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Chapter 29 Society After WWII
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The largest public works project in US history through that time, it spurred auto sales.
Automation Act of 1956
Taft Hartley Act
Highway Act of 1956
Civil Rights Act 1957
2
The first black US Supreme Court Justice, he successfully argued for Linda Brown, in 1954.
Earl Warren
Orval Faubus
Martin Luther King Jr.
Thurgood Marshall
3
The Democratic Party splintered into ______ groups for the 1948 election.
two
four
three
unified one
4
Urban Renewal
Federal projects to “revitalize” inner city and downtowns.
The massive number of babies born
Cheap housing
Movement of people to suburbia
5
This Act spurred auto production and helped promote suburbanization
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Highway Act of 1956
Landrum-Griffin Act
Taft-Hartley Act
6
Who was the Dixiecrat nomination in '48, due to dislike of Truman’s stance on civil rights
Thomas Dewey
LBJ
Henry Wallace
J. Strom Thurmond
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What did the GI Bill do socio-economically?
Provided low cost mortgage to buy houses
All of the above
Gave veterans government loans to start business
Provided money for college
8
Automation is the process of _______.
building up nuclear warheads
buying electronics for the home
replacing humans with machines
launching first satellite into space
9
Seeing the black soldiers come home to racism, President Truman decided in 1948 to?
Invade Georgia
Desegregate military & government
Pass GI Bill
Do nothing
10
In 1957, President Eisenhower used 101st Airborne to do what in Arkansas?
Fly in food to Berlin
Invade Cuba
Walk Little Rock 9 to school
Rescue Francis Gary Powers
11
Small group of American writers and artists who, during the 1950s, criticized the conformity
Dixiecrats
Little Rock Nine
GI's
Beatniks
12
What was the name of the massive number of babies born in the 1950's?
The Big Bang
The Baby Blast
The Big Boom
The Baby Boom
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Conformity, advertisement, household appliances, “Keep up with the Joneses”; Consumer debt
Consumerism
Automation
Juvenile Delinquency
Inflation
14
Elvis' best-selling song and "an emblem of the rock 'n' roll revolution".
Hound Dog
A little less Conversation
Blue Suede Shoes
In the Ghetto
15
What two power unions merged in the 50's?
FOP-FOF
LULAC-NAACP
AFL-CIO
ABC-Teamsters
16
What new technology greatly expanded the audience for professional sports
Satellite
TV
3D glasses
Radio
17
Who was the developer that created large planned communities on Long Island and near Philly?
Ward Cleaver
William Levitt
Senator Joseph McCarthy
Ralph Kramden
18
Conservative about money and liberal about humans was President Eisenhower's ____.
Modern Republicanism
Eisenhower’s Recovery Plan
Modern Consumerism
Republican Idealism
19
He was the 26yr old preacher who rose to fame for the MIA
MLK Jr.
A. Philip Randolph
Thurgood Marshall
Rosa Parks
20
This black woman challenged Montgomery's bus ordinance in 1955.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Hilary Rodham
Rosa Parks
Mabel King Jr.
21
After WWII how many soldiers had to be demobilized?
20 million
9 million
15 million
2 million
22
This SC decision of 1896, allowed for racial segregation laws based on separate but equal
Plessy vs. Ferguson
King vs. Montgomery School Dist.
Brown vs. Board of Ed
Miranda vs. Arizona
23
President Truman’s policy that promised full employment, & a higher minimum wage
Fair Deal
Square Deal
No Deal
Truman Doctrine
24
How were women treated in the 1950's?
They were encouraged to care for their kids
They were encouraged to follow their dreams
They were encouraged to express themselves
They were encouraged to get jobs
25
Which paper erroneously printed "Dewey defeats Truman" before the end of the election.
Washington Post
Chicago Sun Times
Chicago Daily Tribune
New York Times
26
After WWII, the economy remained fairly strong, despite fears of a _____.
economic boom
depression
return to war
economic recovery
27
James Dean & Paul Walker both died in this brand of German car.
Porsche
Mercedes
Audi
VW
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Segregation
The fear of people
A slow down in the economy
Action of incorporating a racial group into a community
The enforced separation of different racial groups
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The Taft Hartley Act gave judges the power to _____.
end some labor strikes
deport criminals
check visas
increase the minimum wage
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Termination Policy
US Govt. policy towards communism
WWII war crimes trials
Separate but equal rules
End tribal govt. & relocate Native Am. to the big cities
31
The rock 'n' roll music Elvis made famous was a blend of,
what?
A blend of African American rhythm and blues music
A blend of high classical and medieval music
A blend of blue grass and _rap (Ooops forgot its C)
A blend of minimalism and novelty music
