Chapter 28 Review

During the 1950s, the region of the United States that experienced the most dramatic change as a result of economic growth was

• A. the North.
• C. the East.
• D. the West.
• E. Alaska and Hawaii.

Following World War II, American scientists made a critical contribution to the development of penicillin, by

• B. first using the antibacterial agent known as sulfanilamide.
• C. developing methods for its mass production and commercial distribution.
• D. discovering the antibacterial properties for which the drug was named.
• E. discovering it could be used to treat streptococcal blood infections.

In 1954, the American scientist Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for the prevention of

• A. polio.
• B. tuberculosis.
• C. influenza.
• D. yellow fever.

All the following statements regarding the use of DDT are true EXCEPT that

• A. the pesticide likely saved the lives of thousands of soldiers during World War II.
• C. after its introduction, it quickly gained a positive reputation for its effectiveness.
• D. scientists during WWII knew the pesticide had a long-term toxic effect on humans and animals.
• E. it was first used on a large scale in Italy in 1943-1944, during a typhus outbreak.

The first American to be launched into space, in 1961, was

• A. Yuri Gagarin.
• B. John Glenn.
• C. Alan Shepard.
• D. Edwin Aldrin.
• E. Neil Armstrong.

The primary goal of the American Apollo program was to

• A. launch manned vehicles into space to orbit the earth.
• B. land men on the moon.
• C. build an orbiting space station.
• D. send men to Mars.

Between 1945-1957, the growth of American consumerism was aided by

• B. the development of credit cards.
• C. low-payment credit plans.
• D. revolving charge accounts.
• E. All these answers are correct.

During the 1950s, the popularity in the United States of suburban living was partly explained by

• A. the social importance placed on the family.
• B. a desire for racial segregation.
• C. a desire for larger homes.
• E. All these answers are correct.

During the 1950s in the United States, married women who worked outside the home

• A. faced social pressures to continue working.
• B. decreased in number throughout the decade.
• C. accounted for only one-third of all married women.
• D. both decreased in number throughout the decade, and accounted for only one-third of all married women.
• E. All these answers are correct.

Like many early white rock musicians, Elvis Presley drew heavily from black traditions in

• A. jazz.
• B. rhythm and blues.
• C. country western.
• E. folk.