Chapters 25, 26, 27

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

Economic individualism

Which of the following nations were not a part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)? a. Sweden b. Italy c. England d. France

Sweden

Who first advocated the policy of containment? a. George Kennan b. Winston Churchill c. Harry Truman d. George Marshall

George Kennan

What was the message of NSC-68? a. A warning that the idea of the domino theory may represent a slippery slope commitment that would result in dozens of new wars b. An economic argument for isolationism c. A call for a tripling of the annual defense budget for the purpose of stopping communism d. All of the above

A call for a tripling of the annual defense budget for the purpose of stopping communism

What caused the Cuban Missile Crisis? a. Castro's invitation to the Soviet Union to install missiles b. Retaliation for the American nuclear arsenal housed in Turkey c. Hostile relations between the United States and Cuba d. All of the above

All of the above

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan? a. Rebuild Western Europe b. Create new markets for American goods c. Generate support for Capitalist democracies d. All of the above

All of the above

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

All of the above

The 1968 Democratic National Convention included massive protests and violent reprisals by police. Where did this convention meet? a. Chicago b. Washington D.C. c. Memphis d. Atlanta

Chicago

Why was the "loss" of China to communism so upsetting to Americans? a. China was the most populous country in the world b. It came just after a successful Soviet atomic bomb test c. Mao overthrew a western-backed government d. All of the above

China was the most populous country in the world

The cornerstone of Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty was which program? a. Peace Corp b. Teach for America c. Community Action d. Head Start

Community Action

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1957 accomplish? a. Created a Civil Rights Commission in the Department of Justice to investigate claims of racial discrimination b. Legalized interracial marriage c. Demanded the integration of all public colleges and universities d. All of the above

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

The National Indian Youth Council (NIYC) differed from the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) because the NIYC a. Emphasized the legal importance of treaty rights b. Employed direct action tactics and more combative rhetoric c. Were more interested in cultural preservation than legal strategies of resistance d. Showed less interest in issues of sovereignty and self-determination

Employed direct action tactics and more combative rhetoric

What was the subject of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring? a. Environmental dangers of pesticides b. Threats of nuclear war c. Persistence of sexism in the 1960s d. The role of religion in the Civil Rights movement

Environmental dangers of pesticides

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

Federal spending created more economic growth

Betty Friedan's Feminine Mystique focused on what primary issue a. Employment discrimination based on gender b. Rising incidents of rape and sexual violence c. The problems facing women in poverty d. Feelings of dissatisfaction with life as a housewife

Feelings of dissatisfaction with life as a housewife

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

Finding programming that would appeal to the widest possible audience

The Civil Rights Act of 1968 focused on what primary issue a. Desegregating schools b. Protecting voting rights c. Racially integrating the armed forces d. Outlawing discrimination in housing

Outlawing discrimination in housing

Advertisers in the 1960s innovated by beginning to emphasize which of the following traits as a means of selling products? a. Beauty and sexual attractiveness b. Rebellion and individuality c. Worldliness and intelligence d. All of the above

Rebellion and individuality

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

Redlining neighborhoods that included Americans of color

Who were the "Brass Hats?" a. Union leaders who encouraged a new wave of strikes in the 1950s b. Reformers in the Catholic church who tried to highlight American principles already present in ancient church teachings c. The leadership of the National Association of Manufacturers who created advertising campaigns supporting free enterprise. d. Young Americans who grew disenchanted with consumerism and instead embraced artistic creativity as he ultimate end of life

Reformers in the Catholic church who tried to highlight American principles already present in ancient church teachings

Who first challenged segregation on buses? a. Mary-Louise Smith b. Rosa Parks c. Sarah Keys d. Emmett Till

Sarah Keys

Which group first promoted the idea that drug use could remedy feelings of alienation? a. Scientists b. Musicians c. Civil rights activists d. Feminists

Scientists

10. Which of the following advantages did the Soviet Union achieve during the Cold War? a. Launched the first orbiting satellite b. Create the first intercontinental ballistic missile c. Sending the first human into orbit d. All of the above

Sending the first human into orbit

Joseph McCarthy first achieved national prominence in February 1950 by waving a piece of paper that he claimed included 205 communists currently working in what capacity? a. Hollywood executives b. New York bankers c. Military officers d. Members of the Department of State

