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Between 1945-1959, the United States policy in the Middle East saw the

Between 1945-1959, the United States policy in the Middle East saw the




A. Eisenhower administration assist in the construction of the Aswan Dam.
B. Truman administration refuse to recognize the state of Israel.
C. President Eisenhower seek to end the rule of Egyptian leader Gamal Nasser during the Suez crisis.
D. CIA engineer a coup that brought the Shah of Iran to power.
E. U.S. refuse to join in a UN resolution denouncing British and French actions during the Suez crisis.






Answer: D

In 1954, under John Foster Dulles's concept of "massive retaliation," the United States would

In 1954, under John Foster Dulles's concept of "massive retaliation," the United States would





A. counter any Soviet military move with a larger American force.
B. win the Cold War regardless of the financial cost.
C. use nuclear weapons against communist aggression.
D. use military force before diplomacy in dealing with the Soviet Union.
E. rely primarily on large conventional forces in local conflicts to defeat communism.






Answer: C

In the 1950s, factors in the rise of the civil rights movement included

In the 1950s, factors in the rise of the civil rights movement included




A. the events of World War II.
B. the growth of the urban middle class.
C. the rapid spread of television.
D. Cold War politics.
E. All these answers are correct.





Answer: E

The Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-1956

The Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-1956



A. failed to end the segregation policies on public city buses.
B. was ruled illegal by the Supreme Court.
C. was sparked by a beating of an African-American woman.
D. marked the emergence of an effective form of racial protest.
E. led to the creation of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE).





Answer: D

All of the following were factors in the 1950s in rising poverty rates in inner cities EXCEPT

All of the following were factors in the 1950s in rising poverty rates in inner cities EXCEPT




A. large numbers of poor people migrating into these areas.
B. increasing automation.
C. a growth of unskilled industrial jobs in these areas.
D. persistent racial discrimination.
E. the movement of factories and mills to new locations.





Answer: C

During the 1950s, rural America

During the 1950s, rural America



A. lost ten percent of its population in 1956.
B. saw its percentage of the national income drop to less than two percent.
C. saw the South increase plantings of cotton as a cash crop.
D. both lost ten percent of its population in 1956, and saw its percentage of the national income drop to less than two percent.
E. All these answers are correct.





Answer: A

In his 1956 book on corporate America, The Organization Man, William Whyte, Jr. contended

In his 1956 book on corporate America, The Organization Man, William Whyte, Jr. contended




A. the ideal of rugged individualism had been reestablished in the business community.
B. women and minorities had little chance for advancement in American corporations.
C. corporate wealth was not being fairly shared with its workers.
D. the "inner-directed man" had become "other-directed."
E. a worker's most valuable trait in the corporate work setting was to get along.





Answer: E

During the 1950s, television networks

During the 1950s, television networks



A. refused to show the social upheavals that occurred in America.
B. generally sought to convey an idealized image of America.
C. created conditions that helped to ameliorate social conflict.
D. All these answers are correct.
E. None of these answers is correct.






Answer: B

During the 1950s, in the United States, married women who worked outside the home

During the 1950s, in the United States, married women who worked outside the home





A. faced social pressures to quit their jobs.
B. increased in number throughout the decade.
C. accounted for one-third of all married women.
D. both increased in number throughout the decade, and accounted for one-third of all married women.
E. All these answers are correct.




Answer: E

During the 1950s, the popularity in the United States of suburban living was partly explained by

During the 1950s, the popularity in the United States of suburban living was partly explained by




A. the social importance placed on the family.
B. a desire for racial segregation.
C. a desire for privacy, security, and space for consumer goods.
D. both the social importance placed on the family, and a desire for racial segregation.
E. All these answers are correct.





Answer: E

Between 1945-1957, the growth of American consumerism was aided by

Between 1945-1957, the growth of American consumerism was aided by



A. an 800 percent increase in consumer credit.
B. the development of credit cards.
C. low-payment credit plans.
D. revolving charge accounts.
E. All these answers are correct.







Answer: E
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