Cold War
Which of the following is the best explanation of the Cold War domino theory?
If one nation becomes communist, more and more nations will become communist. Therefore the United States needs to prevent any more nations from falling under communist influence.
The main point of this 1956 cartoon is:
Middle class lives are all the same, and it is a little disconcerting.
What was the top tax rate during World War II?
94%
What was the message of NSC-68?
A call for a tripling of the annual defense budget for the purpose of stopping communism
Why was Emmett Till murdered?
Allegedly whistling at a white woman
This political cartoon argues that financial policies in the post WWII world have been just as good at keeping white Americans on top as Jim Crow laws had been.
True
Who first challenged segregation on buses?
Sarah Keys
How did federal housing programs discriminate against Americans of color?
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What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
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What was the result of Brown v. Board of Education?
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Which of the following enabled the rising purchase of consumer goods?
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Which of the following most accurately describes religious commitment during the early Cold War years?
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What groups experienced the increased fertility rates associated with the baby boom?
Americans from all racial, social, and class lines
What is the best interpretation of this political cartoon?
Americans risked ending a long tradition of liberty in our collective hysteria about communist spies.
The churches most common in suburban America tended most frequently celebrated which of the following cultural values?
Economic individualism
Which of the following best explains how Americans in the 1950s responded domestically to the Cold War?
Fear of the threat from the Soviet Union, and the reality of the atomic bomb's capacity for destruction, led Americans to emphasize political and cultural conformity and to viciously turn on those who were different under the fear that they might be Soviet spies.
What was the relationship between the federal government and economic growth in the aftermath of World War II?
Federal spending created more economic growth
Which of the following best describes the marketing techniques of early television executives?
Finding programming that would appeal to the widest possible audience
All of the following are true of the 1950s suburbanization EXCEPT:
Women found in suburbanization a new outlet for their energies and talents as it spawned many independent small businesses owned and operated by women.