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Social Sciences Eisenhower to Kennedy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organization fought for "Brown" in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas case?

a)

American Federation of Labor

b)

Southern Poverty Law Center

c)

Congress of Industrial Organizations

d)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

e)

American Civil Liberties Union

2.

To which American city did MOST Puerto Ricans immigrate by the 1950s?

a)

Houston

b)

Dallas

c)

New York City

d)

Philadelphia

e)

Miami

3.

In the 1950s, the United States government pressured women to

a)

leave their careers

b)

serve in the military

c)

have fewer children

d)

go to univeristy

e)

improve their spirituality

4.

On which of the following issues did social critics MOST focus in the postwar era?

a)

an increase in religious piety

b)

the uniformity of urban life

c)

the collapse of western morals

d)

the rise of pro-communism

e)

the failure of the social welfare system

5.

The Truman Doctrine called for assistance to countries

a)

recovering from colonial rule

b)

fighting authoritarian threats

c)

purchasing American goods

d)

fighting gender discrimination

e)

investing in American industries

6.

The Bretton Woods Conference fixed the dollar’s value to

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

oil

d)

Euro

e)

Franc

7.

Which of the following individuals was Secretary of State in the Eisenhower administration?

a)

George Marshall

b)

Henry Kissinger

c)

John Foster Dulles

d)

Robert F Kennedy

e)

Henry Cabot Lodge

8.

The success of Sputnik caused the United States to

a)

enhance our atomic weapons program

b)

increase funding for the Peace Corps

c)

found the RAND corporation

d)

formally end the Marshall Plan

e)

increase funding for STEM education

9.

Congressional reforms in the 1950s subjected Native Americans to

a)

forced searches

b)

forced migration

c)

income taxes

d)

selective service (the draft)

e)

FBI surveilance

10.

In what PRIMARY way did President Eisenhower fight the Cold War?

a)

Sending troops to Africa

b)

Sending aid to Asia

c)

Establishing the CIA

d)

forming NATO

e)

building our nuclear arsenal

11.

Which university did John F. Kennedy attend?

a)

Yale

b)

Harvard

c)

Princeton

d)

Rice

e)

West Point

12.

On which state did American containment policy focus?

a)

China

b)

Cuba

c)

Turkey

d)

USSR

e)

Germany

13.

John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign PRIMARILY focused on

a)

foreign affairs

b)

scientific research

c)

infrastructure expansion

d)

international trade

e)

civil rights

14.

The American-led reorganization of the world economy after World War II focused on preventing

a)

export-based industry

b)

economic nationalism

c)

international trade associations

d)

environmentally irresponsible expansion

e)

economic protectionism

15.

“Pent-up demand” arises from

a)

equal pay for equal work

b)

risky fiscal policy

c)

heavy stock purchasing

d)

focused industrial production

e)

high savings rates

16.

The emphasis on consumer expenditures in the postwar era led to

a)

earlier marrianges

b)

smaller families

c)

low interest rates

d)

declining church attendance

e)

decreased literacy

17.

Which of the following books discusses the pressures of middle-class life in the 1950s?

a)

Silent Spring

b)

Lolita

c)

Atlas Shrugged

d)

The Grapes of Wrath

e)

Organization Man

18.

With which type of work are braceros MOST associated?

a)

Construction

b)

Landscaping

c)

Restaurant

d)

Agriculture

e)

Domestic

19.

Which of the following events resulted from the passage of the G.I. Bill of Rights?

a)

The building of Hoover Dam

b)

The development of Medicare

c)

The establishment of the Veteran's Affairs office

d)

The creation of NASA

e)

The creation of interstate highways

20.

Which of the following medical conditions afflicted John F. Kennedy?

a)

High cholesterol

b)

Lung cancer

c)

Cerebral palsy

d)

Munchhausen's syndrome

e)

Hemophilia