in local conflicts to defeat communism.F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 4

Between 1945 and 1959,the United States policy in the Middle East saw the

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A)  Eisenhower administration assist in the construction of the Aswan Dam.
B)  Truman administration refuse to recognize the state of Israel.
C)  President Eisenhower seek to end the rule of Egyptian leader Gamal Nasser during the Suez crisis.
D)  CIA engineer a coup that brought the shah of Iran to power.
E)  U.S.refuse to join in a UN resolution denouncing British and French actions during the Suez crisis.F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 5

Who were the leading domestic critics of the America of the 1950s? What were their major criticisms?

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Question 6

All of the following researchers made important contributions to the development of antibiotics EXCEPT

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A)  Louis Pasteur.
B)  Paul Muller.
C)  Joseph Lister.
D)  Alexander Fleming.
E)  Howard Florey.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 7

In his 1956 book on corporate America,The Organization Man,William Whyte Jr.contended

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A)  the ideal of rugged individualism had been reestablished in the business community.
B)  women and minorities had little chance for advancement in American corporations.
C)  corporate wealth was not being fairly shared with its workers.
D)  the "inner-directed man" had become "other-directed."
E)  a worker's most valuable trait in the corporate work setting was to get along.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

Beginning in the late 1940s,William Levitt used mass-production techniques to sell

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A)  frozen foods.
B)  appliances.
C)  televisions.
D)  houses.
E)  automobiles.F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 9

During the 1950s,the general economic conditions of the United States included

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A)  stagnant economic growth.
B)  high inflation.
C)  low federal government spending.
D)  a slowly rising gross national product.
E)  low unemployment.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

In his economic agenda,President Dwight Eisenhower

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A)  cut back public welfare programs.
B)  lowered federal support for farm prices.
C)  generally followed the lead of the right wing of his party.
D)  allowed the federal deficit to rise due to high military spending.
E)  maintained the wage and price controls of the Truman administration.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Economic growth was at its peak in the early 1950s when military spending was at its highest.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Eisenhower administration is responsible for the largest public works project in American history.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Early missile research in the United States was conducted almost entirely by the air force.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

During the 1950s,the American environmental preservation movement was mobilized by

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A)  a proposed dam on the Green River in Echo Park,Utah.
B)  the construction of a dam in the Hetch Hetchy Valley at Yosemite National Park.
C)  the diverting of water from Owens Valley to Los Angeles,California.
D)  the growing proliferation of nuclear power plants.
E)  the nuclear incident at Three Mile Island.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Which of the following was NOT a factor in the rising poverty rates in inner cities during the 1950s?

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A)  large numbers of poor people migrating into these areas
B)  increasing automation
C)  a growth of unskilled industrial jobs in these areas
D)  persistent racial discrimination
E)  the movement of factories and mills to new locationsF) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

In the 1950s,black record producer Berry Gordy founded ________ in Detroit.

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Question 17

The prosperity of the 1950s occurred with relatively low inflation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The crime rate of American youths soared during the 1950s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

During the 1950s,television created a uniform image of American life,even as it showed conditions that could well accentuate social conflict.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

By the late 1950s,Remington Rand was the largest American maker of business computers.

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A) True 
 B)False

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Early missile research in the United States was conducted almost entirely by the air force.

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