Question 1

Between 1945 and 1957,the growth of American consumerism was aided by

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A)  an 800 percent increase in consumer credit.
B)  the development of credit cards.
C)  low-payment credit plans.
D)  revolving charge accounts.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Relations between the United States and the Soviet Union worsened during and after a failed revolution in ________ in the fall of 1956.

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Question 3

In 1957,the effort to integrate Central High School in Little Rock,Arkansas,required

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A)  President Dwight Eisenhower to remove the governor of Arkansas from office.
B)  the presence of federal troops to enforce court orders.
C)  the replacement of many of the school's teachers.
D)  the arrest of hundreds of whites protesting at the school.
E)  the Supreme Court to issue another decision,Brown II.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Examine earlier periods of medical knowledge covered in the text.Explain why the development of antibiotics was of such profound importance in medical science.

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Question 5

During the 1950s,the American Federation of Labor in the United States

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A)  was intimidated by powerful and wealthy corporations.
B)  made significant concessions in benefits to gain higher wages.
C)  merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
D)  represented nearly one-half of all working Americans.
E)  saw its president,David Beck,charged with the misappropriation of union funds.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

The central character in J.D.Salinger's 1951 book,The Catcher in the Rye,was the alienated prep-school student ________.

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Question 7

In the 1956 elections,

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A)  President Dwight Eisenhower faced his 1952 Democratic opponent.
B)  the Republicans won control of both houses of Congress.
C)  President Eisenhower suffered a heart attack on the campaign trail.
D)  the major issue was an economic recession.
E)  Vice President Richard Nixon was dropped from the ticket.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 8

In the early 1960s,the basis of the American atomic weapons arsenal was the ________ missile.

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Question 9

During the Montgomery bus boycott,Martin Luther King Jr.made his first appearance on the national scene and soon founded the Southern ________ Conference.

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Christian ...

Question 10

The political decline of Senator Joseph McCarthy began when he investigated

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A)  the United States Senate.
B)  the Central Intelligence Agency.
C)  Dwight Eisenhower's family.
D)  the civil rights movement.
E)  the army.F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 11

Since World War II,developments in antibiotics have made bacterial infections one of the most successfully treated of all human illnesses.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Fulgencio Batista came to power in Cuba with American help.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What were the various strategies used by supporters and opponents of desegregation?

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Supporters and opponents of desegregatio...

Question 14

In the 1950s,advertisers played the most important role in television programming.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In what ways did television during the 1950s both encourage conformity and spark desires for rebellion and change?

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During the 1950s, television played a si...

Question 16

In 1946,Dr.Benjamin Spock's best-selling Baby and Child Care contended that

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A)  fathers needed to spend as much time as mothers in the care and raising of their children.
B)  mothers should stay at home with their children.
C)  families should not have more than three children.
D)  the ages of children in a family should not be spaced out more than five years.
E)  children should not be breast-fed or allowed to sleep with their parents.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

Martin Luther King Jr.was leader of the

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A)  Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
B)  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
C)  United Negro Improvement Association.
D)  Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
E)  Congress of Racial Equality.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

The rise of rock musicians such as Elvis Presley was an example of the limited willingness of white audiences to accept black musicians.

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A) True 
 B)False

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