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HMAH S2 Exam Review: 50's and 60's Culture
HMAH S2 Exam Review: 50's and 60's Culture
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A #history quiz to practice for the semester 2 #exam
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U.S. government agency in charge of the space program
NASA
SNCC
CIA
NAACP
2
In the 1950s, most women were expected to do what?
Be leaders in business
Go to college
Stay home and take care of the kids
Work in factory jobs
3
The counterculture of the 1960s promoted all of the following EXCEPT:
the quest for self-fulfillment
the questioning of authority
a deeper connection with the nuclear family
loose attitudes in regards to sexual behaviors
4
Conformity was aided by which of the following?
hippie movement
The internet
Increase in the Beatnik movement
Television
5
Which new type of music combined country and rhythm and blues and was loved by teens?
Punk
Metal
Rock and Roll
Pop
6
Youth of the 1950s that rebelled against conformity of middle class through music and poetry
Hippies
Generation Y
Punk Rockers
Beatniks
7
What did the G.I. Bill of Rights do?
All of these
Contributed to the growth of the suburbs
Made it possible for veterans to get money for an education
Made it easy for veterans to get loans for houses
8
What was a purpose of the Federal Highway Act?
decreased economic opportunities for roadside businesses
Created jobs for the unemployed
Prevented the growth of the suburbs
Mobilize troops
9
The 1950s saw all of the following EXCEPT:
an increase in the fear of nuclear war and spies
no segregation of races
economic expansion and the growth of consumerism
growth of suburbs
10
Which was NOT one of Kennedy's goals?
Reduce racial discrimination
Improve the economy
Get our troops out of Vietnam
Get a man on the moon by the end of the decade
11
Who launched the first man made satellite, Sputnik, into space?
Soviet Union
U.S.
China
Britain
12
The baby boom:
led to an emphasis on parenting
did all of the above
Contributed most to the population increase in the 1950s
led to new products related to kids being developed
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New Frontier program that sent college educated volunteers to developing nations
Alliance for Progress
Job Corps
VISTA
Peace Corps
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Why did people like Ike so much?
He had a good relationship with the USSR
He promised to get us out of Vietnam
He promised to get rid of Social Security
He was the leader of Allied forces in WWII
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Appointed to investigate the assassination of JFK
Warren Commission
Ford Commission
Select House Committee
Kerner Commission
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National Healthcare for the elderly came about during the Great Society
Blue Cross
Obamacare
Medicaid
Medicare
