DCUSH CHP 24 SET 3 (long)

the kitchen debates were between

Khrushchev and Nixon

How did the 1959 American National Exhibition showcase freedom in the U.S.?

through a display of consumer goods

the ability to influence the world with american goods and popular culture is called:

soft power

between 1946 and 1960, the american gross national product:

more than doubled, and wages increased

all of the following were new innovations of the 1950's that helped to transform americans daily lives EXCEPT:

radio

which statements about industry is FALSE:

the west did not benefit from the industries that sprang up from the cold war

during the 1950's, agricultural production:

Rose by 50%

the center of gravity of american farming after world war II shifted to:

Texas, arizona, and california

after world war II, suburban growth:

increased dramatically, especially in California

William Levitt, with the help of the GI Bill, gave many americans the opportunity to

buy a home

which state became the most prominent symbol of the postwar suburban boom?

california

during the 1950's, television:

Became an effective advertising medium

along with a home and a TV, what became part of the "standard consumer package" of the 1950's

a car

after World War II, the automobile:

altered the American landscape

after World War II, most working women:

were concentrated in low-paying, nonunion jobs such as clerical, sales, and service labor.

during the 1950's, Americans:

on average, married younger and had more children than previous generations.

During the postwar suburban boom, African-Americans:

were often unable to receive financing for housing

the housing act of 1949

reinforced the concentration of poverty in nonwhite urban neighborhoods.

between 1950 and 1970, suburbanization

Hardened racial divisions in American life

during the cold war, religious differences

were absorbed within the notion of a common Judeo-Christian heritage.

all of the following spurred the growth of the suburban middle class EXCEPT:

trains and streetcars

to libertarian conservatives, freedom meant:

individual autonomy, limited government, and unregulated capitalism

many conservative businessmen found intellectual reinforcement in the writing of the economist

Milton Friedman

New conservatives trusted government to:

regulate personal behavior.

the new conservatives:

emphasized tradition, community, and moral commitment

Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president in 1952 in part because he:

manifested a public image of fatherly warmth

in the 1952 presidential campaign, richard nixon's checkers speech

reflected the growing importance of television in american life

Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed which kind of individuals to his cabinet?

wealthy businessmen to run the government life an efficient business

modern republicanism included:

the expansion of core New Deal Programs

Labor employers agreed to a new "social contract" that included all of the following provisions EXCEPT:

employers required the national association of manufacturers to accept the right of workers to organize unions

Secretary of state John Foster Dulles's policy of massive retaliation:

declared that any soviet attack would be countered by a nuclear attack

During the Eisenhower administration, U.S.-soviet relations:

improved somewhat after the end of the korean war and the death of stalin

the term used to describe developing countries that refused to align with either of the two Cold War powers was:

"third world countries"

president eisenhower used the CIA to overthrow which middle eastern government in the early 1950s in large part because this government attempted to nationalize british owned oil fields

iran

the eisenhower doctrine pledged support:

to any middle eastern country resisting communism and nationalism

After Vietnam was divided at a peace conference in Geneva:

the united states supported the anti communist leader Ngo Dinh Diem

Why did Eisenhower intervene in Vietnam?

to prevent Vietnam from becoming a communist nation

which statement describes the thesis of David Riesman's book "the lonely crowd"

americans were conformists and lacked the resources to lead truly independent lives

what were William Whyte's "the organization man", vance packard's "the hidden persuaders", and john kenneth galbraith's "the affluent society" all critical of?

america's social values

during the 1950's american teenagers:

increased in number and were often perceived to be alienated.

all of the following are examples of 1959's cultural dissent EXCEPT:

Port Huron Statement

challenges to the mass conformity of the 1950's came from:

hippies

all of the following contributed to the emergence of the civil rights movement of the 1950's except:

president truman's refusal to desegregate the military

which supreme court decision did brown overturn?

Plessy v. Ferguson

Who argued the case Brown v. Board of Education before the Supreme Court?

thurgood Marshall

in brown v. board of education, what was thurgood Marshall main argument before the supreme court

that segregation did lifelong damage to black children, undermining their self esteem

in 1954, the supreme court case known as Brown v. board of education

found that separate but equal was unconstitutional

the montgomery bus boycott:

was sparked when rosa parks arrested for refusing to give her seat up to a white man

As a result of the Montgomery boycott in 1955-1956:

the supreme court ruled that segregation in public transportation was illegal

martin luther king jr. was

inspired by the teachings of Gandhi.

what was the organization called the Martin Luther King Jr. established the Montgomery Bus Boycott

southern christian leadership conference (SCLC)

the southern christian leadership conference

was a coalition of black ministers and civil rights activist who fought for desegregation

the southern manifesto:

repudiated the supreme court decision if brown vs. board of education

which statement best describes how the white south reacted to the brown vs. board of education decision

some states closed the public schools rather than integrated, and offered white children the choice to opt out of integrated schools

in response to the brown decision and to the general growth of the civil rights movement during the 1950s southern states

flew the confederate flag over state capitol buildings

In response to the court-ordered desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas:

violence broke out, and president eisenhower sent in federal troops

in the 1960 presidential race, john f kennedy became the democratic candidate, despite

his catholicism

the 1960 presidential debate between john f kennedy and richard nixon

highlighted the impact of television on political campaigns

In his 1961 farewell address, President Eisenhower warned Americans about:

the military industrial complex