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A. True-False
Where the statement is true, mark T. Where it is false, mark F, and correct it in the space immediately below. _____ 1. The Bretton Woods System favored United States economy
_____ 2. As permanent mobilization took hold agriculture, math and the federal government became increasingly intertwined.
_____ 3. Mostly Women gained entrance to managerial ranks.
_____ 4. Labor and management were ultimately unable to maintain a negotiable relationship _____ 5. William J. Levitt’s Levitts towns appealed to low-income families of mixed races
_____ 6. California’s climate and job opportunities attracted many people from all parts of the country _____ 7. One of the main reasons for the development of interstate highways was the increase in car
ownership
_____ 8. America had a peacetime draft during the Cold War
_____ 9. By spending more money Americans ultimately hurt the high employment economy _____ 10. Television depended on the government for money and profits
_____ 11. “Miracle drugs” such as penicillin, streptomycin, and cortisone cured serious illness _____ 12. Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique glorified the working women
_____ 13. Married women went to work to supplement family income
_____ 14. Adults were pleased with the new mediums of entertainment allowed their children to explore different lifestyles
_____ 15. African-American’s role in culture, music, movies, and arts experienced a decline
_____ 16. The Chinese exclusion act was repealed in 1943 as was the ban on Japanese-Koreans in later years
_____ 17. Most Latinos came to obtain a job and earn more money than they would have in their original countries
_____ 18. Eisenhower became the second president since reconstruction to enforce federal troops to force Civil Right
_____ 19. The Montgomery Bus Boycott catapulted Martin Luther King. Jr. to national prominence _____ 20. Four black college students took seats at the “white-only” section of the bus of Greensboro
B
Multiple Choice
Select the best answer and write the proper letter in the space provided.
_____ 21. The United State’s postwar prosperity was caused by the following except:
a. The nation was physically unharmed and the U.S. was now the dominant economic power b. A war economy was running during peacetime
c. Low inflation meaning a stable economy d. increase in unemployment
_____ 22. Big corporate firm’s involvement in the U.S. economy increased because of a. High employment
b. Vertical integration, national and international markets, media advertising, and conglomerates c. Government decline
d. Increase in immigration
_____ 23. The United Auto Workers Union, lead by Walter Reuther, challenged what company and ultimately gained terms for bargaining between employer and employee’s
a. Ford
b. General Motors c. Railroads d. Coal Mining
_____ 24. All of the following contributed to the housing boom EXCEPT a. Levitt town’s fast and efficient production
b. Aid from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and the Veterans Administration (VA) c. Henry J. Kaiser of California
d. Returning veterans and their families looking for housing
_____ 25. More American’s used cars and highways because of all of the following EXCEPT a. They couldn’t afford any other means of transportation
b. They were mass produced and readily available c. The new interstate highway system
d. Lack of federal funding for mass transit
_____ 26. Vance Packer’s best selling novel The Hidden Persuaders delved into a. Optimistic outlook on the new American Society
b. The advertising industry’s new technique of subconscious messages c. Civil rights for African Americans
d. Persuading Americans to return to the church
_____ 27. What did television programs normally feature in the 1950’s? a. Programs starring African Americans
b. White and Anglo-Saxon programs featuring the classic American family and commercials c. A diverse cast of many ethnicities
d. Shows featuring the lives of immigrants
_____ 28. Dr. Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine and other “miracle drugs” a. Worsened medical conditions
b. Did not demonstrate the potential of government-sponsored public health programs c. Made the children of the 1950’s the healthiest generation ever
d. Were not used by the American public
_____ 29. By mid-century what was the range of women working a. Teenage girls working for allowance
b. Young and unmarried
c. Middle-aged with a husband, house and children d. Elderly women
_____ 30. The teen market
a. Was ultimately nonexistent b. Had little effect on economy c. Caused concern for some adults
d. Presented a new and prominent market to be exploited by companies and advertising
_____ 31. The new form of music called Rock ‘n’ Roll, inspire by black rhythm and blues came into cultural prominence with what white performer
a. Elvis Presley b. Marlon Brando c. James Dean d. Frank Sinatra
_____ 32. The Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed in 1943 a. As a gesture to an important ally: China b. To create a decrease in Asian racism c. To increase ethnic diversity
d. To acquire more Labor
_____ 33. After their jobs were eliminated most Puerto Ricans traveled to which city and altered its ethnic composition
a. Chicago b. Los Angeles c. New York City d. San Juan
_____ 34. All of the following caused African-American population of the South to decrease EXCEPT: a. The mechanical cotton ripper eliminated most African-American’s jobs
b. Racism
c. Economic opportunities elsewhere d. Desegregation
_____ 35. The post-war immigrant experienced a worsened job outlook than before because a. Immigrant restrictions
b. Unskilled and semiskilled jobs were replaced by technological advances or “automation” c. Increase of ghettos
d. Racism
_____ 36. What did the developers of urban renewal plan to do with displaced residents of “renewed” locations
a. Relocate the displace residents into federally funded housing projects b. Pay of former residents in money
c. Leave them to find alternative housing by themselves d Deport them back to their original countries
_____ 37. The following are Truman’s reasons behind his support for Civil Rights EXCEPT: a. It was morally wrong
b. The Northern black vote was important c. The nation’s image internationally d. Pressure from his cabinet
_____ 38. Brown v. Board of Education declared “separate but equal” as constitutional by repealing which case
a. Miranda v. Arizona
b. Plessy v. Ferguson
c. Dred Scott Decision
d. Roe v. Wade
_____ 39. Dr. Martin Luther King, a prominent Civil Rights activists got his inspiration mainly from a. God and Christian beliefs
b. Mahatma Gandhi’s campaigns for non-violence c. Fredereck Douglass
d. Abolitionism
____ 40 The Civil Rights movement spread because of the following EXCEPT: a. Through Civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr.
