Question 1

Until the early 1950s,the country the United States assisted in trying to control Vietnam was

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A)   England.
B)   Japan.
C)   France.
D)   Taiwan.
E)   China.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Following World War II,American scientists made a critical contribution to the development of penicillin by

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A)   discovering the antibacterial properties for which the drug was named.
B)   discovering it could be used to treat streptococcal blood infections.
C)   effectively using the antibacterial agent known as sulfanilamide.
D)   developing methods for its mass production and commercial distribution.
E)   demonstrating the value of antiseptic solutions to prevent infection.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

All of the following were factors in rising poverty rates in inner cities in the 1950s,EXCEPT

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

Question 4

The primary goal of the American Apollo program was to

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A)   build an orbiting space station.
B)   develop a reusable spaceship.
C)   send men to Mars.
D)   land men on the moon.
E)   launch manned vehicles into space to orbit the earth.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

Like many early white rock musicians,Elvis Presley drew heavily from black traditions in

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A)   gospel.
B)   rhythm and blues.
C)   folk.
D)   country western.
E)   jazz.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 6

Factors in the rise of the civil rights movement included

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A)   the growth of the urban black middle class.
B)   Cold War politics.
C)   the rapid spread of television.
D)   the events of World War II.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

During the 1950s,television networks

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A)   refused to show how the lower classes lived in America.
B)   both refused to show how the lower classes lived in America and generally conveyed an idealized image of America.
C)   created conditions that helped to ameliorate social conflict.
D)   None of these answers is correct.
E)   generally sought to convey an idealized image of a homogeneous America.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

The Eisenhower administration was eager to join the battle over desegregation in Little Rock,Arkansas.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the early twentieth century,the vaccine that raised the most safety concerns in the United States was for the prevention of

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A)   typhoid.
B)   tetanus.
C)   tuberculosis.
D)   rubella.
E)   small pox.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 10

How do you define Eisenhower republicanism? How did it differ from Hoover republicanism and New Deal or Fair Deal liberalism?

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Question 11

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In his farewell address to the nation,President Dwight Eisenhower warned against the dangers of

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A)   the "military-industrial complex."
B)   global nuclear war.
C)   the growing communist threat.
D)   "brinkmanship" diplomacy.
E)   excessive consumer materialism.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 14

During the 1950s in the United States,married women who worked outside the home

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A)   increased in number throughout the decade.
B)   All these answers are correct.
C)   accounted for nearly one-third of all married women.
D)   both increased in number throughout the decade, and accounted for nearly one-third of all married women.
E)   faced social pressures to stay at home with their children.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 15

Between 1945 and 1959,U.S.policy in the Middle East saw

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

Question 16

In his book,The Organization Man,William Whyte Jr.praised modern corporations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The most significant and largest public works project of the federal government under President Dwight Eisenhower involved

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A)   a federal highway system.
B)   the space program.
C)   a large tax cut.
D)   a nuclear energy program.
E)   a national healthcare system.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

How and why has the primary focus of the American space program changed since its founding to the present day?

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Question 19

In 1954,the American scientist Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for the prevention of

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A)   yellow fever.
B)   typhoid.
C)   polio.
D)   influenza.
E)   tuberculosis.F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

As part of his economic agenda,President Dwight D.Eisenhower

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

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