CFA #5 Review

(US.76) Which recording studio is being described by these statements?

• Sun Studios

• MCA Records

• Stax Records

• Moon Records

(US.76) Rock music, also called Rock 'n' Roll in the 1950s, grew out of many different influences. What is the proper combination of influences that helped to create the rock music of the 1950s?

• I, II, and IV

• II, IV, and V

• I, III, and V

• I, II, III, and IV

(US.76) Which recording studio is being described by these statements?

• Sun Studios

• MCA Records

• Monument Records

• The Bennett House

(US.76) Sun Records was MOST associated with which of these forms of music?

• Classical

• Country

• Jazz

• Soul

(US.70) Which of these is the BEST example of détente?

• the Bay of Pigs Invasion

• the Cuban Missile Crisis

• the construction of the Berlin Wall

• treaties reducing the number of nuclear weapons in the US and USSR

(US.70) Which set of Cold War negotiations is being described by these statements?

• START I

• SALT II

• SALT I

• START II

(US.70) What was one way Reagan’s speech and his other foreign policy stances affected the Cold War?

• Reagan helped end the Cold War by pointing out and exacerbating the weaknesses of the USSR’s economy.

• Reagan helped end the Cold War by convincing USSR citizens to revolt against the aging communist government.

• Reagan prolonged the Cold War by giving advice to USSR leaders that helped them maintain power for a longer period.

• Reagan prolonged the Cold War by inciting USSR citizens, causing them to stay committed to communism for a longer time.

(US.70) In 1987, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed the I.N.F. Treaty. What role did it play in the Cold War?

• It eliminated some types of nuclear missiles.

• It created a fund to help poorer nations develop economically.

• It was a pledge to end any development of space-based weapons.

• It called for the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan.

(US.71) "Urban sprawl" was accidentally created in post-World War II America thanks MAINLY to which of these?

• end of the Cold War

• greater shopping opportunities

• more fuel-efficient automobiles

• expansion of the highway system

(US.71) Which factor was MOST responsible for the growth of consumerism and pop culture that swept the United States during the 1950s?

• government regulations that restricted foreign trade

• the transition from war-time production to a peace-time economy

• the rise of counter-culture movements and the "Beatnik" generation

• profits made from the rebuilding of Europe and Japan following World War II