// question: 17154000 name: According to President Eisenhower in 1961, the greatest danger to the United ... ::According to President Eisenhower in 1961, the greatest danger to the United ...::[html]
According to President Eisenhower in 1961, the greatest danger to the United States was
{ ~communism.#Incorrect ~Latin American revolutions.#Incorrect ~the Soviet Union.#Incorrect =the military-industrial complex.#Correct ~Middle Eastern terrorists.#Incorrect } // question: 17154070 name: According to the Eisenhower doctrine of “____________________” the threat of ... ::According to the Eisenhower doctrine of “____________________” the threat of ...::[html]
According to the Eisenhower doctrine of “____________________” the threat of U.S. atomic weaponry would hold Communist powers in check.
{ ~fire and fury#Incorrect =massive retaliation#Correct ~massive attack#Incorrect ~the domino theory#Incorrect ~the madman theory#Incorrect } // question: 17154086 name: Arizona Republican ____________________ criticized postwar leaders for a weak... ::Arizona Republican ____________________ criticized postwar leaders for a weak...::[html]
Arizona Republican ____________________ criticized postwar leaders for a weak defense policy in his book Conscience of a Conservative.
{ =Barry Goldwater#Correct ~William F. Buckely, Jr.#Incorrect ~Frankie Lymon#Incorrect ~Ronald Reagan#Incorrect ~Fulton J. Sheen#Incorrect } // question: 17154082 name: Catholic Bishop ____________________ hosted an Emmy-winning TV program called... ::Catholic Bishop ____________________ hosted an Emmy-winning TV program called...::[html]
Catholic Bishop ____________________ hosted an Emmy-winning TV program called Life Is Worth Living.
{ ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.#Incorrect ~Billy Graham#Incorrect ~Norman Vincent Peale#Incorrect =Fulton J. Sheen#Correct ~Dorothy Day#Incorrect } // question: 17154092 name: David Riesman’s 1950 study of the shift in the United States from an ... ::David Riesman’s 1950 study of the shift in the United States from an ...::[html]
David Riesman’s 1950 study of the shift in the United States from an “inner-directed” society to an “outer-directed” one was called ____________________.
{ ~The Feminine Mystique#Incorrect ~God and Man#Incorrect ~Atlas Shrugged#Incorrect =The Lonely Crowd#Correct ~On the Road#Incorrect } // question: 17154011 name: David Riesman, in his 1950 book The Lonely Crowd argued that baby boomers ... ::David Riesman, in his 1950 book The Lonely Crowd argued that baby boomers ...::[html]
David Riesman, in his 1950 book The Lonely Crowd argued that baby boomers were indoctrinated into conformism by
{ =a children’s book about a wayward train engine.#Correct ~military parades.#Incorrect ~athletic events.#Incorrect ~the invention of the electric lawnmower.#Incorrect ~manners columns in newspapers.#Incorrect } // question: 17154014 name: During the 1950s and Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency, the ::During the 1950s and Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency, the::[html]
During the 1950s and Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency, the
{ ~United States rejected its former role as protector of the free world.#Incorrect ~United States economy fell into a prolonged economic recession.#Incorrect =United States experienced a period of economic growth and affluence.#Correct ~domestic programs of the Roosevelt and Truman eras were completely eliminated.#Incorrect ~Bay of Pigs invasion failed.#Incorrect } // question: 17154004 name: During the five years of “Operation Wetback,” ::During the five years of “Operation Wetback,”::[html]
During the five years of “Operation Wetback,”
{ ~the bracero program was suspended.#Incorrect ~protests prevented the deportation of thousands of documented workers.#Incorrect =the government claimed to have deported nearly 4 million people.#Correct ~the popular film Salt of the Earth raised national awareness of issues facing Mexican Americans.#Incorrect ~civil rights groups supporting Mexican Americans disbanded.#Incorrect } // question: 17153995 name: Eisenhower’s “New Look” argued that ::Eisenhower’s “New Look” argued that::[html]
Eisenhower’s “New Look” argued that
{ ~the government had to pump more money into the domestic economy.#Incorrect ~Washington had to take a leading role in the struggle for equal rights.#Incorrect =the defense of the United States would rely less on ground forces and more on cheaper air power.#Correct ~federal intervention in the economy would cease.#Incorrect ~the federal government should subsidize the fashion industry.#Incorrect } // question: 17154015 name: Eisenhower’s anticommunism policy did not ::Eisenhower’s anticommunism policy did not::[html]
Eisenhower’s anticommunism policy did not
{ ~increase the size and power of the CIA.#Incorrect ~provide economic aid to friendly nations.#Incorrect ~fund Radio Free Europe, Voice of America, Radio Asia, and other propaganda agencies.#Incorrect ~threaten the Soviet Union with nuclear attack if U.S. security were threatened.#Incorrect =insist upon democratic principles as a prerequisite for U.S. financial and military support.#Correct } // question: 17154013 name: French involvement in Vietnam ended with their defeat at ::French involvement in Vietnam ended with their defeat at::[html]
French involvement in Vietnam ended with their defeat at
{ ~Laos.#Incorrect ~Tet.#Incorrect ~Saigon.#Incorrect =Dien Bien Phu.#Correct ~Cambodia.#Incorrect } // question: 17154021 name: How did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. propose to end segregation? ::How did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. propose to end segregation?::[html]
How did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. propose to end segregation?
