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1
______ is ranked 2nd on TV Guide's list of televisions greatest shows.
Gunsmoke
The Lone Ranger
I Love Lucy
The Honeymooners
2
What did radio do to survive the television revolution?
They aired popular TV series
They specialized
They offered discounts
They claimed TV would decrease American morality
3
What was the first American satellite?
Apollo I
Explorer I
the Eagle
Saturn I
4
Which of the following is NOT a reason Americans were drawn to the suburbs?
it was seen as a move up in life
affordability
to move closer to work
to escape the inner city
5
Which of the following is NOT a franchise from the 1950s?
McDonalds
Wendy's
Dunkin Donuts
Pizza Hut
6
What did Nixon do that almost cost Eisenhower the election of 1952?
Watergate Scandal
He voted against US involvement in WWII
He accepted gifts from business leaders
He was a Communist
7
A ______ is a corporation that includes a number of smaller companies in unrelated industries.
conglomerate
multinational company
union shop
franchise
8
What was the first major suburb development?
Levittown
Bakerville
Brooksville
Cooperstown
9
Truman's agenda was called the ______ Deal.
Great
New
Fair
Square
10
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Baby Boom?
the GI Bill
Pop Culture
the development of vaccines
World War II
11
What was the poverty line for a family of four in the 1950s?
$3000
$8000
$1000
$5000
12
What did Truman nickname Congress?
The Dixiecrats
The Washington Rascals
The Washington Bureaucrats
The Do Nothing Congress
13
What is the highest grossing movie of the 1950s?
The Ten Commandments
Some Like It Hot
Around the World in 80 Days
The Robe
14
The Taft-Hartley Act outlawed all of the following except _____.
union shop
featherbedding
closed shop
open shop
15
What was the largest public works program in American history?
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway
Hoover Dam
"New Look" military
Federal Highway Act
16
Who built the first computer called ENIAC.
CIA
Soviets
US Army
FBI
17
Eisenhower claimed to be the _____ president.
straight and narrow
middle of the road
perfectly blended smoothie
Republicrat
18
Which of the following is a FALSE statement about Marilyn Monroe?
She starred in The Seven Year Itch.
She made 32 films.
She was characterized by her "dumb blonde" persona.
She died in a tragic car accident.
19
The GI Bill ______.
aided veterans in finding jobs after the war
provided a $5,000 bonus to veterans
provided generous loans to veterans and one year of unemployment benefits
provided retirement payments to veterans
20
By 1959, ___% of American homes had a television.
90
70
9
50
21
What did Hollywood do to survive the television revolution?
refreshments
3-D movies
surround sound
cinemascope
22
Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the 1950s prosperity?
Only 1 out of 5 Americans were poor.
Blue collar jobs outnumbered white collar jobs.
Home ownership increased to 62%.
The average income tripled.
23
Mapp v Ohio established the ___ Rule, which states that evidence obtained in violation cannot be used in a court of law.
Equal Protection
Exclusionary
Evidence
Expression
24
Who is credited for making Rock'n'Roll popular?
Alan Freed
Elvis Presley
Leyton Foester
Buddy Holly
25
_____ aired for 20 years which was a record for any primetime drama.
The Lone Ranger
Gunsmoke
Dragnet
The Green Hornet
26
What made Elvis a national star?
His appearance on The Steve Allen Show
His signing with RCA
His first number one single, Heartbreak Hotel
His appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show
27
Which of the following political parties was NOT involved in the election of 1948?
Progressive
Bull Moose
Democrat
States' Rights' (Dixiecrats)
28
Which of the following was NOT apart of Truman's plans?
reduce taxes
raise minimum wage
increase Social Security
a national health care plan
29
____ established that a person in custody must be informed that he has the right to remain silent, and to a lawyer.
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
Sweatt v. Painter
Mapp v. Ohio
30
Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for _____.
small pox
flu
coronavirus
polio