Name: _______________________________________________
Date: __________
If the statement is true, fill in letter "A". If it is false, fill in letter "B".
__________ 1.
In response to the postwar housing crisis, developers such as William Levitt offered
standardized, mass-produced homes in small residential communities known as ghettos.
__________ 2.
Dwight D. Eisenhower abruptly became president after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
__________ 3.
The Dixiecrats were Southern Democrats who opposed civil rights and claimed to be
concerned about protecting "the Southern way of life."
__________ 4.
Eisenhower's Fair Deal for the American people included proposals for a nationwide
system of health insurance and farm aid.
__________ 5.
In response to labor strikes that threatened to cripple the nation, Harry S. Truman
threatened to draft business owners into the military.
__________ 6.
The GI Bill of Rights was designed to help ease veterans' return to civilian life.
Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters may not
be used at all. Some may be used more than once.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
franchise
planned obsolescence
consumerism
conglomerate
Dr. Benjamin Spock
A. baby boom
B. Dr. Jonas Salk
____ 7. This is the preoccupation with buying material goods.
____ 8. He developed a vaccine against polio.
____ 9. This is a company that offers the same products or services in many locations.
____ 10. McDonald's is one of the earliest examples of this type of business.
____ 11. This is a marketing strategy in which manufacturers purposely design products to wear out or
become outdates in a short period of time.
____ 12. This is a major corporation that includes a number of smaller companies in unrelated industries.
____ 13. The height of this unprecedented population explosion was in 1957.
____ 14. This type of business seeks financial security through diversification, or investment in various
areas of the economy.
Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters may not
be used at all. Some may be used more than once.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
film in the 1950s
radio in the 1950s
television in the 1950s
rock 'n' roll
Beat movement
____ 15. stereophonic sound
popular culture
three-dimensional images
wide-angle images
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____ 16. Elvis Presley
Chuck Berry
roots in rhythm and blues
simple melodies and lyrics
____ 17. beatniks
individuality
Jack Kerouac
non-traditional forms of poetry
____ 18. focus on specialized audiences
increase in advertising revenues
focus on local and community interests
popularization of African-American culture
____ 19. I Love Lucy
"Golden age"
Father Knows Best
glorification of white America and the Western frontier
If the statement is true, fill in letter "A". If it is false, fill in letter "B".
__________ 20.
When the United States entered World War II, a shortage of soldiers spurred the federal
government to create a program in which Mexican braceros were allowed into the United
States.
__________ 21.
The Longoria incident involved the refusal of an undertaker to let his funeral home be used
for the burial of a Mexican-American war hero.
__________ 22.
The federal government's relocation program eliminated federal economic support for
Native Americans, discontinued the reservation system, and distributed tribal lands
among individual Native Americans.
Read each statement. If it is true, fill in letter "A". If it is false, fill in letter "B". (4 points each)
__________ 23.
The Fair Deal was an ambitious economic program proposed by President Truman.
__________ 24.
The Dixiecrats were strong supporters of Truman's civil rights policies.
__________ 25.
A conglomerate is a company that offers similar products or services in many locations.
__________ 26.
The population baby boom began in the late 1940s.
__________ 27.
Dr. Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for typhoid fever.
__________ 28.
Planned obsolescence is a marketing strategy designed to encourage consumers to buy
more goods.
__________ 29.
In the early days of rock 'n' roll, the audience was mainly African American and the
musicians were mainly white.
__________ 30.
The beat movement was centered in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City's
Greenwich Village.
__________ 31.
The braceros were Mexican workers who came to the United States during World War II to
harvest crops.
__________ 32.
The termination policy was a failed federal program aimed at African Americans.
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Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
____ 33. Which major port on the map is located farthest west?
A. Seven Islands
B. Thunder Bay
C. Milwaukee
D. Duluth
____ 34. Which of the Great Lakes does the Saint Lawrence Seaway cross?
A. Lake Superior
B. Lake Ontario
C. Lake Erie
D. Lake Huron
____ 35. Most of the iron ore deposits shown are located near which lake?
A. Lake Superior
B. Lake Michigan
C. Lake Erie
D. Lake Huron
____ 36. How many major ports are shown on the map?
A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13
____ 37. Of the following, which American city is not located in a major steel-producing area?
A. Philadelphia
B. Duluth
C. Cleveland
D. Detroit
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Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
____ 38. Who does the figure on the left represent?
A. Thomas Dewey
B. Strom Thurmond
C. Congress
D. Harry Truman
____ 39. Who does the figure on the right represent?
A. Thomas Dewey
B. Strom Thurmond
C. Congress
D. Harry Truman
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____ 40. Which statement about the figure in the middle is true?
