In his 1961 farewell address, President Eisenhower warned Americans about:

In his 1961 farewell address, President Eisenhower warned Americans about:

a) the military-industrial complex.
b) the slow pace of the civil rights movement.
c) environmental hazards.
d) the rise of organized crime.

Answer: A

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

Challenges to the mass conformity of the 1950s came from:

Challenges to the mass conformity of the 1950s came from:

a) hippies.
b) the Beats.
c) the Beatles.
d) flappers.

Answer: B

President Eisenhower used the CIA to overthrow which Middle Eastern government in the early 1950s, in large part because this government attempted to nationalize British-owned oil fields?

President Eisenhower used the CIA to overthrow which Middle Eastern government in the early 1950s, in large part because this government attempted to nationalize British-owned oil fields?

a) Iraq
b) Egypt
c) Iran
d) Saudia Arabia

Answer: C