Chapter 27 Quiz

According to President Eisenhower, the "military-industrial complex" is needed for all of the following reasons EXCEPT (Course Reader Document 27.1): a) For mobilizing and preparing for the offensive b) To support American leadership and prestige c) To promote mutual trust and respect among nations d) For human betterment and world peace

a) For mobilizing and preparing for the offensive

Why did whites in Mississippi murder fourteen-year-old Emmett Till in 1955? a) He allegedly whistled at a white woman. b) His father was a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People leader. c) He had been involved in civil rights protests. d) He had a white girlfriend.

a) He allegedly whistled at a white woman.

How did President Eisenhower ultimately respond to the Arkansas National Guard's attempts to block the enrollment of nine black students in Little Rock's Central High School in 1957? a) He sent army troops to Little Rock to oversee the integration of the school. b) He stayed silent because of his preference for limited federal intervention in the states. c) He sent the Federal Bureau of Investigation to Arkansas to arrest the troops and the state's governor. d) He went to Arkansas to escort the black students into the school personally.

a) He sent army troops to Little Rock to oversee the integration of the school.

What significant event is represented in this photograph? Eckford.png a) The integration crisis at Little Rock's Central High School b) A mob reacting to the death of Emmett Till c) The SCLC fighting segregation in Mississippi d) Rosa Parks participating in the Montgomery Bus Boycott

a) The integration crisis at Little Rock's Central High School

President Eisenhower viewed communism in Vietnam as: a) a force that had to be stopped before it spread to other Asian countries. b) a low-priority issue because Vietnam was in Southeast Asia and not in Eastern Europe. c) something his administration had to stamp out no matter what the costs. d) a force that had to be stopped because the French, an important U.S. ally, wanted it stopped.

a) a force that had to be stopped before it spread to other Asian countries.

In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled against segregated schools on the grounds that they (Course Reader Document 27.2): a) denied black children "equal protection of the laws." represented a misallocation of taxpayers' resources. gave the United States an unfavorable image abroad. violated the principle of separation of powers.

a) denied black children "equal protection of the laws."

Secretary of State John Foster Dulles supported a foreign policy strategy of: a) going to the brink of war to halt the Soviets' efforts to extend their territory any farther. b) rotating diplomatic personnel between the Soviet Union and the United States so the two nations could better understand each other's foreign policy. c) an all-out nuclear assault on the Soviets if they even looked as though they were about to encroach on the free world. d) talking with Soviet officials to make sure the Soviet Union and the United States understood each other.

a) going to the brink of war to halt the Soviets' efforts to extend their territory any farther.

What was the key to President Eisenhower's "New Look" in foreign policy? a) The dismantling of Truman's containment policies b) A smaller conventional army bolstered by strength in air-power and nuclear weapons c) A conventional army three times the size of the Soviet army d) A commitment to raise arms against all nations unfriendly to Western capitalism

b) A smaller conventional army bolstered by strength in air-power and nuclear weapons

What was the military-industrial complex Eisenhower warned Americans about before he left office? a) A lobby of major industrialists eager to reduce government expenditures on military weaponry b) An association between the military and defense contractors to spend more money on increasingly powerful weapons systems c) A partnership between military leaders and industrialists to raise the rate of inflation d) A collaboration between the military and industry to push the economy toward technology for which most American workers were not trained

b) An association between the military and defense contractors to spend more money on increasingly powerful weapons systems

What was Levittown, New York? a) An example of one of the worst slums in an American city in the Northeast b) An example of mass-produced affordable housing in the suburbs c) A successful attempt at the racial integration of an American housing development d) A failed suburban housing development that contributed to the rebirth of cities across the nation

b) An example of mass-produced affordable housing in the suburbs

The great resurgence of evangelical religion in 1950s America was most evident in the dramatic rise to popularity of: a) Norman Vincent Peale. b) Billy Graham. c) Fulton J. Sheen. d) Billy Sunday.

b) Billy Graham.

