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Houses in Levittown in the early 1950s all sold for just under: $1,000. $10,000. $20,000. $50,000. $100,000.

$10,000.

Elvis Presley's recordings

Blended a variety of musical styles

The First Indochina War ended when the French suffered a major defeat at: Dien Bien Phu. Hanoi. Saigon. Taipei. Khe Sanh.

Dien Bien Phu.

Adlai Stevenson was

Eisenhower's opponent for president in both 1952 and 1956

Adlai Stevenson was: a senator revealed by Joseph McCarthy to be a Communist. secretary of state for most of Eisenhower's presidency. Eisenhower's opponent for president in both 1952 and 1956. appointed by Eisenhower to be chief justice of the Supreme Court. a leader unusually skilled in communicating with common people.

Eisenhower's opponent for president in both 1952 and 1956.

During the 1950's, the black population in the North decreased as a result of the great migration

False

The Beats took their name because of their pervasive sense that society had beaten them, or triumphed over their spirits

False

Since the nineteenth century, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia had been ruled by:

France

Since the nineteenth century, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia had been ruled by: China. Japan. France. Great Britain. themselves.

France.

Which of the following is NOT true of the GI Bill? It caused a dramatic increase in college enrollments. It enabled many veterans to buy new homes. Its huge cost did not justify its benefits. It led to the creation of the Veterans Administration. It is also known as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act.

Its huge cost did not justify its benefits.

In which state was the first Levittown located?

New York

Many adults, having experienced the Depression wartime rationing, were eager to consume more in the 1950's

True

The years after WWII witnessed a second Great Migration

True

While college enrollments soared in the postwar period: most professors were dull and uninspiring. black veterans encountered barriers to entrance. student debt became a major problem. few students were able to finish and earn a degree. campuses became hotbeds of student protest and misbehavior.

black veterans encountered barriers to entrance.

Elvis Presley's recordings: were never very commercially successful. blended a variety of musical styles. appealed equally to all ages and generations. are best remembered for his guitar and piano playing. truly promoted "a pagan concept of life."

blended a variety of musical styles.

One of rock and roll's most important contributions was to: bridge class and racial divisions. encourage new interest in dancing. give kids an outlet for excess energy. spur manufacture of electric instruments. boost the popularity of radios.

bridge class and racial divisions.

The postwar economic boom was fueled mainly by: a massive government jobs program. new inventions. cold war-related military spending. the work ethic of the American population. trade with Europe and Japan.

cold war-related military spending.

Alan Freed was a notable

disc jockey

Alan Freed was a notable: musician. songwriter. record company owner. record producer. disc jockey.

disc jockey.

Many critics of American life in the 1950s believed that middle-class society suffered from: declining purchasing power. declining sexual morality. an absence of stable families. excessive conformity. lack of leisure time and recreation.

excessive conformity.

The postwar era witnessed economic depression and falling social contentment

false

The interstate highway system was: funded by gasoline taxes. a total disaster. to be used only by the military. funded by the state department. a plan put together by the CIA.

funded by gasoline taxes.

In The Affluent Society, John Kenneth Galbraith pointed out the: benefits of limited government. infallibility of the marketplace. persistence of poverty. economic value of the cold war. environmental costs of prosperity.

persistence of poverty.

A very important reason for passage of the GI Bill was to:

prevent the return of the depression

In regard to New Deal programs, Eisenhower: was intensely hostile. ended subsidies to agriculture. promised to outdo Roosevelt. retained most programs and even expanded some. wanted to privatize Social Security.

retained most programs and even expanded some.

The music Alan Freed labeled "rock and roll" was actually

rhythm and blues

Many concerned observers blamed teen delinquency on:

rock and roll

Many concerned observers blamed teen delinquency on: rock and roll. drugs. cars. smoking. petting.

rock and roll.

As president, Eisenhower reverted to the nineteenth century view that Congress

should make policy, and the president should carry it out

The baby boom: has been overrated in importance as a social phenomenon. produced a generation devoted to sacrifice. started in the early days of World War II. continued the twentieth century's steady increase in the birthrate. started in 1941.

started in 1941.

Jack Kerouac wrote on what topic?

the Beats

Senator Joseph McCarthy's power began to unravel when he made reckless charges about Communist influence in

the U.S. Army

Before becoming president, Eisenhower was most shaped by his experience in:

the military

Most blacks who moved to the North were fleeing terrible poverty in

the rural South

The postwar era witnessed its most dramatic population growth in: the sunbelt. the Midwest. rural areas. the Northeast. the Mississippi Valley.

the sunbelt.

When the U-2 spy plane was shot down over Russia, Eisenhower first:

tried to cover it up

Many adults, having experienced the Depression and wartime rationing, were eager to consume more in the 1950s. t/f

true

The Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955 began after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man. t/f

true

The years after World War II witnessed a second Great Migration. t/f

true

The nation's suburban population by 1970 was overwhelmingly:

white