{ ~through violent confrontation with the police#Incorrect ~through gradual political compromise#Incorrect =through civil disobedience#Correct ~through a campaign of clandestine attacks on government officials#Incorrect ~by infiltrating the CIA and FBI.#Incorrect } // question: 17154029 name: In 1953 the CIA staged a coup in Iran that ::In 1953 the CIA staged a coup in Iran that::[html]
In 1953 the CIA staged a coup in Iran that
{ ~ensured that it would develop a democratic government.#Incorrect ~led to the rise of a communist state.#Incorrect ~established a popular, pro-western government#Incorrect =replaced a constitutional government with a dictatorship.#Correct ~resulted in the creation of five new nations in that region.#Incorrect } // question: 17154090 name: In 1953, President Eisenhower called in U.S. marines to help maintain an ... ::In 1953, President Eisenhower called in U.S. marines to help maintain an ...::[html]
In 1953, President Eisenhower called in U.S. marines to help maintain an anti-Nasser government in ____________________.
{ ~Egypt#Incorrect ~Iran#Incorrect =Lebanon#Correct ~Syria#Incorrect ~Turkey#Incorrect } // question: 17154080 name: In 1954, historian David Potter called Americans a “people of ... ::In 1954, historian David Potter called Americans a “people of ...::[html]
In 1954, historian David Potter called Americans a “people of ____________________.”
{ ~consumption#Incorrect ~contradictions#Incorrect =plenty#Correct ~war#Incorrect ~reason#Incorrect } // question: 17154077 name: In December 1953, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff called for a ... ::In December 1953, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff called for a ...::[html]
In December 1953, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff called for a review of the U.S. military and strategic powers; this review came to be known as the “____________________”.
{ =New Look#Correct ~massive retaliation strategy#Incorrect ~NATO committee#Incorrect ~domino theory#Incorrect ~JCS review#Incorrect } // question: 17153996 name: In the 1950s, the CIA’s operations did not ::In the 1950s, the CIA’s operations did not::[html]
In the 1950s, the CIA’s operations did not
{ ~involve manipulating elections in Guatemala and the Philippines.#Incorrect ~help secure the economic security of American companies.#Incorrect ~topple the constitutional government in Iran.#Incorrect ~take direction from the brother of the secretary of state.#Incorrect =include domestic surveillance programs.#Correct } // question: 17154023 name: In the 1950s, U.S. policy in Latin America ::In the 1950s, U.S. policy in Latin America::[html]
In the 1950s, U.S. policy in Latin America
{ ~initiated social and economic reforms.#Incorrect ~encouraged and supported the spread of democracy.#Incorrect =often supported military dictatorships that suppressed leftist movements.#Correct ~withdrew support from oppressive regimes.#Incorrect ~supported Communist regimes.#Incorrect } // question: 17154083 name: In the 1955 film ____________________, a racially mixed gang of high school ... ::In the 1955 film ____________________, a racially mixed gang of high school ...::[html]
In the 1955 film ____________________, a racially mixed gang of high school students terrorized teachers and mocked adult authority.
{ ~Rebel Without A Cause#Incorrect =The Blackboard Jungle#Correct ~Atlas Shrugged#Incorrect ~School Days#Incorrect ~West Side Story#Incorrect } // question: 17154028 name: In The Organization Man, William H. Whyte, Jr. criticized ::In The Organization Man, William H. Whyte, Jr. criticized::[html]
In The Organization Man, William H. Whyte, Jr. criticized
{ =corporate conformity.#Correct ~racial inequality.#Incorrect ~military spending.#Incorrect ~government secrecy.#Incorrect ~poverty in the United States.#Incorrect } // question: 17154094 name: John F. Kennedy appointed ____________________ to chair his Presidential ... ::John F. Kennedy appointed ____________________ to chair his Presidential ...::[html]
John F. Kennedy appointed ____________________ to chair his Presidential Commission on the Status of Women.
