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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
delay in marriages during World War II
B
Great Depression of the 1930s
C
counterculture movement of the 1960s
D
economic prosperity of the 1920s
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
Brown v Board of Education of Topeka
B
Dred Scott v Sanford
C
Marbury v Madison
D
Miranda v Arizona
3) One long term result of the creation of an interstate highway system was that it
A
supported the growth of American industry
B
led to the passage of the GI Bill
C
improved relations with Canada and Mexico
D
caused a decline in the automobile industry
4) What has been the primary result of the construction of the interstate highway system of the 1950s and 1960s?
A
airplane travel has decreased
B
suburban areas have increased
C
gasoline usage has decreased
D
train travel has increased
5) Which Supreme Court case declared the separate but equal doctrine unconstitutional
A
Roe v Wade
B
Brown v Board of Education
C
Miranda v Arizona
D
Plessy v Ferguson
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
1920s
B
1950s
C
1940s
D
1930s
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
rise in demand for consumer goods
D
housing surplus
8) The successful launching of sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 signaled the beginning of
A
Soviet aggression in Afghanistan and China
B
the Cold War with the United States
C
American fears that the Soviets had achieved technological superiority
D
disarmament discussions between the superpowers
9) What was the significance of the use of Federal marshals to protect African-American students in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957?
A
It showed that the Federal Government would enforce court decisions on integration.
B
It led to Federal takeover of many Southern public schools.
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
declaring that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th amendment
C
guaranteeing equal voting rights to African Americans
D
upholding the principle of separate but equal public facilities
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