Question 1

U.S. prestige in the Middle East benefited from the Suez Canal crisis.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Discuss the changing nature of gender roles and the rise of a new women's movement.

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Question 3

Rock 'n' roll music

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A)  signified the development of a consumer-oriented, middle-class youth culture in the United States.
B)  was a sinister Communist plot to corrupt American society.
C)  was the first musical style to appeal equally to all generations of Americans.
D)  promoted segregation by culturally dividing ethnic minorities from mainstream society.
E)  was imported from Europe.

Question 4

Which of the following was not part of the 1950s domestic scene?

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A)  The federal government funded the construction of an interstate system of high-speed expressways.
B)  Billions of dollars were allocated for water projects in western states.
C)  Labor unions became increasingly militant and violent.
D)  U.S. companies dominated both the national and international marketplaces.
E)  White Americans moved to the suburbs in large numbers.

Question 5

The Supreme Court case of ____________________ v. Topeka Board of Education declared that segregation in the public schools was unconstitutional.

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Question 6

The water-diversion projects that President Eisenhower supported in the West most benefited

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A)  small farmers and ranching interests.
B)  local communities in several western states.
C)  large-scale agribusiness and ranching interests.
D)  Native Americans.
E)  the Democratic Party.

Question 7

Kennedy ran for president in 1960 with a campaign platform known as the New ____________________.

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The answer of Kennedy ran for president in 1960 with...

Question 8

The National Liberation Front in Vietnam was

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A)  a group of South Vietnamese nationalists and Communists who opposed the Diem government.
B)  an organization of pro-French colonialists who supported the return of French rule.
C)  a Christian missionary group dedicated to liberating Vietnam from Buddhism.
D)  an anti-Communist movement in North Vietnam.
E)  a women's rights organization.

Question 9

____________________ turned desert into agricultural land.

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The answer of ____________________ turned desert into agricultural land....

Question 10

Mexican agricultural workers brought legally into the United States under short-term contracts were called ____________________.

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The answer of Mexican agricultural workers brought legally into the...

Question 11

The "shop where you can work" campaigns were part of a strategy by the women's movement to promote gender equality in hiring.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The ____________________ emerged in South Vietnam to oppose the government of Ngo Dinh Diem.

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National L...

Question 13

The key political spokesperson for the new conservatism was​

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A)  ​Barry Goldwater.
B)  ​Richard Nixon.
C)  ​John F. Kennedy. 
D)  ​Richard Dulles.
E)  ​Robert McNamara.

Question 14

In 1953 the CIA staged a coup in Iran that

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A)  ensured that it would develop a democratic government.
B)  led to the rise of a communist state.
C)  established a popular, pro-western government
D)  overthrew a legitimate elected government to establish a ruthless dictatorship.
E)  resulted in the creation of five new nations in that region.

Question 15

The 1950s political science doctrine which argued that interest groups would hold countervailing power to giant corporations was called

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A)  capitalist autocracy.
B)  socialism.
C)  pluralism.
D)  political power elites.
E)  economic democracy.

Question 16

Examine the 1960 election and the "New Frontier."

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The 1960 election was a pivotal moment i...

Question 17

Analyze the importance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to the emerging civil rights movement in the 1950s.

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Question 18

Discuss the background, personality, presidential election, foreign policy, and domestic policies of John F. Kennedy. Evaluate his legacy.

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Question 19

Examine the impact of television on U.S. society in the 1950s and 1960s.

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The impact of television on U.S. society...

Question 20

The program that sent Americans overseas to work on developmental projects was the

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A)  Green Berets.
B)  Peace Corps.
C)  Green Peace.
D)  Jobs Corps.
E)  Volunteer Corps.

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The Supreme Court case of ____________________ v. Topeka Board of Education declared that segregation in the public schools was unconstitutional.

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