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Question 1

what was dwight d. eisenhower’s position during ww2?

Answer 1

supreme commander of the allied forces and oversaw d-day invasion

Question 2

what controversy did richard nixon have to address during the campaign? how was the issue resolved?

Answer 2

he had received money from an unidentified source so he hosted a televised public speech

Question 3

what 2 states were admitted to the union during eisenhower’s term?

Answer 3

alaska and hawaii

Question 4

what was the problem with the road system and how did eisenhower solve it? what eisenhower’s inspiration?

Answer 4

the road system was underdeveloped and the audubon inspired him

Question 5

what did the kefauver committee investigate?

Answer 5

organized crime in labor unions

Question 5

what did the kefauver committee investigate?

Answer 5

organized crime in labor unions

Question 6

what did the kefauver committee investigate?

Answer 6

organized crime in labor unions

Question 7

what did the kefauver committee investigate?

Answer 7

organized crime in labor unions

Question 8

what raised questions about whether eisenhower would be able to run for a second term?

Answer 8

a major heart attack in 1955

Question 9

explain the plessy vs. ferguson supreme court ruling:

Answer 9

the supreme court decision that said separate but equal facilities were acceptable

Question 10

why did african americans challenge the separate but equal doctrine?

Answer 10

they were rarely equal

Question 11

what did the brown vs. board of education decision say about separate but equal?

Answer 11

that it was unconstitutional and had no place in educational

Question 12

how did the southern school districts react to the brown decision?

Answer 12

with resistance

Question 13

what did the governor of arkansas do in 1957 to prevent the integration of central high school in little rock?

Answer 13

he called the national guard

Question 14

what groups were formed in many cities to resist racial integration?

Answer 14

the white citizens council

Question 15

what black woman’s actions began the montgomery, alabama, bus boycott? what were her actions?

Answer 15

rosa park and she didn’t move from her seat

Question 16

how did the bus boycott end?

Answer 16

supreme court declared segregation in city bus systems were unconstitutional

Question 17

what was the main issue that the federal civil right laws of 1957 and 1960 addressed?

Answer 17

voting

Question 18

what caused racial segregation in northern schools?

Answer 18

they weren’t allowed to live in the same neighborhoods (blacks and whites)

Question 19

who became the leader of the soviet union after joseph stalin?

Answer 19

nikita khrushchev

Question 20

what proposal did president eisenhower make at the 1955 geneva summit?

Answer 20

exchange military blue prints and allow surveillance

Question 21

what was the kitchen debate?

Answer 21

nixon and khrushchev debated about different philosophies of life

Question 22

what incident disrupted the 1960 summit meeting in paris?

Answer 22

the soviet union shot down an american spy plane

Question 23

people in what european country attempted to revolt against soviet domination in 1956?

Answer 23

hungary

Question 24

what middle eastern country was the focus of a conflict in 1956 regarding the suez canal?

Answer 24

egypt

Question 25

into what middle eastern country did the U.S. send troops in 1958?

Answer 25

lebanon

Question 26

who seized power in cuba in 1959 with cautious support from the united states?

Answer 26

fidel castro

Question 27

who was the communist leader that declared a new government in north vietnam in 1945?

Answer 27

ho chi minh

Question 28

what the dividing line between north and south vietnam?

Answer 28

17th parallel

Question 29

what russian accomplishment punctured american pride on october 4, 1957?

Answer 29

sputnik, the soviet union’s first artificial satellite into orbit

Question 30

why do you think this was a cause for concern in the united states?

Answer 30

russia could attach a nuclear weapon on the satellite and hit the united states

Question 31

what passenger did sputnik II have on board?

Answer 31

a live dog named laika

Question 32

when did the united states launch its first successful satellite?

Answer 32

january 31, 1958

Question 33

what 2 other accomplishments in space did the soviet union achieve by 1961?

Answer 33

lunik hit the moon and the soviets became the first to send a man in space

Question 34

what new government agency assumed control of the american space program from the military?

Answer 34

NASA (national aeronautics and space administration)

Question 35

what does ICBM stand for?

Answer 35

iner-continental ballistic missiles

Question 36

what 2 missile capabilities did the united states and the U.S.S.R. try to achieve?

Answer 36

ICBM and first strike ability and capability to respond quickly to an attacking country

Question 37

what was NORAD?

Answer 37

north american air defense, a radar system that kept watch for incoming missiles over the north pole

Question 38

what area of american life received increased federal funding in response to the space race?

Answer 38

education, math, science, and foreign languages

Question 39

what industry is a good indicator of the economy’s strength?

Answer 39

home construction

Question 40

what areas of the country saw especially large population increases in the 1950’s?

Answer 40

south and southwest

Question 41

how did church membership change during the 1950’s?

Answer 41

it was rising

Question 42

what phrases were added to the official U.S. vocab in 1954 and 1956?

Answer 42

“under God” and “in God we trust”

Question 43

what 3 important motion pictures released in the 1950’s were set in biblical times?

Answer 43

the robe, the ten commandments, ben-hur

Question 44

what communication device came to be in almost every american home in 1950’s?

Answer 44

television

Question 45

what music became popular with american youth?

Answer 45

rock and roll

Question 46

economic prosperity during the 1950s led to widespread what?

Answer 46

materialism

Question 47

what were some ironies related to the increase in church membership during the 1950s?

Answer 47

people did it to blend in with society, it wasn’t the same as the increase of discipleship

Question 48

what the was the direction of the teenage subculture?

Answer 48

rebelling against the standards of the adult generation