Question 1

Mexican agricultural workers brought legally into the United States under short-term contracts were called ____________________.

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Question 2

The 1957 Gaither Report advocated

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A)   a substantial cutback in federal military spending.
B)   an immediate increase in federal military spending.
C)   no changes in military spending.
D)   the complete militarization of U.S. society.
E)   the elimination of the military.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 3

John F. Kennedy's foreign policy included all of the following except

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A)   strong support for West Berlin.
B)   economic sanctions and assassination plots directed at Cuba.
C)   establishment of a direct phone line between Washington and Moscow to prevent nuclear war.
D)   a proposal to pull American advisors out of Vietnam.
E)   creation of the Peace Corps.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

The period from 1954 to 1963 was one of generally steady economic growth.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

During the 1950s and Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency, the

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A)   United States rejected its former role as protector of the free world.
B)   United States economy fell into a prolonged economic recession.
C)   United States experienced a period of economic growth and affluence.
D)   domestic programs of the Roosevelt and Truman eras were completely eliminated.
E)   Bay of Pigs invasion failed.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

Nikita Khrushchev

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A)   was the Soviet leader who built the Berlin Wall and put nuclear missiles in Cuba.
B)   greatly admired John F. Kennedy and personally attended Kennedy's funeral.
C)   refused to meet with any U.S. leaders and cut off diplomatic relations with the United States.
D)   was the first Russian leader to be educated in the West and to be fluent in English.
E)   launched the Korean War.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

In 1953 the CIA staged a coup in Iran that

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A)   ensured that it would develop a democratic government.
B)   led to the rise of a communist state.
C)   established a popular, pro-western government
D)   overthrew a legitimate elected government to establish a ruthless dictatorship.
E)   resulted in the creation of five new nations in that region.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

By 1950, more than ____________________ percent of Mexican Americans were living in urban areas.

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Question 9

The president first associated with the idea of "flexible response" was

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A)   Harry Truman.
B)   John F. Kennedy.
C)   Dwight D. Eisenhower.
D)   Lyndon B. Johnson.
E)   Richard Nixon.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

Eisenhower's American Indian policy included

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A)   violent suppression of resistance.
B)   forced removal of Indians to South and Central America.
C)   increased federal aid.
D)   a constitutional amendment awarding civil rights to Indians.
E)   the termination of reservations and tribal statesF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

The first artificial satellite ever launched into space was the Mercury.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Alliance for Progress was a solid success.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Operation Wetback

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official Eisenhower policy ins...

Question 14

The CIA helped to influence political developments in all of the following during the 1950s except

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A)   Iran.
B)   Hungary.
C)   the Philippines.
D)   Guatemala.
E)   Lebanon.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

No one proposed extending the deficit to promote economic growth.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

____________________ turned desert into agricultural land.

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The answer of ____________________ turned desert into agricultural land....

Question 17

Eisenhower's administration fought communism by all the following means except

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A)   increasing the size and power of the CIA.
B)   giving economic aid to friendly nations.
C)   funding Radio Free Europe, Voice of America, Radio Asia, and other propaganda agencies.
D)   threatening the Soviet Union with nuclear attack if U.S. security were threatened.
E)   refusing to support any government that did not have democratic principles.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 18

Examine the beginnings of U.S. involvement in Vietnam from 1954 to 1960.

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U.S. involvement began on the heels of t...

Question 19

____________________ wrote the 1958 best-seller The Affluent Society.

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John Kenne...

Question 20

The Civil Rights Act of 1957 set up a mechanism for expediting lawsuits by African Americans who claimed that their voting rights had been abridged.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 28: Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

Nikita Khrushchev

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____________________ turned desert into agricultural land.

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IDENTIFICATIONS -Operation Wetback

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Mexican agricultural workers brought legally into the United States under short-term contracts were called ____________________.

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John F. Kennedy's foreign policy included all of the following except

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The Civil Rights Act of 1957 set up a mechanism for expediting lawsuits by African Americans who claimed that their voting rights had been abridged.

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The period from 1954 to 1963 was one of generally steady economic growth.

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The president first associated with the idea of "flexible response" was

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By 1950, more than ____________________ percent of Mexican Americans were living in urban areas.

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The Alliance for Progress was a solid success.

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