{ ~Betty Friedan#Incorrect ~Phyllis Schafly#Incorrect =Eleanor Roosevelt#Correct ~Rosa Parks#Incorrect ~Fannie Lou Hamer#Incorrect } // question: 17154024 name: John F. Kennedy’s foreign policy did not include ::John F. Kennedy’s foreign policy did not include::[html]
John F. Kennedy’s foreign policy did not include
{ ~support for West Berlin.#Incorrect ~economic sanctions and assassination plots directed at Cuba.#Incorrect ~the establishment of a direct phone line between Washington and Moscow to prevent nuclear war.#Incorrect =a proposal to pull American advisors out of Vietnam.#Correct ~the creation of the Peace Corps.#Incorrect } // question: 17154085 name: Kennedy ran for president in 1960 with a campaign platform known as the ... ::Kennedy ran for president in 1960 with a campaign platform known as the ...::[html]
Kennedy ran for president in 1960 with a campaign platform known as the ____________________.
{ ~New Look#Incorrect =New Frontier#Correct ~Domino Theory#Incorrect ~People of Plenty#Incorrect ~Me Generation#Incorrect } // question: 17154091 name: Leading 1950s child care expert and author _______________________ assigned ... ::Leading 1950s child care expert and author _______________________ assigned ...::[html]
Leading 1950s child care expert and author _______________________ assigned virtually all child-rearing duties to women.
{ =Dr. Benjamin Spock#Correct ~Betty Friedan#Incorrect ~David Reisman#Incorrect ~Holden Caulfield#Incorrect ~C. Wright Mills#Incorrect } // question: 17154089 name: Life in the 1950s suburbs was dominated by a pattern of _____________ where ... ::Life in the 1950s suburbs was dominated by a pattern of _____________ where ...::[html]
Life in the 1950s suburbs was dominated by a pattern of _____________ where men went out to paid work and women stayed home to care for families.
{ ~different worlds#Incorrect ~feminine mystique#Incorrect ~separate spheres#Incorrect ~new frontiers#Incorrect =summit meetings#Correct } // question: 17154010 name: Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the... ::Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the...::[html]
Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the
{ ~Montgomery, Alabama statehouse.#Incorrect ~steps of the U.S. Capital.#Incorrect ~1968 Democratic Convention.#Incorrect ~United Nations General Assembly.#Incorrect =steps of the Lincoln Memorial.#Correct } // question: 17154076 name: Mexican agricultural workers brought legally into the United States under ... ::Mexican agricultural workers brought legally into the United States under ...::[html]
Mexican agricultural workers brought legally into the United States under short-term contracts were called ____________________.
{ =braceros#Correct ~immigrtantes#Incorrect ~términos cortos#Incorrect ~trabajadores#Incorrect ~explotados#Incorrect } // question: 17154025 name: Nikita Khrushchev ::Nikita Khrushchev::[html]
Nikita Khrushchev
{ =was the Soviet leader who built the Berlin Wall and put nuclear missiles in Cuba.#Correct ~greatly admired John F. Kennedy and personally attended Kennedy’s funeral.#Incorrect ~refused to meet with any U.S. leaders and cut off diplomatic relations with the United States.#Incorrect ~was the first Russian leader to be educated in the West and to be fluent in English.#Incorrect ~launched the Korean War.#Incorrect } // question: 17154093 name: Phyllis Schlafly’s ____________________ became one of the leading manifestos ... ::Phyllis Schlafly’s ____________________ became one of the leading manifestos ...::[html]
Phyllis Schlafly’s ____________________ became one of the leading manifestos of the Republican Party’s right wing.
{ ~The Feminine Mystique#Incorrect =A Choice, Not an Echo#Correct ~Atlas Shrugged#Incorrect ~The Lonely Crowd#Incorrect ~On the Road#Incorrect } // question: 17154095 name: President Eisenhower proposed a program called ____________________ to allow ... ::President Eisenhower proposed a program called ____________________ to allow ...::[html]
President Eisenhower proposed a program called ____________________ to allow the United States and the Soviet Union to both use reconnaissance flights to verify disarmament efforts.
{ ~New Look#Incorrect ~New Frontier#Incorrect ~Mutual Assured Destruction#Incorrect ~People of Plenty#Incorrect =Open Skies#Correct } // question: 17154030 name: President Eisenhower supported the Highway Act of 1956 based on ::President Eisenhower supported the Highway Act of 1956 based on::[html]
President Eisenhower supported the Highway Act of 1956 based on
{ ~its positive impact on the automobile industry.#Incorrect =national security considerations.#Correct ~its role in creating jobs.#Incorrect ~the need to spend the government surplus.#Incorrect ~his bid for reelection.#Incorrect } // question: 17154096 name: Senator Joseph McCarthy’s anti-communist crusade was discredited in televised... ::Senator Joseph McCarthy’s anti-communist crusade was discredited in televised...::[html]
Senator Joseph McCarthy’s anti-communist crusade was discredited in televised hearings after he had speculated about subversives in ____________________.
