chapter 14/15 test us history
Using the excerpt, which was NOT a characteristic associated with the "beatnik" movement?
identifying with a more conformist society
The mid-1950s saw a migration from the industrial north east to the American south and southwest. This area people moved to is often called the
"Sun Belt."
This image would be MOST useful to a student writing a research paper titled
"The 1950's: Baby Boom, Consumerism, and Prosperity."
This image would be MOST useful to a student writing a research paper titled
"The 1950's: The Baby Boom and the Growth of the Suburbs."
Which style of music is being described by these facts?
Motown
Which characteristic would have the greatest effect on what is known as "suburban sprawl"?
more expansive system of roads connecting large cities with surrounding areas
The word Sputnik is MOST associated with which of these?
space exploration
Which of these had the BIGGEST impact on the increase in 1950s consumerism?
television
Which technological breakthrough of the 1950s revolutionized the way that Americans kept up with news and world events?
television
Which technological invention allowed millions of people in America and around the world to witness the first man to walk on the moon in 1969?
television
During what decade were these indicators MOST prevalent in the American economy?
the 1950's
The term "The Affluent Society" is MOST associated with
the 1950s.
This image would be MOST useful to a student writing a research paper titled
the Apollo 11 Mission.
These famous Americans are MOST closely associated with
the Apollo 11 moon landing.
This image would be MOST useful to a student presenting a research project about
the Baby Boom of the 1950's.
The ability of television to influence important foreign policy decisions and polictics by appealing to people's emotions has been called _______ by Madeleine Albright.
the CNN Effect
What event in the mid-1900s shifted the economic base of the United States and helped white-collar workers to outnumber "blue-collar" manual laborers for the first time in U.S. history?
growth of corporate "agribusiness" over agriculture and manufacturing
Jonas Salk is important for
developing the first vaccine for polio.
Which President is associated with these lines?
John F. Kennedy
Which conflict is often referred to as the first "televised war"?
Vietnam War
The popularity of television expanded rapidly beginning in what 20th Century decade?
1950s
In what year could you expect this photograph to have been taken?
1969
What is the BEST example of interdependence and the exporting of U.S. culture in the food industry?
American fast food restaurants have thousands of locations around the world.
Which of these NASA programs was successful at placing a "man on the moon" (and safely returning him home)?
Apollo
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy challenged the United States to put the first man on the Moon. The Marshal Space Flight Center in Alabama helped this happen by inventing a powerful rocket launcher. This launcher helped the first crew land on the moon in 1969. This mission was named
Apollo 11.
The young people in this coffeehouse are part of the ___ movement.
Beatnik
In the 1950s and early 1960s an expansion in the highway system, the swelling of suburban communities, and increased industrial output caused Congress to pass the
Clean Air Act.
Sun Records was MOST associated with which of these forms of music?
Country
The interstate highway system in the United States, the largest highway system in the world is named for the president who championed its creation. Which twentieth century president called for the construction of this vast system of roads?
Dwight Eisenhower
All of these are describing
Elvis Presley.
What role did Wernher von Braun play in U.S. history?
He helped to develop the U.S. space program.
William Levitt played an important role in the creation and popularity of suburbs in the 1950s. What was his role?
He was credited with the inexpensive house designs that were used in suburbs.
What caused rapid suburbanization in the United States after the World War II?
I, II, III
Rock music, also called Rock 'n' Roll in the 1950s, grew out of many different influences. What is the proper combination of influences that helped to create the rock music of the 1950s?
I, II, III, and IV
In 1961, President ________ created the President's Panel on Mental Retardation in an effort to understand an affliction that many had ignored or mistreated for centuries.
Kennedy
How did the GI Bill help many Americans move from the lower class to the middle class?
It gave veterans financial aid to attend college and buy suburban homes.
Though most Presidents have claimed affiliation with a Christian church, the only Roman Catholic president has been
John F. Kennedy.
Using this picture, how did these developments after World War II impact American cities?
Many families were able to own their home in the suburbs, leaving the inner cities to people unable to afford their own homes.
Which of these BEST explains the growth in college enrollment after World War II?
More jobs required a college education than in the past.
Which statement BEST describes an effect television has had on society?
People across the country are more likely to share a common culture.
After World War II, suburbs began growing quickly. Which statement provides the best explanation for this trend?
People moved to the suburbs because the "American Dream" was to own a home.
Who is considered the "father of the fast food industry?"
Ray Kroc
Stax Records was MOST associated with what form of music?
Soul
Which recording studio is being described by these statements?
Sun Studios
Which is the BEST description of the effect that the "Baby Boom" had on the American economy?
The Baby Boom led to increased consumerism, growth in the housing market, and the growth of the middle class.
Which group was the "spearhead" of the British Invasion that transformed the music scene of America in the 1960s?
The Beatles
Which of these is an accurate outcome of the Apollo Program (1961-1972)?
The United States proved victorious in the "space race" with the Soviet Union.
Which statement is NOT a reason for the growth of the middle class after World War II?
The majority of women worked which led to two income families.
How did federal and state governments respond to the development of suburbs during the post World War II era?
They built highways and schools in the areas.
Why did many of President Kennedy's "New Frontier" programs fail?
They did not gain support amongst many Congressional conservatives.
Which medical breakthrough had an people cheering in the street in 1955?
a vaccine for polio
In 1961, FCC Chairman Newton Minow coined a derogatory name for commercial television, calling it "_____."
a vast wasteland
Following World War II, America entered an age of greatly increased consumer spending which was made more intense by
advertising on television.
Both the GI Bill and the Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952 emphasized the idea that the federal budget should
allocate funds for the care of veterans after military service.
Which of these was a part of John F. Kennedy's New Frontier program?
amendments to the National Defense Education Act in 1963, which resulted in $731 million of funding to U.S. schools
Suburban cities have been on the rise for the last seven decades due to their orientation around which mode of transportation?
automobiles
Thanks to the increased availability of ______, American suburbs grew rapidly in the post-World War II era.
automobiles
From this excerpt, why do you think President Kennedy viewed the decision to go to the moon as one of the most important decisions of his presidency?
because he believed the challenges of going to the moon would benefit the country
The increased availability of genetically modified food has
created controversy in the field of bioethics.
Which of these will be an increasingly pressing issue in the coming years?
elder care
"Urban sprawl" was accidentally created in post-World War II America thanks MAINLY to which of these?
expansion of the highway system
The Interstate Highway System was authorized by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 for the PRIMARY purpose of
helping strengthen our national defense by creating an easier means of transporting people and goods in an emergency.
After the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I in 1957, the United States responded by
increasing funding to its own space program.
The post-World War II "baby boom" was caused, in part, by
marriage at an earlier age.
The growth of suburbs in the United States following World War II caused
massive governmental expenditures on roads programs.
Seventy-six million American children were born between 1945 and 1964. Which sector of the American economy was affected LEAST by this population explosion?
military manufacturing
In the 1970s Congress banned the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) out of concern for problems pertaining to what environmental issue?
ozone depletion
In the early 1950s, Dr. Jonas Salk developed an effective vaccine for what childhood disease?
polio
The emergence of "rock and roll" is associated with which of these eras?
post-World War II
The 1960 presidential debate between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy illustrated the
power of television's influence in American politics.
Which of these had the GREATEST effect on the rise of white-collar jobs after World War II?
the development of computer technology
How do television stations and newspapers help in the political process?
they monitor the actions of people in government
It is widely believed that when President Eisenhower signed a bill to create a national interstate highway system in 1956, he did it for what primary purpose?
to provide the means to transport military aid more quickly in the event of a national military crisis