b. Through effective non-violent practices such as boycotts and sit-ins c Through word of Mouth
d Political prominence of Civil Rights organizations
C. Identification
Supply the correct identification for each numbered description
_____ 41. The institution that was set up to stabilize the value of currencies and provide predictable monetary environment.
_____ 42. The book written by John Kenneth Galbraith that argued that the poor were only an afterthought. _____ 43. The four major companies that made more than half of their profits overseas.
_____ 44. The young man who challenged General Motors in fundamental way, wanting a reshaped, high-employment economy.
_____ 45. The notion that prevented races other than Caucasian from living in Levitt's houses. _____ 46. The cross country highway that rerouted traffic away from small towns.
_____ 47. The name for people who lived near nuclear test sites.
_____ 48. The best selling book written by Norman Vincent Peale that embodied the trend toward the t therapeutic use of religion.
_____ 49. A show starring Robert Young and Jane Wyatt that depicted an utterly perfect stereotypical American family.
_____ 50. The doctor who perfected the polio vaccine, which was distributed free of charge in the nations schools.
_____ 51. The author of the 1963 best-seller, The Feminine Mystique.
_____ 52. Two of Elvis Presley's hits that made rock 'n' roll a powerful new form of music. _____ 53. Allen Ginsberg's poem which became a manifesto of the Beat Generation.
_____ 54. Two states in which the population of Chinese immigrants was strongly concentrated.
_____ 55. The program that attempted to deport Mexicans back into their own country because of a spike in their American population.
_____ 56. Gunnar Myrdal's term that referred to a population permenently mired in poverty and dependency.
_____ 57. Two of the NAACP's lawyers that prepared a legal ground in a series of test cases that challenged racial discrimination.
_____ 58. The seamstress that refused to give up her seat on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. _____ 59. The group founded by Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy, based in Atlanta.
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60. An administrator with the SCLC who helped organize the SNCC to facilitate student sit ins.D. Matching People, Places, and Events
Match the person, place, or event in the left column with the proper description in the right column by inserting the correct letter on the blank
_____ 61. Bretton Woods System _____ 62. John Kenneth Galbraith _____ 63. Peter Goldmark _____ 64. The Lonely Crowd
_____ 65. Blue-collar workers _____ 66. Treaty of Detroit _____ 67. William J. Levitt _____ 68. Shelly v. Kraemer _____ 69. Sunbelt
_____ 70. Reverend Billy Graham _____ 71. Newton Minow _____ 72. Dr. Benjamin Spock _____ 73. Betty Friedan _____ 74. Alan Freed _____ 75. On The Road
_____ 76. Displace Persons Act _____ 77. Bracero program _____ 78. Gunnar Mydral _____ 79. Jackie Robinson
_____ 80. Brown v. Board of Education
A. Type of workers in which collective bargaining became for the first time the normal means for determining how their labor would be rewarded. B. Agreement that provided a durable relationship
between General Motors and the United Auto Workers (UAW).
C. Cleveland disc jockey who played a major role in introducing white America to the black-influenced sound by playing "race" records.
D. Author of The Feminine Mystique.
E. Long Island contractor who revolutionized the housing market by applying mass-production techniques and turning out new homes at dizzying speed.
F. Writer of Baby and Child Care who urged mothers to abandon the rigid feeding and baby-care schedules of an earlier generation. G. Preacher who utilized the television, radio, and
advertising to spread the gospel.
H. Supreme court decision that that declared the "separate but equal" doctrine of Plessy v. Ferguson unconstitutional.
I. The government introduced "temporary worker" program to ease wartime labor shortages. J. Permitted the entry of approximately 415,000
Europeans, among them former Nazis like Werner von Braun.
K. Novel written by Jack Kerouac which glorified spontaneity, sexual adventurism, drug use, and spirituality.
L. Supreme Court decision that outlawed restrictive contracts.
M. Area of the United States where taxes were low, the climate mild, and open space allowed for sprawling subdivisions.
N. Hungarian inventor who was hired by CBS, perfected color television, and patented over one hundred new devices.
O. Economist and writer of The Affluent Society
(1958).