{ ~Hollywood#Incorrect ~the U.S. Navy#Incorrect =the U.S. Army#Correct ~the Eisenhower administration#Incorrect ~the civil rights movement#Incorrect } // question: 17154019 name: Social critics of the 1950s portrayed the United States as a society of ::Social critics of the 1950s portrayed the United States as a society of::[html]
Social critics of the 1950s portrayed the United States as a society of
{ ~rugged individualists.#Incorrect =“other-directed” conformists.#Correct ~“inner-directed” rebels.#Incorrect ~semiliterate comic-book readers.#Incorrect ~violent rebels.#Incorrect } // question: 17154084 name: The “King” of pop music in the 1950s was ____________________. ::The “King” of pop music in the 1950s was ____________________.::[html]
The “King” of pop music in the 1950s was ____________________.
{ ~Buddy Holly#Incorrect ~Richard “Richie Valens” Valenzuela#Incorrect ~Frankie Lymon#Incorrect ~“Little Richard” Penniman#Incorrect =Elvis Presley#Correct } // question: 17154001 name: The 1950s political science doctrine which argued that interest groups would ... ::The 1950s political science doctrine which argued that interest groups would ...::[html]
The 1950s political science doctrine which argued that interest groups would hold countervailing power to giant corporations was called
{ ~capitalist autocracy.#Incorrect ~socialism.#Incorrect =pluralism.#Correct ~political power elites.#Incorrect ~economic democracy.#Incorrect } // question: 17154005 name: The canals built by the federal government in the west ::The canals built by the federal government in the west::[html]
The canals built by the federal government in the west
{ ~produced no ecological problems, they actually corrected many.#Incorrect ~were inexpensive to build.#Incorrect =provided trillions of gallons of water.#Correct ~gave local governments greater economic and political control in the area.#Incorrect ~benefitted small farmers most.#Incorrect } // question: 17154012 name: The Chief Justice who wrote the decision in Brown v. Board of Education was ::The Chief Justice who wrote the decision in Brown v. Board of Education was::[html]
The Chief Justice who wrote the decision in Brown v. Board of Education was
{ ~Warren Burger.#Incorrect =Earl Warren.#Correct ~Louis Brandeis.#Incorrect ~Felix Frankfurter.#Incorrect ~William Howard Taft.#Incorrect } // question: 17153999 name: The Communist leader of the Vietnamese war for independence from France was ::The Communist leader of the Vietnamese war for independence from France was::[html]
The Communist leader of the Vietnamese war for independence from France was
{ ~Mao Tse Tung.#Incorrect =Ho Chi Minh.#Correct ~Ngo Dinh Diem.#Incorrect ~Jiang Jieshi.#Incorrect ~Chen Chang.#Incorrect } // question: 17153998 name: The Eisenhower Doctrine can best be described as ::The Eisenhower Doctrine can best be described as::[html]
The Eisenhower Doctrine can best be described as
{ =an attempt to defend Middle Eastern countries from Communist aggression.#Correct ~an attempt to defend Latin American countries from Communist aggression.#Incorrect ~an attempt to defend Western Europe from Communist aggression.#Incorrect ~an attempt to defend Asia from Communist aggression.#Incorrect ~the end of the Cold War.#Incorrect } // question: 17154087 name: The Kennedy administration’s covert program against Fidel Castro was called ... ::The Kennedy administration’s covert program against Fidel Castro was called ...::[html]
The Kennedy administration’s covert program against Fidel Castro was called ____________________.
{ ~Operation Overlord#Incorrect =Operation Mongoose#Correct ~The Cuban Missile Crisis#Incorrect ~The New Frontier#Incorrect ~Operation Wetback#Incorrect } // question: 17154097 name: The key political spokesperson for the new conservatism was ___________________. ::The key political spokesperson for the new conservatism was ___________________.::[html]
The key political spokesperson for the new conservatism was ___________________.
