1950s

What best describes Eisenhower's political ideology?

• radical right

• left-liberal

• moderate republican

• eclectic and inconsistent

President Eisenhower was associated with each of the following except

• . bringing about the downfall of Joseph McCarthy by publicly denouncing his irresponsible accusations.

• appointing Earl Warren as chief justice of the United States.

• dispatching federal troops to protect blacks’ rights.

• bringing an end to the Korean War with the signing of an armistice in 1953.

Which of the following was a major Supreme Court civil-rights case of the 1950s?

• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

• Dylan v. United States

• Yates v. United States

• Plessy v. Ferguson

Southern states responded to the Supreme Court ruling that outlawed segregation in schools by

• resentfully complying.

• refusing to comply

• welcomed it as a step forward for social progress

The "New Look" defense program in the 1950s emphasized

• strengthening the army and navy

• new methods of guerrilla warfare learned in Vietnam.

• nuclear weapons.

• control and reduction of strategic weapons.

What was the importance of the transistor?

• . revolutionized computers in industry & radios

• led to the invention of the television

• limited television to only black and white rather than color

• . all of these

Why is Dr. Jonas Salk important?

• he led a movement in new surgical techniques

• invented a polio vaccine

The Federal Interstate Highway Act

• was the largest and most expensive public-works program in American history.

• heightened Americans' dependence on cars and trucks.

• accelerated suburban growth.

• all of these

With more money to spend and an increased number of products to buy, ___________ became an American way of life.

• consumerism

• social conformity

• a 50-hour work week

Most Americans in the 1960s relied on _____ as their primary source of entertainment and information.

• radio

• movies

• telephones

• television