U.S. History Ch. 27

Question 1

T/F Throughout the 50s radio shows were created on the same station for both blacks and whites.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Name of Truman's economic program:

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Fair Deal

Question 3

Politically speaking, Eisenhower (a Republican)

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walked in the middle

Question 4

Regulatory Agency that licenses tv, radio, etc.

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FCC

Question 5

Carmakers introducted new models every year, as did washing machine makers: This was called

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Planned Obsolescence

Question 6

One major criticism of television is that it only portrayed _________________________

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White America

Question 7

The Republican Presidential Candidate in 1948 was

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Thomas Dewey

Question 8

The Termination policy(deemed a failure) involved which group:

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Native Americans

Question 9

This type of music soared in its popularity in the 1950s:

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rock-n-roll

Question 10

_____________, a major tourist site, opened in 1955 and attracted 3 million visitors each year.

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Disneyland

Question 11

This institution/agency/business attempted to convince people that they needed certain products

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Advertising

Question 12

____________use declined because of the increase in __________________ use.

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railroad; interstate

Question 13

In the Presidential election of 1948 there were ____ major candidates.

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four

Question 14

Truman's biggest challenges as discussed in Ch. 27?

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Communism and the economy

Question 15

"the buck stops here." Who said this?

Accepted Answer

Truman

Question 16

The __________ movement was an attempt at ____________

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Beat; nonconformity

Question 17

T/F The government went from supporting Native Americans tribes to not being responsible

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True

Question 18

In 1950 the first-ever credit card was issued:

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Diner's Club

Question 19

Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, J.D. Salinger, and Daphne du Marier all had what in common?

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they were all famous authors whose works people read.

Question 20

In 1942 the bracero movement helped ________to temporarily live and work in the U.S.

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Mexicans

Question 21

A new cabinet position was created in the 1950s:

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Dept of Housing and Urban Development

Question 22

"White Flight" referred to

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whites leaving the cities and going to the suburbs

Question 23

A vaccine was found for this crippling disease during the time after WWII:

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polio

Question 24

One of the reasons why America's population was increasing was because of

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the baby boom

Question 25

Most _________enjoyed the prosperity of the post war period.

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White Americans

Question 26

The man who is credited with developing the polio vaccine:

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Dr. Jonas Salk

Question 27

Alan Freed

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was one of the first DJ's to ply rock and roll on the air

Question 28

The man who revolutionized child care by advocating support and no spanking:

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Benjamin Spock

Question 29

Thanks to the ____________,soldiers were able to secure loans for farms, homes, and businesses.

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GI Bill of Rights

Question 30

In 1948 the Progressive Party Presidential Candidate was

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Henry Wallace

Question 31

In the 1950s, more than 1/5 of these were dissatisfied with their lives

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Women

Question 32

The Dixiecrats/States Rights Presidential Candidate in 1948 was

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Strom Thurmond

Question 33

Because one party split, the ________were predicted to win the election.

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Republicans

Question 34

When a corporation is involved in many unrelated industries we call that corporation a

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conglomerate

Question 35

The Longoria Incident

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showed how racism still existed

Question 36

T or F: When WWII was over there was no need for a period of adjustment for U.S. soldiers.

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False

Question 37

When there is a business with the same name and product in different communities, we call it a

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franchise

Question 38

T or F: Truman was willing to support civil rights.

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True

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