Prosperity, Rebellion, and Reform

 The American standard of living is based on the

• growth of American suburbs.
• number of babies being born in the United States.
• American factory output.
• goods, services, and leisure time Americans have.

Who was the first President to resign from office?

• Ronald Reagan
• John F. Kennedy
• Richard Nixon
• Jimmy Carter

President Dwight Eisenhower believed in

• ending the New Deal.
• strengthening the New Deal.
• strong federal spending.
• limited federal spending.

What was the court ruling on Hernández v. Texas in 1954?

• Mexican Americans were allowed to attend public schools.
• Mexican Americans could not be banned from certain neighborhoods.
• Mexican Americans were allowed to serve on juries.
• Mexican Americans could serve in the military.

What was the first war in which black and white soldiers fought side by side?

• WWI
• WWII
• Korean War
• Vietnam War

Which type of music gained popularity in the mid-1950s?

• classical
• rock-and-roll
• blues
• jazz

Which group was founded to work for equal rights for women?

• AIM
• Freedom Riders
• NAACP
• NOW

Which program did Congress pass to help older people pay medical bills?

• Human Rights laws
• the Great Society
• Voting Rights Act
• Medicare

In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled that segregation in schools was

• constitutional where it existed.
• a local matter.
• legal.
• unconstitutional.

One reason for the growth of the economy in the 1950s was the baby boom that occurred

• after World War II.
• during World War II.
• in the 1930s.
• as a result of World War I.