chapter 27 (2)

In the 1950s, both the beat movement and rock ’n’ roll were viewed as forms of 

• harmless entertainment 
• rebellion. 
• African-American culture. 
• mainstream American values 

Criticism of television in the 1950s was based onv 

• its portrayal of an idealized society 
• weak transmitters 
• the size of the screen 
• its black-and-white images 

The Longoria incident prompted Mexican Americans to do all of the following except 

• promote political candidates who represented their interests 
• organize the G.I. Forum 
• found the Unity League of California 
• return to Mexico 

The dramatic increase in car ownership in the 1950s contributed to all of the following except 

• noise pollution 
• the Interstate Highway Act 
• decreased usage of national parks 
• the widening gap between the middle class and the poor 

The group that benefited most from the economy and culture of the 1950s was 

• African-American women 
• African-American men 
• white women 
• white men 

One disadvantage of standardization in American business was that it 

• led to a lower standard of living 
• discouraged individuality 
• lowered profits 
• was less efficient 

The first politician to skillfully use the new medium of television was 

• Harry S. Truman. 
• Dwight D. Eisenhower 
• Richard M. Nixon 
• Adlai Stevenson 

The factor that most contributed to the upset win of Truman in the 1948 election was 

• his relentless campaign against a “do-nothing” Congress 
• the healthy state of the nation’s economy 
• his position on civil rights 
• support from labor unions 

All of the following contributed to the economic recovery after the war except 

• consumer demand
• labor strikes
• the Cold War
• the Marshall Plan

All of the following were early effects of the conversion from a wartime to a peacetime economy except

• increased unemployment 
• inflation 
• the supply of goods exceeding demand 
• decreased wages