US History 1302 Chapter 28

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

False

The postwar era witnessed economic depression and falling social contentment.

False

Which of the following is NOT true of the GI Bill?

Its huge cost did not justify its benefits.

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

True

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

True

The phrase "In God We Trust" was added to coins and currency in the 1950s.

True

Jack Kerouac wrote on what topic?

beats

By the mid-1950s, an increasing number of workers:

did mental rather than physical labor

The youthful rebels known as the Beats:

favored road trips, Buddhism, and jazz

With the end of World War II, women workers were encouraged to:

give up their jobs to returning veterans.

Life magazine's ideal woman of the mid-1950s was:

having babies.

Suburban growth was spurred by all of the following EXCEPT:

new construction of mass public transportation.

In The Affluent Society, John Kenneth Galbraith pointed out the:

persistence of poverty.

After the war, Americans were most eager to:

purchase

In regard to New Deal programs, Eisenhower:

retained most programs and even expanded some.

Elvis was especially controversial because of his:

suggestive gyrations on stage.

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

the U.S. Army.

One major reason for religion's growing appeal in the 1950s was:

the desire to combat godless communism.

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

the military.

The postwar era witnessed its most dramatic population growth in:

the sunbelt.