{ =Barry Goldwater.#Correct ~Richard Nixon.#Incorrect ~John F. Kennedy.#Incorrect ~Richard Dulles.#Incorrect ~Robert McNamara.#Incorrect } // question: 17154003 name: The mass-culture critique of the 1950s expressed anxiety about the “vast ... ::The mass-culture critique of the 1950s expressed anxiety about the “vast ...::[html]
The mass-culture critique of the 1950s expressed anxiety about the “vast wasteland” of
{ ~pop art.#Incorrect ~rock ‘n’ roll.#Incorrect =television.#Correct ~comic books.#Incorrect ~modern dance.#Incorrect } // question: 17154002 name: The Montgomery bus boycott ::The Montgomery bus boycott::[html]
The Montgomery bus boycott
{ ~lasted three years.#Incorrect ~ended in defeat.#Incorrect =was begun and coordinated by black women.#Correct ~was the first campaign to desegregate public transportation in the South.#Incorrect ~put moral pressure on local government, but had no real economic impact.#Incorrect } // question: 17154016 name: The National Liberation Front in Vietnam was ::The National Liberation Front in Vietnam was::[html]
The National Liberation Front in Vietnam was
{ =a group of South Vietnamese nationalists and Communists who opposed the Diem government.#Correct ~an organization of pro-French colonialists who supported the return of French rule.#Incorrect ~a Christian missionary group dedicated to liberating Vietnam from Buddhism.#Incorrect ~an anti-Communist movement in North Vietnam.#Incorrect ~a women's rights organization.#Incorrect } // question: 17154009 name: The president first associated with the idea of “flexible response” was... ::The president first associated with the idea of “flexible response” was...::[html]
The president first associated with the idea of “flexible response” was
{ ~Harry Truman.#Incorrect =John F. Kennedy.#Correct ~Dwight D. Eisenhower.#Incorrect ~Lyndon B. Johnson.#Incorrect ~Richard Nixon.#Incorrect } // question: 17154008 name: The president of South Vietnam during the Eisenhower and Kennedy years was ::The president of South Vietnam during the Eisenhower and Kennedy years was::[html]
The president of South Vietnam during the Eisenhower and Kennedy years was
{ ~Ho Chi Minh.#Incorrect ~Mao Tse Tung.#Incorrect =Ngo Dinh Diem.#Correct ~Bao Di.#Incorrect ~Jiang Jieshi#Incorrect } // question: 17154006 name: The program that sent Americans overseas to work on developmental projects ... ::The program that sent Americans overseas to work on developmental projects ...::[html]
The program that sent Americans overseas to work on developmental projects was the
{ ~Green Berets.#Incorrect =Peace Corps.#Correct ~Green Peace.#Incorrect ~Jobs Corps.#Incorrect ~Volunteer Corps.#Incorrect } // question: 17154075 name: The Protestant minister who wrote The Power of Positive Thinking was ... ::The Protestant minister who wrote The Power of Positive Thinking was ...::[html]
The Protestant minister who wrote The Power of Positive Thinking was ____________________.
{ ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.#Incorrect ~Billy Graham#Incorrect =Norman Vincent Peale#Correct ~Fulton J. Sheen#Incorrect ~Dorothy Day#Incorrect } // question: 17154074 name: The Russian leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis was ____________________. ::The Russian leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis was ____________________.::[html]
The Russian leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis was ____________________.
{ ~Joseph Stalin#Incorrect =Nikita Khrushchev#Correct ~Leonid Brezhnev#Incorrect ~Georgy Malenkov#Incorrect ~Nikolai Bulganin#Incorrect } // question: 17154073 name: The stultifying sphere of domestic obligations women endured was criticized ... ::The stultifying sphere of domestic obligations women endured was criticized ...::[html]
The stultifying sphere of domestic obligations women endured was criticized by author ____________________.
{ =Betty Friedan#Correct ~William H. Whyte, Jr.#Incorrect ~Vance Packard#Incorrect ~C. Wright Mills#Incorrect ~Fredrick Wertham#Incorrect } // question: 17154018 name: The superstar Baptist evangelist who refused to preach to racially segregated... ::The superstar Baptist evangelist who refused to preach to racially segregated...::[html]
The superstar Baptist evangelist who refused to preach to racially segregated audiences was
{ ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.#Incorrect =Billy Graham#Correct ~Norman Vincent Peale#Incorrect ~Fulton J. Sheen#Incorrect ~Dorothy Day#Incorrect } // question: 17154072 name: The Supreme Court case of ____________________ declared that segregation in ... ::The Supreme Court case of ____________________ declared that segregation in ...::[html]
The Supreme Court case of ____________________ declared that segregation in the public schools was unconstitutional.
{ =Brown v.Topeka Board of Education#Correct ~Boynton v. Virginia#Incorrect ~Cramp v. Board of Public Instruction#Incorrect ~Abington School District v. Schempp#Incorrect ~Robinson v. Florida#Incorrect } // question: 17154027 name: The Termination and Relocation Programs implemented by the federal government... ::The Termination and Relocation Programs implemented by the federal government...::[html]
The Termination and Relocation Programs implemented by the federal government resulted in which of the following?
{ =migration to urban areas by Native Americans#Correct ~higher life expectancy rates than white Americans#Incorrect ~less frequent discrimination in employment#Incorrect ~increased respect for the reservation by the government#Incorrect ~increased birth rates among Native Americans#Incorrect } // question: 17154031 name: The water-diversion projects that President Eisenhower supported in the West ... ::The water-diversion projects that President Eisenhower supported in the West ...::[html]
The water-diversion projects that President Eisenhower supported in the West most benefited
{ ~small farmers and ranching interests.#Incorrect ~local communities in several western states.#Incorrect =large-scale agribusiness and ranching interests.#Correct ~Native Americans.#Incorrect ~the Democratic Party.#Incorrect } // question: 17154071 name: The ____________________ claimed that the loss of Southeast Asia to Communist... ::The ____________________ claimed that the loss of Southeast Asia to Communist...::[html]
The ____________________ claimed that the loss of Southeast Asia to Communist aggression would endanger the security and stability of Europe.
