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How did the Eisenhower administration criticize Truman's foreign policy? How did Eisenhower's foreign policy differ from Truman's? How and why was it similar?

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Consider the automobile and television.Which of these two products had the most influence in changing American society during the 1950s? Why?

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Between 1945 and 1950,10 percent of all the new businesses in the United States began in Los Angeles.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Rural America

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A)   lost nearly 10 percent of its population in 1956 alone.
B)   both nearly lost 10 percent of its population in 1956 alone, and saw its percentage of the national income drop to less than two percent within the decade of the 1950s.
C)   saw its percentage of the national income drop to less than 2 percent in the 1950s.
D)   All these answers are correct.
E)   saw the South increase plantings of cotton as a cash crop in the 1950s.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 5

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

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Where would one most likely find the poor in America in the 1950s? Why did they remain poor?

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In the 1950s, one would most likely find the poor in America living in urban slums or impoverished rural areas. These areas were often characterized by inadequate housing, limited access to education and healthcare, and high levels of unemployment.

There were several reasons why people remained poor during this time period. One reason was systemic discrimination and segregation, which limited opportunities for African Americans and other minority groups. Additionally, the lack of social safety nets and government assistance programs meant that many families had little to no support in times of financial hardship.

Furthermore, the low wages and exploitative working conditions in industries such as agriculture and manufacturing contributed to the cycle of poverty for many individuals and families. Without access to quality education and job training, it was difficult for people to break out of the cycle of poverty and improve their economic situation.

Overall, the combination of economic, social, and political factors contributed to the persistence of poverty in America during the 1950s. It wasn't until the implementation of significant social and economic reforms in the 1960s and beyond that the situation for many impoverished Americans began to improve.

Question 7

The Supreme Court set no specific timetable for the desegregation of schools.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 8

Dr.Benjamin Spock made a career of helping women have professional careers and be mothers at the same time.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Discuss the evolution of Eisenhower's dealings with the Soviet Union.Why did the Cold War persist? By the end of his presidency,had Eisenhower improved or worsened the Cold War?

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During his presidency, Dwight D. Eisenho...

Question 11

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

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

Question 12

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

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Question 13

Under John Foster Dulles's policy of "massive retaliation," announced in 1954,the United States would

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

Question 14

The correct chronological order for developments in electronic technology,from earliest to latest,is

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A)   integrated circuit, transistor, vacuum tube.
B)   vacuum tube, integrated circuit, transistor.
C)   transistor, integrated circuit, vacuum tube.
D)   vacuum tube, transistor, integrated circuit.
E)   transistor, vacuum tube, integrated circuit.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 15

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 16

Consumer credit cards were developed in the years following World War II.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

During the 1950s,the U.S.government's primary motive for the development of rocket and missile technology was

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A)   the long-range delivery of weapons.
B)   exploration of outer space.
C)   to catch up with German knowledge of rocketry.
D)   the quest to land a man on the moon.
E)   the establishment of communication and spy satellites around the earth.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 18

In 1954,the Eisenhower administration ordered the CIA to help overthrow the government of

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A)   Panama.
B)   Guatemala.
C)   Cuba.
D)   Colombia.
E)   Haiti.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

The Supreme Court decision in Brown v.Board of Education (1954)

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A)  reaffirmed the 1896 Plessy v.Ferguson decision.
B)  set specific timetables for enactment.
C)  arose from a case involving segregation in Mississippi.
D)  passed by a narrow 5-4 vote.
E)  declared that separate educational facilities were unlawful.F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 20

The United States first successfully launched a missile from a submarine in 1960,with the

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A)   Titan.
B)   Atlas.
C)   Minuteman.
D)   Polaris.
E)   Mercury.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

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