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Chapter 28-America In The 50s
Test Description: America in the 50s
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The baby boom primarily resulted from the
A
economic prosperity of the 1920s
B
Great Depression of the 1930s
C
counterculture movement of the 1960s
D
delay in marriages during World War II
2) In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent troops to Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Which Supreme Court decision was he enforcing?
A
Marbury v Madison
B
Dred Scott v Sanford
C
Miranda v Arizona
D
Brown v Board of Education of Topeka
3) One long term result of the creation of an interstate highway system was that it
A
caused a decline in the automobile industry
B
led to the passage of the GI Bill
C
improved relations with Canada and Mexico
D
supported the growth of American industry
4) What has been the primary result of the construction of the interstate highway system of the 1950s and 1960s?
A
train travel has increased
B
airplane travel has decreased
C
gasoline usage has decreased
D
suburban areas have increased
5) Which Supreme Court case declared the separate but equal doctrine unconstitutional
A
Brown v Board of Education
B
Roe v Wade
C
Plessy v Ferguson
D
Miranda v Arizona
6) African Americans Boycott Buses in Montgomery; Levittown Suburban Development Continues to Grow; Baby Boom is Now in Its Tenth Year In which decade would these headlines have been published?
A
1940s
B
1950s
C
1930s
D
1920s
7) Population increases that resulted from the baby boom of the 1950s and 1960s contributed to a
A
reduction in government services
B
drop in immigration
C
housing surplus
D
rise in demand for consumer goods
8) The successful launching of sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 signaled the beginning of
A
the Cold War with the United States
B
disarmament discussions between the superpowers
C
Soviet aggression in Afghanistan and China
D
American fears that the Soviets had achieved technological superiority
9) What was the significance of the use of Federal marshals to protect African-American students in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957?
A
It led to Federal takeover of many Southern public schools.
B
It showed that the Federal Government would enforce court decisions on integration.
C
It was the first time martial law had been declared in the United States.
D
It strengthened control of education by state governments.
10) In 1954, the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka advanced the civil rights movement by
A
banning racial segregation in hotels and restaurants
B
upholding the principle of separate but equal public facilities
C
guaranteeing equal voting rights to African Americans
D
declaring that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th amendment
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