{ =domino theory#Correct ~massive retaliation doctrine#Incorrect ~Asian principle#Incorrect ~madman theory#Incorrect ~Warsaw Pact#Incorrect } // question: 17154078 name: The ____________________ emerged in South Vietnam in 1960 to oppose the ... ::The ____________________ emerged in South Vietnam in 1960 to oppose the ...::[html]
The ____________________ emerged in South Vietnam in 1960 to oppose the government of Ngo Dinh Diem.
{ ~Vietminh#Incorrect ~Viet Cong#Incorrect =National Liberation Front (NLF)#Correct ~Khmer Rouge#Incorrect ~Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)#Incorrect } // question: 17154022 name: What is NOT true of the practice of redlining? ::What is NOT true of the practice of redlining?::[html]
What is NOT true of the practice of redlining?
{ ~It contributed to the growth of the suburbs.#Incorrect ~It contributed to the racial and ethnic segregation of American cities.#Incorrect ~It involved the participation of the federal government.#Incorrect ~It made it more difficult to buy buildings in African American and Latino neighborhoods.#Incorrect =It was supported by the African American community.#Correct } // question: 17154026 name: When Hungarian rebels led by Imre Nagy rebelled against the Stalinist regime ... ::When Hungarian rebels led by Imre Nagy rebelled against the Stalinist regime ...::[html]
When Hungarian rebels led by Imre Nagy rebelled against the Stalinist regime in 1956, the United States
{ ~airlifted supplies to Budapest.#Incorrect ~assassinated Nagy through a joint CIA-KGB plan.#Incorrect ~negotiated with Stalin to avoid a nuclear confrontation.#Incorrect ~sent military advisors to train the rebels.#Incorrect =refused to conduct a military operation so close to Soviet territory.#Correct } // question: 17154007 name: Which of the following statements is true of President Kennedy’s Cuban ... ::Which of the following statements is true of President Kennedy’s Cuban ...::[html]
Which of the following statements is true of President Kennedy’s Cuban policy?
{ ~He conceived of the Bay of Pigs invasion in the first months of his presidency.#Incorrect ~After the Bay of Pigs invasion, Kennedy refused to interfere with Cuba’s internal politics again.#Incorrect ~The Soviet Union was intimidated by Kennedy’s display of strength in the Bay of Pigs invasion.#Incorrect ~Because of its support of Castro, the CIA was not a part of Kennedy’s Cuba policy.#Incorrect =President Kennedy attempted to engage organized crime figures in an attempt to assassinate Cuba’s leader.#Correct } // question: 17154017 name: Which of the following was not part of the 1950s domestic scene? ::Which of the following was not part of the 1950s domestic scene?::[html]
Which of the following was not part of the 1950s domestic scene?
{ ~The federal government funded the construction of an interstate system of high-speed expressways.#Incorrect ~Billions of dollars were allocated for water projects in western states.#Incorrect =Labor unions became increasingly militant and violent.#Correct ~U.S. companies dominated both the national and international marketplaces.#Incorrect ~White Americans moved to the suburbs in large numbers.#Incorrect } // question: 17154020 name: Who was not an exponent of fifties rock? ::Who was not an exponent of fifties rock?::[html]
Who was not an exponent of fifties rock?
{ ~Buddy Holly#Incorrect ~Richard “Richie Valens” Valenzuela#Incorrect ~Frankie Lymon#Incorrect ~“Little Richard” Penniman#Incorrect =Milton Berle#Correct } // question: 17154079 name: William F. Buckley’s conservative magazine was called ____________________.... ::William F. Buckley’s conservative magazine was called ____________________....::[html]
William F. Buckley’s conservative magazine was called ____________________.
{ =the National Review#Correct ~God and Man#Incorrect ~Atlas Shrugged#Incorrect ~the Nation#Incorrect ~the New Conservative#Incorrect } // question: 17153997 name: ____ overthrew Fulgencio Batista and became the Communist ruler of Cuba. ::____ overthrew Fulgencio Batista and became the Communist ruler of Cuba.::[html]
____ overthrew Fulgencio Batista and became the Communist ruler of Cuba.
{ ~Venito Sandino#Incorrect =Fidel Castro#Correct ~Che Guevara#Incorrect ~Daniel Ortega#Incorrect ~Jose Marti#Incorrect } // question: 17154088 name: ____________________ caused Americans to think more critically about ... ::____________________ caused Americans to think more critically about ...::[html]
____________________ caused Americans to think more critically about education and science.
{ ~The invention of the television#Incorrect ~Operation Mongoose#Incorrect ~The Cuban Missile Crisis#Incorrect ~New Frontier#Incorrect =The Sputnik Crisis#Correct } // question: 17154081 name: ____________________ wrote the 1958 best-seller The Affluent Society. ::____________________ wrote the 1958 best-seller The Affluent Society.::[html]
____________________ wrote the 1958 best-seller The Affluent Society.
{ ~Betty Friedan#Incorrect ~William H. Whyte, Jr.#Incorrect ~Vance Packard#Incorrect ~C. Wright Mills#Incorrect =John Kenneth Galbraith#Correct } // question: 17154036 name: American-run radio attempted to fight global communism with jazz. ::American-run radio attempted to fight global communism with jazz.::[html]
American-run radio attempted to fight global communism with jazz.
