CH 23 Review

Question 1

For Pres Eisenhower, “dynamic conservatism” meant balancing economic conservatism w/:

Accepted Answer

activism in areas that would benefit the country

Question 2

_______ programs tried to eliminate poverty replacing slums w/ high-rise buildings for the poor

Accepted Answer

Urban renewal

Question 3

Which trend of the 1950s did books such as The Organization Man and The Lonely Crowd criticize?

Accepted Answer

conformity

Question 4

Pres Eisenhower took an activist role when he pushed for 2 large govt programs, the FHA and:

Accepted Answer

the St. Lawrence Seaway

Question 5

Pres Truman’s legislative agenda included expanding SS, increasing min wage, &:

Accepted Answer

enacting a broad civil rights bill

Question 6

Many Americans stereotyped young people who favored unconventional clothing & hairstyles as:

Accepted Answer

juvenile delinquents

Question 7

US corps competed w/ each other as the postwar economy grew, some expanded overseas to become:

Accepted Answer

multinational corporations

Question 8

Rock n’ roll, which became popular with teens in the 1950s, came from what other form of music?

Accepted Answer

rhythm and blues

Question 9

Suburbs were 85% of new home construction in the '50s, & many people believed suburbs offered:

Accepted Answer

a better life

Question 10

Researcher who developed an oral vaccine for polio.

Accepted Answer

Albert Sabin

Question 11

The '50s saw major advances in medicine that led to improved treatments for cancer, polio, and:

Accepted Answer

heart attacks

Question 12

African American musician who recorded hit rock n’ roll songs in the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

Chuck Berry

Question 13

A greater demand for goods after WWII led to higher prices, and this inflation soon triggered:

Accepted Answer

labor unrest

Question 14

After World War II, the GI Bill – made it possible for many returning soldiers to:

Accepted Answer

buy homes

Question 15

The federal government’s termination policy, launched after World War II, was an attempt to:

Accepted Answer

move Native Americans into mainstream society

Question 16

Term for the cultural separation between children and their parents.

Accepted Answer

generational gap

Question 17

The largest public works program in American history.

Accepted Answer

Federal Highway Act

Question 18

Americans in the 50s thought the US’s prosperity gave all an affluent life, but 1/5 Americans:

Accepted Answer

lived below the poverty line

Question 19

A Raisin in the Sun, a play about a working-class AA family, was written by:

Accepted Answer

Lorraine Hansberry

Question 20

Work that takes place mostly in offices, instead of in factories.

Accepted Answer

white collar

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