SJA APUSH Period 8 Questions and
Answers 2024/2025
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.
True
Which state became the most prominent symbol of the postwar suburban boom?
a. Arizona
b. Michigan
c. Nevada
d. California
e. Washington
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
c. refused to name names
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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
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.
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.
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
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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
e. Plessy v. Ferguson
The standard consumer package of the 1950s included a car, house, and television.
True
During the 1950s, agricultural production:
a. become more labor intensive
b. declined significantly
c. became more automated
d. suffered from a lack of technology
e. remained centered in the South
c. became more automated
As a result of the Montgomery boycott in 1955-1956:
a. Rosa Parks was sent to jail for over a year
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