A. He is being pushed aside.
B. He is being trampled underfoot.
C. He is trying to stop the fight.
D. He is starting the fight.
____ 41. What is the mood of the figure on the left?
A. happy
B. fearful
C. angry
D. apologetic
____ 42. What is the cartoon saying about Truman and the 80th Congress?
A. They are working together to find solutions.
B. They are at odds with one another.
C. Both oppose Dewey's proposals.
D. Truman had fist fights with several senators.
Choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
____ 43. One of the benefits that the GI Bill of Rights offered to returning veterans was ___.
A. counseling
B. low-interest loans
C. free homes
D. government jobs
____ 44. President Truman threatened to ___ striking workers to prevent strikes from crippling the nation.
A. arrest
B. Sue
C. draft
D. deport
____ 45. The Dixiecrats nominated ___ to run for president in 1948.
A. Harry S. Truman
B. Thomas E. Dewey
C. J. Strom Thurmond
D. Henry A. Wallace
____ 46. During the 1950s, ___ jobs declined.
A. manufacturing
B. advertising
C. communications
D. service
____ 47. A ___ is a large corporation that owns a number of smaller companies.
A. franchise
B. monopoly
C. government agency
D. conglomerate
____ 48. The vast majority of new homes in the 1950s were built in the ___ .
A. big cities
B. suburbs
C. small cities
D. rural areas
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____ 49. With more money to spend and an increased number of products to buy, ___ became an American
way of life.
A. consumerism
B. social conformity
C. planned obsolescence
D. a 40-hour work week
____ 50. Most Americans in the 1960s relied on ___ as their primary source of entertainment and
information.
A. radio
B. movies
C. telephones
D. television
____ 51. The expression of nonconformity by ___ developed into the beat movement.
A. college students
B. artists and poets
C. teenagers
D. rock 'n' roll performers
____ 52. Most ___ enjoyed the prosperity of the postwar period.
A. Latinos
B. African Americans
C. white Americans
D. Mexican Americans
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Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer. (2 points each)
____ 53. Which major port is located the farthest east?
A. Duluth
B. Seven Islands
C. Quebec
D. Philadelphia
____ 54. Traveling west on the Saint Lawrence Seaway from Montreal, which major port would a ship reach
next?
A. Quebec
B. Cleveland
C. Hamilton
D. Detroit
____ 55. What is the approximate length of the Saint Lawrence Seaway?
A. 60 kilometers
B. 600 kilometers
C. 60 miles
D. 600 miles
____ 56. How did the construction of the Saint Lawrence Seaway affect the United States?
A. It benefited the U.S. economy.
B. It hurt the U.S. economy.
C. It cause decreased production at iron-mining areas.
D. It caused decreased production at major steel-producing areas.
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____ 57. Which American port shown is located the farthest from any iron ore deposits?
A. Chicago
B. Detroit
C. Cleveland
D. Philadelphia
Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer. (2 points each)
____ 58. Why are Truman's coat and hat on the ground?
A. Dewey knocked them off.
B. Congress knocked them off.
C. Truman put them there before going after Congress.
D. They fell off by accident.
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____ 59. By whom is the cartoon's title, "Out of My Way, " spoken?
A. Dewey
B. Truman
C. Congress
D. the cartoonist
____ 60. To whom is the cartoon's title, "Out of My Way, " spoken?
A. Dewey
B. Truman
C. Congress
D. the cartoonist
____ 61. How is Dewey portrayed?
A. as a fighter
B. as a peacemaker
C. as a bystander
D. as a friend
____ 62. How is Congress portrayed?
A. as a fighter
B. as a peacemaker
C. as a soldier
D. as a friend
Choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
____ 63. All of the following were early effects of the conversion from a wartime to a peacetime economy
except
A. increased unemployment.
B. inflation.
C. the supply of goods exceeding demand.
D. decreased wages.
____ 64. All of the following contributed to the economic recovery after the war except
A. consumer demand.
B. labor strikes.
C. the Cold War.
D. the Marshall Plan.
____ 65. The factor that most contributed to the upset win of Truman in the 1948 election was
A. his relentless campaign against a "do-nothing" Congress.
B. the healthy state of the nation's economy.
C. his position on civil rights.
D. support from labor unions.
____ 66. The first politician to skillfully use the new medium of television was
A. Harry S. Truman.
B. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
C. Richard M. Nixon.
D. Adlai Stevenson.
____ 67. One disadvantage of standardization in American business was that it
A. led to a lower standard of living.
B. discouraged individuality.
C. lowered profits.
D. was less efficient.
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____ 68. The group that benefited most from the economy and culture of the 1950s was
A. African-American women.
B. African-American men.
C. white women.
D. white men.
____ 69. The dramatic increase in car ownership in the 1950s contributed to all of the following except
A. noise pollution.
B. the Interstate Highway Act.
C. decreased usage of national parks.
D. the widening gap between the middle class and the poor.
____ 70. The Longoria incident prompted Mexican Americans to do all of the following except
A. promote political candidates who represented their interests.
B. organize the G.I. Forum.
C. found the Unity League of California.
D. return to Mexico.
____ 71. Criticism of television in the 1950s was based on
A. its portrayal of an idealized society.
B. weak transmitters.
C. the size of the screen.
D. its black-and-white images.
____ 72. In the 1950s, both the beat movement and rock 'n' roll were viewed as forms of
A. harmless entertainment.
B. rebellion.
C. African-American culture.
D. mainstream American values.
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