{TRUE} // question: 17154068 name: As a result of the Cuban Missile crisis, a direct telephone hotline was ... ::As a result of the Cuban Missile crisis, a direct telephone hotline was ...::[html]
As a result of the Cuban Missile crisis, a direct telephone hotline was established between Washington D.C. and Moscow.
{TRUE} // question: 17154033 name: During the Cuban missile crisis, President John F. Kennedy ordered an Air ... ::During the Cuban missile crisis, President John F. Kennedy ordered an Air ...::[html]
During the Cuban missile crisis, President John F. Kennedy ordered an Air Force attack on Soviet forces in Cuba.
{FALSE} // question: 17154058 name: Dwight D. Eisenhower was reluctant to use the power of the Federal government... ::Dwight D. Eisenhower was reluctant to use the power of the Federal government...::[html]
Dwight D. Eisenhower was reluctant to use the power of the Federal government to address the issue of racial discrimination.
{TRUE} // question: 17154056 name: Earl Warren was appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower as chief justice of ... ::Earl Warren was appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower as chief justice of ...::[html]
Earl Warren was appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower as chief justice of the Supreme Court in 1953.
{TRUE} // question: 17154042 name: Economic growth had no bearing on domestic political stability. ::Economic growth had no bearing on domestic political stability.::[html]
Economic growth had no bearing on domestic political stability.
{FALSE} // question: 17154059 name: Elvis Presley was known for his sensual, electric stage presence. ::Elvis Presley was known for his sensual, electric stage presence.::[html]
Elvis Presley was known for his sensual, electric stage presence.
{TRUE} // question: 17154045 name: Hungary became a member of NATO in 1955. ::Hungary became a member of NATO in 1955.::[html]
Hungary became a member of NATO in 1955.
{FALSE} // question: 17154069 name: Imre Nagy sought to create a multiparty democracy in Hungary. ::Imre Nagy sought to create a multiparty democracy in Hungary.::[html]
Imre Nagy sought to create a multiparty democracy in Hungary.
{TRUE} // question: 17154041 name: In the 1950s the real wages and fringe benefits of U.S. workers improved ... ::In the 1950s the real wages and fringe benefits of U.S. workers improved ...::[html]
In the 1950s the real wages and fringe benefits of U.S. workers improved steadily.
{TRUE} // question: 17154043 name: John F. Kennedy endorsed higher taxes as a means of stimulating economic growth. ::John F. Kennedy endorsed higher taxes as a means of stimulating economic growth.::[html]
John F. Kennedy endorsed higher taxes as a means of stimulating economic growth.
{FALSE} // question: 17154038 name: John F. Kennedy’s opponent in the 1960 presidential election was Richard M. ... ::John F. Kennedy’s opponent in the 1960 presidential election was Richard M. ...::[html]
John F. Kennedy’s opponent in the 1960 presidential election was Richard M. Nixon.
{TRUE} // question: 17154034 name: John Kennedy attempted to assassinate Fidel Castro with the help of organized... ::John Kennedy attempted to assassinate Fidel Castro with the help of organized...::[html]
John Kennedy attempted to assassinate Fidel Castro with the help of organized crime.
{TRUE} // question: 17154055 name: John Kenneth Galbraith advanced a theory that “power elites” were effectively... ::John Kenneth Galbraith advanced a theory that “power elites” were effectively...::[html]
John Kenneth Galbraith advanced a theory that “power elites” were effectively strangling political and economic life in the United States.
{FALSE} // question: 17154044 name: Keynesian economists designed Eisenhower’s plan for a balanced budget. ::Keynesian economists designed Eisenhower’s plan for a balanced budget.::[html]
Keynesian economists designed Eisenhower’s plan for a balanced budget.
{FALSE} // question: 17154061 name: Network television was dominated by NBC, CBS, and ABC. ::Network television was dominated by NBC, CBS, and ABC.::[html]
Network television was dominated by NBC, CBS, and ABC.
{TRUE} // question: 17154048 name: Nikita Khrushchev refused to see the tourist sights of 1950s America because ... ::Nikita Khrushchev refused to see the tourist sights of 1950s America because ...::[html]
Nikita Khrushchev refused to see the tourist sights of 1950s America because of fears that he would be purged as a “capitalist stooge” upon his return to the Soviet Union.
{FALSE} // question: 17154032 name: Phyllis Schlafly and Betty Friedan agreed about the direction of the women’s ... ::Phyllis Schlafly and Betty Friedan agreed about the direction of the women’s ...::[html]
Phyllis Schlafly and Betty Friedan agreed about the direction of the women’s movement.
