Question 1

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

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

Question 2

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The number of women working outside the home declined between 1945 and 1960.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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 5

The popularity in the 1950s of suburban living in the U.S.is partly explained by

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A)   both the social importance placed on the family, and a desire for racial segregation.
B)   a desire for larger homes.
C)   All these answers are correct.
D)   the social importance placed on the family.
E)   a desire for racial segregation.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

What were the various technological advances brought together to develop the American space program in the late 1950s and the 1960s?

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Question 7

Between 1945 and 1960,the birth rate in the United States

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A)   peaked in 1949.
B)   led to a doubling of the nation's population in this period.
C)   reversed a long pattern of decline.
D)   fell precipitously from its World War II highs.
E)   led to shortages of many consumer goods.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

In 1960,the city in the United States with the largest Mexican American population was

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A)   San Diego.
B)   San Antonio.
C)   Los Angeles.
D)   Chicago.
E)   New York.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 9

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 10

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

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A)   Paul Muller.
B)   Louis Pasteur.
C)   Howard Florey.
D)   Joseph Lister.
E)   Alexander Fleming.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

All of the following statements regarding poverty in America between 1950 and 1960 are true EXCEPT that

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A)   the percentage of the population living in poverty rose during the decade.
B)   many rural Americans lived on the margins of the affluent society.
C)   more than 30 million Americans lived in poverty at any given time during the year 1960.
D)   Native Americans were the single poorest group in the country.
E)   most of the poor experienced poverty only temporarily.F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 13

The Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-1956

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A)   was sparked by a beating of an African American woman.
B)   was ruled illegal by the Supreme Court.
C)   led to the creation of the Congress of Racial Equality (COR
E)  .
D)   failed to end the segregation policies on public city buses.
E)   marked the emergence of an effective form of racial protest.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

During the 1950s,the region of the United States that experienced the most dramatic change as a result of economic growth was

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A)   Alaska and Hawaii.
B)   the East.
C)   the North.
D)   the West.
E)   the South.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 15

John Glenn was the first American launched into space.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The first American to be launched into space,in 1961,was

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A)   Yuri Gagarin.
B)   John Glenn.
C)   Alan Shepard.
D)   Edwin Aldrin.
E)   Neil Armstrong.F) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 17

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

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

Question 18

All of the following statements regarding early television are true EXCEPT that

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A)   all three major television networks had started as radio companies.
B)   television quickly became the most powerful medium of mass communication in history.
C)   in the 1920s there were experiments in broadcasting pictures and sound.
D)   the federal government largely kept big business sponsorship out of television advertising.
E)   in 1946 there were 17,000 television sets in the United States.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

What were the major changes in America as a result of the growing availability and reliance on private automobiles?

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Question 20

The Eisenhower administration responded to Fidel Castro's coming to power in Cuba by

Accepted Answer

A)   None of these answers is correct.
B)   blockading Cuban ports.
C)   establishing a military presence in Guantanamo Bay.
D)   ending diplomatic relations, blockading Cuban ports, and establishing a military presence in Guantanamo Bay.
E)   ending diplomatic relations.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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