P. System whose internal organizations encouraged stable prices, reduction of tariffs, flexible domestic markets, and international trade based on fixed exchange rates.
Q. 1963 FCC commissioner who concluded that television was "a vast wasteland".
R. First African American to join a major league baseball team.
S. Literary work written by David Reisman contrasting the independent businessmen and professionals of earlier years with the managerial class of the postwar world.
T. Swedish sociologist and author of An American Dilemma.
E. Matching Cause and Effect
Match the historical cause in the left column with the proper effect in the right column by writing the correct letter on the blank
_____ 81. Permanent Mobilization _____ 82. Increase of economic power of
big corporate firms
_____ 83. The need for white-collar and educated workers in corporate business
_____ 84. The United Auto Workers challenge to General Motors _____ 85. White Americans moving to
suburbs during the housing boom _____ 86. The sunbelt’s low taxes, mild
climate, and open space
_____ 87. Cold War tensions at mid-century _____ 88. Heavy advertisement of home
appliances such as the automatic washing machine and home freezer
_____ 89. The emergence of the new form of entertainment called television _____ 90. Free distribution of Dr. Jonas
Salk’s vaccine and Dr. Albert Sabin’s oral form of the vaccine _____ 91. The feminine mystique plus the current economic conditions at mid-century
_____ 92. The buying power of the teen market
_____ 93. Conformist Culture of the 1950’s
_____ 94. The introduction of the bracero
during WWII and its revival during the Korean War
_____ 95. Airlines offered cheap and direct flights from San Juan, Puerto Rico to New York City _____ 96. Replacement of unskilled or
semiskilled jobs by mechanic technology or “automation” A. Eliminated the blue-collar workers and the new
managerial class emerged
B. Women felt obliged to tend to their families and work for an income leaving them with
contradictory roles
C. Overshadowed past mediums of entertainment like radio and movies and glorified the typical American home
D. Many Mexican settled legally and illegally E. American’s looked for new ways of security and
defense and an atmosphere of stifled dissent F. Lead the youth to rebel in forms of popular
culture, art, music, and movies
G. Advertisers and Hollywood movies targeted the youth culture
H. Made the children of 1950’s the healthiest generation and demonstrated the potential of government-sponsored public health programs I. Puerto Rican’s went to New York and settled in
the East and created the Spanish Harlem J. Loss of jobs, increase of Latino immigration to
the United States, and black migration to the North
K. Left cities and urban district in generally bad condition because of the strong presence of economically minorities.
L. Collective Bargaining became to means of negotiation
M. Doubling of consumer use of electricity in the 1950’s
N. California surpassed New York as the most populous state in the 1970’2
O. 60,000 Native Americans to migrate into the ghetto neighborhoods in the city
P. Victory for Civil Rights that enabled him to push legislation on a variety of fronts including voting rights and equal employment opportunities Q. New markets and ways of advertising for
corporate forms
R. In November 1956 the supreme court ruled that bus segregation was unconstitutional
S. Federal government, science, and technology became increasingly intertwined as America’s economy prospered
T. Lead many former residents of “renewed” locations displaced and worse off then before.
_____ 97. The terminations of the
autonomous status of the Native American tribes of 1953
_____ 98. The federal government’s plan to “renew” rundown neighborhoods _____ 99. Truman’s signing of the
desegregation of the armed forces during the 1940’s democratic convention
_____ 100. Rosa Park’s refusal to give her seat to a white man and Martin Luther King Jr. leadership in the bus boycott that followed
F. Answers
1. True 2. False 3. False 4. False 5. False 6. True 7. True 8. True 9. False 10. False 11. True 12. False 13. True 14. False 15. False 16. True 17. True 18. False 19. True 20. False 21. D. 22. B. 23. B. 24. D. 25. A. 26. B. 27. B. 28. C. 29. C. 30. D. 31. A. 32. A. 33. C. 34. D. 35. B. 36. A. 37. D. 38. B. 39. B. 40. C. 41. IMF
42. The Affluent Society
43. Gillette, IBM, Mobil, and Coca-Cola 44. Walter Reuther
45. Restrictive Covenants 46. Route 66
47. Downwinders
48. The Power of Positive Thinking
49. Father Knows Best
50. Jonas Salk 51. Betty Friedan
52. Hound Dog and Heartbreak Hotel
53. Howl
54. New York and California 55. Operation Wetback 56. Underclass
57. Thurgood Marshall and Willian Hastie 58. Rosa Parks
59. SCLC 60. Ella Baker 61. P. 62. O. 63. N. 64. S. 65. A. 66. B. 67. E. 68. L. 69. M. 70. G. 71. Q. 72. F. 73. D. 74. C. 75. K. 76. J. 77. I. 78. T. 79. R. 80. H 81. S. 82. Q. 83. A. 84. L. 85. K. 86. N. 87. E. 88. M. 89. C. 90. H. 91. B.
92. G. 93. F. 94. D. 95. I. 96. J. 97. O. 98. P. 99. T. 100. R.
