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Chapter_36_American_Zenith_1952_1963 (1)

American Pageant 16th Edition By David M. Kennedy

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Chapter_36_American_Zenith_1952_1963 (1)

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

105. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was an outgrowth of the

  a. antiwar movement of the 1960s.
  b. black power movement of the 1960s.
  c. ban-the-bomb movement of the 1950s.
  d. Civil Rights Act of 1957.
  e. sit-in movement launched by young southern blacks.

 

ANSWER:   e
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Seeds of the Civil Rights Revolution

 

106. President Eisenhower defined the domestic philosophy of his administration as

  a. the Fair Deal.
  b. the silent majority.
  c. dynamic conservatism.
  d. two cars in every garage.
  e. compassionate conservatism.

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Eisenhower Republicanism at Home

 

107. Dwight Eisenhower’s policies toward Native Americans included

  a. efforts at tribal preservation.
  b. the establishment of tribes as legal entities.
  c. incentives for tribes to hold onto their land.
  d. a return to the assimilation goals of the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887.
  e. an emphasis on education and job training for Indians.

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Eisenhower Republicanism at Home

 

108. The Eisenhower-promoted public works project that was far larger and more expensive than anything in Roosevelt’s New Deal was the

  a. interstate highway system.
  b. Grand Coulee dam project.
  c. urban public subway and light rail project.
  d. airport construction program.
  e. public housing system.

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Eisenhower Republicanism at Home

 

109. During his presidency, Dwight Eisenhower accepted the principle and extended the benefits of

  a. federal health care programs.
  b. the Tennessee Valley Authority.
  c. deficit spending.
  d. racial equality.
  e. the Social Security system.

 

ANSWER:   e
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   Eisenhower Republicanism at Home

 

110. As president, Dwight Eisenhower supported

  a. putting the brakes on military spending.
  b. the abolition of the Social Security system.
  c. the dismissal of his secretary of health, education, and welfare for condemning free distribution on the Salk polio vaccine as socialized medicine.
  d. the continuation of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
  e. a stronger voice for organized labor.

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   A “New Look” in Foreign Policy

 

111. As a part of his New Look foreign policy, President Eisenhower

  a. sought an alliance with China.
  b. refused to talk with leaders of the Soviet Union.
  c. called for an “open skies” mutual inspection program over both the United States and the Soviet Union.
  d. sent help to the Hungarian freedom fighters.
  e. allied with Israel against the Arab states.

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   A “New Look” in Foreign Policy

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