APUSH Chapter 12
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In 1954, the Supreme Court case known as Brown v. Board of Education:

In 1954, the Supreme Court case known as Brown v. Board of Education:




a) extended the Plessey v. Ferguson ruling to include schools.
b) found that separate-but-equal was unconstitutional.
c) found that separate-but-equal was constitutional.
d) declared lynching unconstitutional.




Answer: B

New conservatives trusted government to:

New conservatives trusted government to:





a) regulate the economy.
b) regulate personal behavior.
c) protect civil liberties and the toleration of differences.
d) provide a national system of health care.


Answer: B

During the 1950s, Americans:

During the 1950s, Americans:




a) tended to marry later in life than did previous generations.
b) experienced a declining birth rate.
c) stressed the importance of a college education, especially for women.
d) on average married younger and had more children as compared to previous generations.




Answer: D

After World War II, the automobile:

After World War II, the automobile:




a) became a status symbol only for the wealthy.
b) remained a luxury, not a necessity of life.
c) was replaced by the train as the preferred method of transportation.
d) altered the American landscape.



Answer: D

During the 1950s, television:

During the 1950s, television:




a) effectively spread images of working-class life to a growing number of Americans.
b) became an effective advertising medium.
c) presented shows that were controversial.
d) became the nation's least favorite form of leisure activity.




Answer: B

After World War II, suburban growth:

After World War II, suburban growth:




a) occurred primarily in the South.
b) was dominated by expensive housing.
c) increased dramatically, especially in places like Levittown and California.
d) was discouraged by state and federal government policies.



Answer: C

Between 1946 and 1960, the American gross national product:

Between 1946 and 1960, the American gross national product:



a) more than doubled, and wages increased.
b) declined as wages stagnated.
c) returned to prewar levels.
d) increased so dramatically that poverty was completely eliminated.




Answer: A

In "Who Is Loyal to America?" Henry Steele Commager:

In "Who Is Loyal to America?" Henry Steele Commager:




a) supports the efforts of people like Senator McCarthy
b) believes that the narrow definition of loyalty denied freedom of thought.
c) favors the new meaning given to loyalty: conformity.
d) is bitter since he was accused of having communist sympathies by HUAC.



Answer: B

Joseph McCarthy:

Joseph McCarthy:



a) successfully uncovered the communist infiltration of the U.S. army.
b) successfully uncovered the communist infiltration of the federal government.
c) was hailed as an American hero for his fight against communism.
d) was an embarrassment to his party by 1954.




Answer: D

What reason did the Hollywood Ten give for not cooperating with the HUAC hearings under McCarthyism?

What reason did the Hollywood Ten give for not cooperating with the HUAC hearings under McCarthyism?



a) They were all communists and did not want to indict themselves.
b) Ronald Reagan had threatened that they would lose their jobs if they cooperated.
c) They felt the hearings were a violation of the First Amendment.
d) They were all busy making movies and did not have time to attend the hearings.




Answer: C

All of the following statements are true of Truman's Fair Deal EXCEPT:

All of the following statements are true of Truman's Fair Deal EXCEPT:



a) the Fair Deal included a provision to expand public housing.
b) Congress passed Truman's Fair Deal to help address the issue of civil rights.
c) the Fair Deal included a provision to increase the minimum wage.
d) the Fair Deal included a provision to create a national health insurance program.





Answer: B

To wage the cultural Cold War, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Defense Department:

To wage the cultural Cold War, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Defense Department:




a) promoted the work of artist Norman Rockwell.
b) censored the work of modern artists.
c) funded an array of artistic publications, concerts, performances, and exhibits.
d) sought to censor the work of painter Jackson Pollock.



Answer: C

Which statement about the Korean conflict is FALSE?

Which statement about the Korean conflict is FALSE?




a) Chinese troops threatened to enter the conflict, but never did.
b) General MacArthur argued for an invasion of China and for the use of nuclear weapons.
c) The United Nations authorized the use of forces to repel the North Koreans.
d) The war ended in a cease-fire, not with a formal peace treaty.



Answer: A

According to the policy of containment, as laid out by George Kennan, the:

According to the policy of containment, as laid out by George Kennan, the:




a) United States accepted the right of communism to exist on half of the globe's surface.
b) United States should invade the Soviet Union.
c) United States was committed to preventing the spread of communism.
d) United States was committed to preventing the spread of dictatorships.



Answer: C
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