Members of the Department of State

In the mid-1960s, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) experienced a transformation. This transformation included all of the following EXCEPT a. The growing influence of radical leaders like Stokley Carmichael b. The expulsion of all white members c. Merging with the Black Panther Party d. Focus on racial injustice in northern cities

Merging with the Black Panther Party

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

Milton Friedman

President Johnson proposed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 partially in response to what event in Selma, Alabama a. Bombing of an African American church b. "Bloody Sunday," the beating of peaceful marchers by police officers c. The jailing of Martin Luther King, Jr. d. The assassination of Malcolm X

"Bloody Sunday," the beating of peaceful marchers by police officers

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

All of the above

Which of the following most accurately describes religious commitment during the early Cold War years? a. Americans attended church at higher rates than in any time in American history b. The Pledge of Allegiance was modified in 1954 c. Anti-Catholicism and Anti-Semitism declined in the United States d. All of the above

All of the above

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

Allegedly whistling at a white woman

What was the first military action taken by the United States against international communism? a. American soldiers fought against the Red Army during the Russian civil war b. American soldiers fought isolated battles against the Soviet Union during World War II c. The Berlin Airlift d. The Korean War

American soldiers fought against the Red Army during the Russian civil war

All of the following events related to the Korean War are true EXCEPT a. Communist forces took Seoul b. The United Nations established the 38th Parallel as the boundary between North and South Korea c. China sent nearly one million soldiers to repulse the UN-backed attack d. An armistice was never officially signed

An armistice was never officially signed

How did the first freedom ride end? a. Angry mobs composed of KKK members attacked the riders in Birmingham, Alabama and burned one of the buses and beat the activists who escaped b. The riders were arrested in Montgomery, Alabama c. The ride was peaceful and ignored by both southerners and northern media d. The ride drew protests and media attention, but there was no violence

Angry mobs composed of KKK members attacked the riders in Birmingham, Alabama and burned one of the buses and beat the activists who escaped

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

Beats

When was the Atlantic Charter issued? a. After World War I b. Before the United States entered World War II c. After World War II d. When the Soviet Union invaded Korea

Before the US entered WW2

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

Both

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

Both of these

How did President Eisenhower attempt to prevent a Soviet Attack on the United States a. By creating a satellite-based missile shield b. Issuing a policy of détente to increase diplomatic cooperation c. By promising "massive retaliation" and appealing to the logic of "mutually-assured destruction" d. All of the above

By promising "massive retaliation" and appealing to the logic of "mutually-assured destruction"

What did Lyndon Johnson call his domestic program? a. Square Deal b. New Frontier c. Great Society d. Fair Deal

Great Society

Why was Douglas MacArthur removed from command? a. His defensive tactics frustrated an impatient President Truman b. He refused to attack Chinese forces because of a fear of starting World War II c. He was publicly insubordinate to the Commander in Chief d. He refused to recognize the cease-fire

He was publicly insubordinate to the Commander in Chief

Who organized the first sit-ins? a. Churches b. NAACP c. Students d. Members of the Communist Party

Students

Why did the United States fail to help more of the decolonization independence movements during the 1940s - 1970s? a. The United States did serve as the most active supporter of decolonization independence movements b. The United States was preoccupied with the arms race against the Soviet Union and therefore did not act one way or another during the decolonization struggle c. The Cold War alliance with Western Europe led the United States to support many colonial powers d. The United States was war-weary and an isolationist foreign policy prohibited active intervention for these decades

The Cold War alliance with Western Europe led the United States to support many colonial powers

The Albany Movement, centered in Albany, Georgia, drew on Christian commitments to social justice and united all of the following Civil Rights groups EXCEPT a. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee b. Southern Christian Leadership Conference c. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People d. The Southern Baptist Convention

The Southern Baptist Convention

Greece and Turkey were early flashpoints in the Cold War. How did the United States respond to unrest in Greece and Turkey in 1947? a. The United States established long range missiles in these nations, capable of reaching Moscow b. The United States sent military advisers to train anti-communist forces in both countries c. The United States actively intervened in Greece but not in Turkey d. The United States sent $400 million to both nations to be used in resisting communism

The United States sent $400 million to both nations to be used in resisting communism

What groups experienced the increased fertility rates associated with the baby boom? a. Wealthy Americans from all racial backgrounds b. White Americans from all economic levels c. Americans of color from all economic levels d. Americans from all racial, social, and class lines

Wealthy Americans from all racial backgrounds