{FALSE} // question: 17154039 name: Soviet technology was responsible for the first artificial satellite to orbit... ::Soviet technology was responsible for the first artificial satellite to orbit...::[html]
Soviet technology was responsible for the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth.
{TRUE} // question: 17154062 name: Sputnik led to reconsideration of the American educational system. ::Sputnik led to reconsideration of the American educational system.::[html]
Sputnik led to reconsideration of the American educational system.
{TRUE} // question: 17154047 name: The “shop where you can work” campaigns were part of a strategy by the ... ::The “shop where you can work” campaigns were part of a strategy by the ...::[html]
The “shop where you can work” campaigns were part of a strategy by the women’s movement to promote gender equality in hiring.
{FALSE} // question: 17154054 name: The AFL and the CIO merged in 1955. ::The AFL and the CIO merged in 1955.::[html]
The AFL and the CIO merged in 1955.
{TRUE} // question: 17154065 name: The Alliance for Progress promised $20 billion in loans to aid Latin American... ::The Alliance for Progress promised $20 billion in loans to aid Latin American...::[html]
The Alliance for Progress promised $20 billion in loans to aid Latin American countries.
{TRUE} // question: 17154060 name: The Civil Rights Act of 1957 set up a mechanism for expediting lawsuits by ... ::The Civil Rights Act of 1957 set up a mechanism for expediting lawsuits by ...::[html]
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 set up a mechanism for expediting lawsuits by African Americans who claimed that their voting rights had been abridged.
{TRUE} // question: 17154049 name: The Eisenhower administration insisted upon democracy in Latin America. ::The Eisenhower administration insisted upon democracy in Latin America.::[html]
The Eisenhower administration insisted upon democracy in Latin America.
{FALSE} // question: 17154052 name: The Eisenhower administration used the CIA to remove or assassinate leftist ... ::The Eisenhower administration used the CIA to remove or assassinate leftist ...::[html]
The Eisenhower administration used the CIA to remove or assassinate leftist political leaders in the Third World.
{TRUE} // question: 17154053 name: The Gaither Report suggested the military budget was too high. ::The Gaither Report suggested the military budget was too high.::[html]
The Gaither Report suggested the military budget was too high.
{FALSE} // question: 17154066 name: The head of the Federal Communications Commission called television a “vast ... ::The head of the Federal Communications Commission called television a “vast ...::[html]
The head of the Federal Communications Commission called television a “vast wasteland.”
{TRUE} // question: 17154063 name: The National Defense Education Act of 1958 overcame congressional opposition ... ::The National Defense Education Act of 1958 overcame congressional opposition ...::[html]
The National Defense Education Act of 1958 overcame congressional opposition to federal aid to education.
{TRUE} // question: 17154064 name: The Peace Corps was one of the John F. Kennedy’s most popular initiatives. ::The Peace Corps was one of the John F. Kennedy’s most popular initiatives.::[html]
The Peace Corps was one of the John F. Kennedy’s most popular initiatives.
{TRUE} // question: 17154037 name: The period from 1954 to 1963 was one of generally steady economic growth. ::The period from 1954 to 1963 was one of generally steady economic growth.::[html]
The period from 1954 to 1963 was one of generally steady economic growth.
{TRUE} // question: 17154040 name: The plan for the Bay of Pigs invasion was first proposed during the ... ::The plan for the Bay of Pigs invasion was first proposed during the ...::[html]
The plan for the Bay of Pigs invasion was first proposed during the Eisenhower presidency.
{TRUE} // question: 17154057 name: The Southern Manifesto supported school desegregation. ::The Southern Manifesto supported school desegregation.::[html]
The Southern Manifesto supported school desegregation.
{FALSE} // question: 17154050 name: The Soviet Union provided direct support for Fidel Castro’s campaign to ... ::The Soviet Union provided direct support for Fidel Castro’s campaign to ...::[html]
The Soviet Union provided direct support for Fidel Castro’s campaign to overthrow Fulgencio Batista.
{FALSE} // question: 17154046 name: The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka outlawed ... ::The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka outlawed ...::[html]
The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka outlawed segregation in all public facilities.
{FALSE} // question: 17154051 name: U.S. prestige in the Middle East benefited from the Suez Canal crisis. ::U.S. prestige in the Middle East benefited from the Suez Canal crisis.::[html]
U.S. prestige in the Middle East benefited from the Suez Canal crisis.
{FALSE} // question: 17154035 name: Vietnam was unified under one government in 1954 with the Geneva Accords. ::Vietnam was unified under one government in 1954 with the Geneva Accords.::[html]
Vietnam was unified under one government in 1954 with the Geneva Accords.
{FALSE} // question: 17154067 name: Women did not see a reduction in domestic chores with new machines. ::Women did not see a reduction in domestic chores with new machines.::[html]
Women did not see a reduction in domestic chores with new machines.
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