HIST quiz
What was the name of the 1950s counterculture that rejected the values of conformity and domesticity
Beats
The churches out common in suburban America tended out frequently celebrated which of the following cultural values?
Economic individuals
What is the name of the university Chicago economist who helped to develop the intellectual position of libertarian economics?
Milton Friedman
What was there result of brown v board of education?
Ruled against segregated public schools, overturned the legal logic go poesy v Ferguson, and extended the reach of the fourteen amendment
Congressional opposition from which fraction plagued Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration?
Liberal Democrats
What was the relationship between the federal government and economic growth in the aftermath of world war 2
federal spending creating more economic growth
Which of the following enabled the rising purchase of consumer goods?
increased production that lowered prices, use of installment plans, and mass-distribution of credit cards.
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1957 accomplish?
Created a civil rights Commission in the department of justice to investigate claims of racial discrimination
Which of the following best describes the marketing techniques of early television executives?
Finding programing that would appeal to the widest possible audience
Which of the following right wing think tanks were created in the first decade following ww2?
Foundation for economic education and mont pelerine society
Who were the "Brass hats?"
The leadership of the national association of manufactures who created advertising campaigns supporting free enterprise
Who first challenged segregation on buses?
Sarah Keys
How did federal housing programs discriminate against Americans of color?
redlining neighborhoods that included Americans of color
Why was Emmett Till murdered?
Allegedly whistling at a white woman
what groups experienced the increased fertility rates associated with the baby booms
Wealthy Americans fro all racial backgrounds