58. ​Unit 9-5: Domestic Policy (part 2) Question Preview (ID: 51663)


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In 1957 the USSR ___________ the first satellite into space.The US education system blamed schools and put stricter guidelines on Math and Science for students.
a) Manned
b) Launched
c) Directed
d) Manufactured

During the war companies stopped making their usual goods and started building __________, tanks, bombs, etc.
a) Weapons
b) Emergency supplies
c) Information freeway
d) Missiles

During the 1950’s consumerism became very popular. ___________, and owning “stuff” was important to the “New Culture”.
a) Individualism
b) Materialism
c) Progressives
d) Liberals

The Military Industrial Complex was created through tax dollars with the help of __________________; who later thought was a bad idea.
a) The consumer revolution
b) President Eisenhower
c) Congress
d) Big businesses

The way politics works is, companies and businesses support a ____________and help them get elected. After they are elected they “owe a favor” to the businesses and companies that helped them.
a) Certain topic
b) Candidate
c) Complex views
d) Controversy

Americans used to pick a candidate based on listening to their ideas, understanding of certain topics, and their ______________ and complex views.
a) Persuade
b) Articulated
c) Knowledge base
d) Morals and ethics

1960 was the first televised presidential debate ( Kennedy and Nixon). People who were listening to the debate on the radio felt Nixon was the winner. People watching the debate thought Kennedy was the better candidate.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Kennedy was elected president and was then_______________. There are multiple theories as to who was involved.
a) Voted out of office
b) Found to be corrupt
c) Assassinated
d) Scrutinized

Lyndon B. Johnson was then elected president of the US. He put programs into place to help poor and ________________children and elderly. He funded many “social programs”.
a) Privileged
b) Underprivileged
c) Minorities
d) Those discriminated against

At the same time we were at war with ______________. This took funding away from the “social programs” that had been set up.
a) Iran
b) Iraq
c) Vietnam
d) Russia

The “CounterCulture” rejects these new norms. They feel it is more important to value your life experiences and relationships you create; not about owning and having “stuff”.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The ____________want to preserve the “old way” of doing things. The liberals want to do things “a new way”.
a) Conservatives
b) Socialist
c) Traditionalist
d) Progressives

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