U.S. History - Unit 10 (SSUSH20b) Question Preview (ID: 61148)


Domestic Issues Of The 1950s. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

The G.I. Bill of Rights was created to help:
a) returning soldiers from World War II
b) returning soldiers from World War I
c) civilians who helped with the war effort
d) women who supported the war effort

After World War II, consumer spending in the U.S.:
a) increased
b) stayed the same
c) decreased
d) ####

Levittown, NY was an example of:
a) a suburban housing development town
b) a college town of the 1950s
c) a city that showed no economic growth
d) a town filled with communist infiltrators

The Interstate Highway Act was a creation from:
a) Dwight D. Eisenhower
b) Harry S. Truman
c) Joseph McCarthy
d) A. Philip Randolph

The Interstate Highway Act was created to:
a) move troops and supplies across the nation
b) link Southern cities to the North
c) help with integration
d) ####

Joseph McCarthy was:
a) a senator who was fearful of communist infiltrators
b) a mayor who wanted to stop the spread of communism
c) a U.S. president who disliked the Soviet Union
d) a Cabinet member who disagreed with Harry S. Truman

After multiple hearings and investigations:
a) Joseph McCarthy's political career ended
b) dozens of communists were found within the State Department
c) integration was never allowed in the armed forces
d) ####

Which U.S. president issued an executive order that ended segregation in the armed forces?
a) Harry S. Truman
b) Franklin D. Roosevelt
c) Dwight D. Eisenhower
d) John F. Kennedy

In Brown v. Board of Education:
a) 'separate but equal' was found to be unconstitutional
b) 'separate but equal' was upheld
c) ###
d) ####

How did many school systems in the South respond to the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?
a) They were slow to comply.
b) They immediately integrated public schools.
c) ###
d) ####

Little Rock, Arkansas was the site of:
a) a 1957 debate over the integration of public schools
b) the assassination of John F. Kennedy
c) a large suburban housing development
d) ####

Which organization took the Brown v. Board of Education to the Supreme Court?
a) the NAACP
b) the UN
c) the League of Nations
d) the ACLU

After the integration of armed forces, the military discovered that:
a) integration was beneficial to all parties
b) integration was harmful for both White and African-American soldiers
c) ###
d) ####

The term 'McCarthyism' is considered to be:
a) a derogatory term for baseless accusations
b) a positive term for government officials
c) ###
d) ####

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