Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Thurgood Marshall argued before the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education that
segregation did lifelong damage to black children, undermining their self-esteem. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Which state became the most prominent symbol of the postwar suburban boom?
a. Arizona
b. Michigan
c. Nevada
d. California
e. Washington - CORRECT ANSWER - d. California
The Hollywood Ten:
a. used their influence to escape punishment
b. included Ronald Reagan and Walt Disney
c. refused to name names
d. received little attention in the press
e. were all found to be communists - CORRECT ANSWER - c. refused to name names
All of the following were new innovations of the early post-World War II era that helped to
transform Americans' daily lives EXCEPT:
a. air conditioning
b. jet air travel
c. radio
d. television
e. automatic dishwasher - CORRECT ANSWER - c. radio
, President Eisenhower's inroads in the Democratic South in the 1952 election led to other
Republican victories on the state and national level throughout the 1950s. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
The emergence of a popular culture geared toward the emerging youth market suggested that
significant generational tensions lay beneath the bland surface of 1950s life. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
The kitchen debates were between:
a. Eisenhower and Khrushchev
b. Eisenhower and Nixon
c. Khrushchev and Nixon
d. Kennedy and Johnson
e. Nixon and Kennedy - CORRECT ANSWER - c. Khrushchev and Nixon
Which Supreme Court decision did Brown overturn?
a. Muller v. Oregon
b. Roe v. Wade
c. Lochner v. New York
d. Yick Wo v. Hopkins
e. Plessy v. Ferguson - CORRECT ANSWER - e. Plessy v. Ferguson
The standard consumer package of the 1950s included a car, house, and television. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
During the 1950s, agricultural production:
a. become more labor intensive
b. declined significantly
c. became more automated