Question 1

Does the title of John Kenneth Galbraith's book The Affluent Society accurately reflect the economy of the 1950s? How was this affluence measured? What sectors of the economy boomed? How did organized labor, Hispanics (Puerto Ricans and Mexican-Americans), and Native Americans fare in this economy?

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Question 2

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following:  Levittown

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Question 3

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following:  Little Rock, Arkansas

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Question 4

Why was the Warren Court so significant in the 1950s? What were its major decisions? How did Chief Justice Warren's view of the role of the court influence government and social policy?

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Question 5

What were the main sources of the postwar economic expansion and affluence?

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Question 6

How did child-rearing and education theories change during the 1950s? Why were these changes significant to American society?

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Question 7

What progress did the civil-rights movement make in the 1950s? Refer specifically to Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka , the Montgomery bus boycott, and the Civil Rights Act 1957. How did whites respond to African-Americans' demand for desegregation? What roles did Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King play in spurring southern African-Americans to fight for their rights?

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Question 8

What factors account for the growth of suburbia in postwar America, and how accurate is the image of 1950s suburban life as one of contentment, conservatism, and conformity?

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Question 9

What actions by minorities and youth foretold the movements for social change to come in the 1960s?

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Question 10

What kinds of dissent existed in the supposedly placid, homogeneous 1950s? Refer specifically to novelists, Beat writers, rock-and-roll, and the youth rebellion.

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Question 11

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following:  Montgomery, Alabama

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Question 12

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following:  Appalachia

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Question 13

In 1954, the Supreme Court issued its unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education . Less than a year later, more than a hundred Senators and Congressmen from the South signed a "Manifesto" pledging themselves "to use all lawful means to bring about a reversal of this decision." Upon what bases do the contrary views of the Supreme Court and the "Southern Manifesto" rest? Who do you think has the better argument, and why?

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Question 14

What role did women play in the work force and in the family during the 1950s? Did popular culture (television, movies) reflect the reality of women's lives? How did educational institutions reinforce sex roles in the 1950s?

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Question 15

What innovative strategies were developed by the civil rights movement in this era, and what were the main reasons for the increasing success of the movement?

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Question 16

Why did Congress authorize the construction of an interstate highway system?

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Question 17

What, if any, were the negative consequences of the era's preoccupation with economic growth and prosperity?

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Question 18

Discuss how trends in mass culture developed in the 1950s, focusing especially on the rise of suburbia, television, and consumerism. Why were so many people attracted to mass culture? Was it a positive or negative development for American society? Why?

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Question 19

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following:  St. Lawrence Seaway

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Question 20

Evaluate how the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik influenced American domestic, foreign, and military policies. In particular, address issues like the National Defense Act and claims of a "missile gap".

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Quiz 27: America at Midcentury, 1945-1961

Does the title of John Kenneth Galbraith's book The Affluent Society accurately reflect the economy of the 1950s? How was this affluence measured? What sectors of the economy boomed? How did organized labor, Hispanics (Puerto Ricans and Mexican-Americans), and Native Americans fare in this economy?

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Levittown

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Little Rock, Arkansas

Why was the Warren Court so significant in the 1950s? What were its major decisions? How did Chief Justice Warren's view of the role of the court influence government and social policy?

What were the main sources of the postwar economic expansion and affluence?

How did child-rearing and education theories change during the 1950s? Why were these changes significant to American society?

What factors account for the growth of suburbia in postwar America, and how accurate is the image of 1950s suburban life as one of contentment, conservatism, and conformity?

What actions by minorities and youth foretold the movements for social change to come in the 1960s?

What kinds of dissent existed in the supposedly placid, homogeneous 1950s? Refer specifically to novelists, Beat writers, rock-and-roll, and the youth rebellion.

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Montgomery, Alabama

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Appalachia

What role did women play in the work force and in the family during the 1950s? Did popular culture (television, movies) reflect the reality of women's lives? How did educational institutions reinforce sex roles in the 1950s?

What innovative strategies were developed by the civil rights movement in this era, and what were the main reasons for the increasing success of the movement?

Why did Congress authorize the construction of an interstate highway system?

What, if any, were the negative consequences of the era's preoccupation with economic growth and prosperity?

Discuss how trends in mass culture developed in the 1950s, focusing especially on the rise of suburbia, television, and consumerism. Why were so many people attracted to mass culture? Was it a positive or negative development for American society? Why?

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: St. Lawrence Seaway

Evaluate how the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik influenced American domestic, foreign, and military policies. In particular, address issues like the National Defense Act and claims of a "missile gap".