1950s Society

Which President ordered the desegregation of the U.S. Military?

• JFK

• Eisenhower

• Truman

• JFK

This political party split from the Democrats in the 1948 election because they supported segregation & states rights.

• Bull Moose Party

• Republican Party

• Progressive Party

• Dixiecrat Party

What bill was passed to help soldiers readjust to civilian life after World War 2?

• G.I. Bill

• Taft-Hartley Act

• Civil Rights Act

• Bonus Army Bill

The 1950s can best be described as a period of...

• Creativity & Dissent

• Consumption & Coordination

• Consumerism & Conformity

• Hondas & Toyotas

Truman's progressive legislative agenda was known as the

• Real Deal

• New Deal

• Fair Deal

• Square Deal

What was Eisenhower's catchy campaign slogan during the elections of 1952 & 1956?

• Dwight is the MAN

• A 5-Star Leader

• I Like Ike

• Dwight Schrute Likes Ike

Eisenhower's approach to the presidency embraced New Deal Programs but also wanted control spending & balance the budget.

• Rugged Individualism

• New Frontier

• Fair Deal

• Modern Republicanism

Biggest public works project in U.S. History that was started during the 1950s...

• Interstate Highway System

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Hoover Dam

• The International Space Station

Eisenhower warned the country about the dangerous growth of the...

• Soviet Nuclear Arsenal

• Federal Deficit

• Military-Industrial Complex

• Illuminati

The 1950s American economy was booming with prosperity and became known as the...

• Affluent Society

• Manifest Destiny

• Great Society

• The Roaring Fifties