Which of the following describes President Dwight D. Eisenhower's "middle way" politics in the early 1950s? a) He promised to share more of his duties with his liberal vice president. b) His domestic agenda and leadership style sought to balance government intervention with individual freedom. c) He asked Congress to allocate half the U.S. budget to domestic concerns and the other half to fighting the Cold War. d) He sought a middle ground between Democrats and Republicans by setting out to dismantle New Deal policy.

b) His domestic agenda and leadership style sought to balance government intervention with individual freedom.

Which of the following describes higher education in the United States between 1940 and 1960? a) Because of major demographic changes, it became more available to women than to men. b) It became increasingly available to veterans, the middle class, and women. c) It was available for women of traditional college age but was not available to married women. d) It was less expensive than before World War II but still available only to the privileged.

b) It became increasingly available to veterans, the middle class, and women.

How did rock and roll challenge American social and cultural norms in the 1950s? a) It celebrated crime and drugs. b) It was sexually suggestive. c) It advocated for racial discrimination. d) It encouraged political radicalism.

b) It was sexually suggestive.

The Martin Luther King Jr. first received national attention for his role in the: a) Southern Christian Leadership Conference. b) Montgomery bus boycott. c) Brown v. Board of Education case. d) Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

b) Montgomery bus boycott.

According to President Eisenhower, which of the following is NOT an implication of the "military-industrial complex" (Course Reader Document 27.1)? a) The ever-present power of money b) Acquisition of unwarranted influence c) Research conducted by solitary inventors d) Misplaced power

c) Research conducted by solitary inventors

Which new civil rights organization chose Martin Luther King Jr. as its leader in January of 1957? a) The Black Panthers b) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) c) The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) d) The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

c) The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

The Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-56 persisted until: a) the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Alabama's right to enact any laws it thought appropriate to govern its people. b) exhausted and demoralized black protesters began riding the buses again. c) the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Alabama's state and local laws requiring segregation on buses. d) Martin Luther King Jr. called an end to the boycott.

c) the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Alabama's state and local laws requiring segregation on buses.

In her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan argued that: a) divorced fathers should never be given custody of children under age fourteen. b) women should not be entering the workplace but should be at home with their children. c) women needed fulfillment outside of their devotion to the domestic ideal. d) women were not as intelligent as men even with access to higher education and training.

c) women needed fulfillment outside of their devotion to the domestic ideal.

In the 1950s, the CIA intervened in the internal affairs of which of the following countries? a) Ethiopia b) Hungary c) Romania d) Guatemala

d) Guatemala

According to Map 27.2: The Rise of the Sun Belt, 1940-1980, which of the following statements is true? Map 27.1.png a) Every state saw a population increase of at least 4% between 1940 and 1980. b) The states in New England were affected the most by population increases between 1940 and 1980. c) In general, the states that saw the highest population increase were along the Canadian border. d) Most states saw an increase in population between 1940 and 1980.

d) Most states saw an increase in population between 1940 and 1980.

The Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) overturned which of the following precedents (Course Reader Document 27.2)? a) Concurrent equality established in Purvis v. Bergdorf (1882) b) Civil segregation established in Chaney v. Gunderson (1906) c) Purposeful proximity established in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) d) Separate but equal established in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

d) Separate but equal established in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

What was President Eisenhower's most important and far-reaching domestic initiative? a) The establishment of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare b) The most progressive civil rights bill since Reconstruction c) Funding for a huge increase in Social Security benefits d) The passage of the Interstate Highway Act of 1956

d) The passage of the Interstate Highway Act of 1956

Between 1950 and 1960, the percentage of American families with television sets grew from less than 10 percent to: a) 77 percent. b) almost 50 percent. c) 25 percent. d) almost 90 percent.

d) almost 90 percent.

Between 1955 and 1961, the United States spent $800 million in South Vietnam, most of it to: a) fund U.S. troops who were deployed there. b) prime the economy there. c) build new U.S. air bases there. d) fund the South Vietnamese army as it fought against communism.

d) fund the South Vietnamese army as it fought against communism.