Yawp Chapter 26

Redlining neighborhoods that included Americans of color...

How did federal housing programs discriminate against Americans of color? Redlining neighborhoods that included Americans of color Claiming that Americans of color were at a greater risk of defaulting on FHA loans Creating self-fulfilling prophecies that racially integrated neighborhoods would have depreciating home values All of the above

it entertained Americans at home while it also promoted consumerism...

In the 1950s, television fit America's suburban culture well because Americans could videotape programs to watch at their convenience. it entertained Americans at home while it also promoted consumerism. there were no other forms of entertainment available to people living in the suburbs. the post-World War II generation had a particular fascination with the news.

an increased demand for housing...

One result of the post-World War II baby boom was a hardening of class lines. an increased demand for housing. a falling standard of living. a massive migration to rural areas.

Created a Civil Rights Commission in the Department of Justice to investigate claims of racial discrimination

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 Legalized interracial marriage Demanded the integration of all public colleges and universities None of the above

Milton Friedman...

What is the name of the University of Chicago economist who helped to develop the intellectual position of libertarian economics? Milton Friedman Leonard Reed John Maynard Keynes Jasper Crane

Beats

What was the name of the 1950s counterculture that rejected the values of conformity and domesticity? Hippies Beats Toughs Zoot Suiters

Federal spending created more economic growth.

What was the relationship between the federal government and economic growth in the aftermath of World War II? Federal spending created more economic growth. Economic stagnation resulted from less federal spending. Economic growth resulted from less federal spending. Federal spending slowed economic growth.

All of the above...

What was the result of Brown v. Board of Education? Ruled against segregated public schools Overturned the legal logic of Plessy v. Ferguson Extended the reach of the Fourteenth Amendment All of the above

both

Congressional opposition from which faction plagued Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration? Liberal Democrats Conservative Republicans Both Neither

Economic individualism

The churches most common in suburban America tended most frequently celebrated which of the following cultural values? Nonviolence and peacemaking Social justice Economic individualism Communal unity

Finding programming that would appeal to the widest possible audience

Which of the following best describes the marketing techniques of early television executives? Finding programming that would appeal to the widest possible audience Using targeted regional programming that created different shows for different regions of the country Creating new channels to market directly to smaller groups whose attention was particularly desired by advertisers Designing programming that appealed primarily to children

All of the above

Which of the following enabled the rising purchase of consumer goods? Increased production that lowered prices Use of installment plans Mass-distribution of credit cards All of the above

both of these

Which of the following right wing think tanks were created in the first decade following WWII? Foundation for Economic Education Mont Pelerin Society Both of these Neither of these

Sarah Keys

Who first challenged segregation on buses? Emmett Till Mary-Louise Smith Jane Adams Sarah Keys

Allegedly whistling at a white woman

Why was Emmett Till murdered? Protesting segregation in Mississippi public schools Sneaking into a movie theater with a white girlfriend Allegedly whistling at a white woman Refusing to give up a bus seat to a white woman