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United States 1950s-1970s Quiz - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 16 times
- The average score is 10 of 15
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| In 1952, Eisenhower defeated which Democratic candidate? | Adlai Stevenson | 100%
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| The Federal Highway Act of 1956 established what? | National system of interstate and defense highways | 100%
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| What was seen on the first Sunday of October 1957 orbiting the earth? | Sputnik | 100%
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| What was the book that Betty Friedan recognized that thousands of middle-class housewives were seething behind their picture windows? | The Feminine Mystique | 100%
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| Supreme court case of Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 declared that racially segregated schools violated the mandate that all citizens receive equal protection of the law. | True | 100%
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| Congress created new connections between religion and government when it added "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954 and required currency to bear the phrase "In God We Trust" in 1955. | True | 100%
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| Michael Harrington published ______________ reminding Americans about the "underdeveloped nation" of 40-50 million poor people who had missed the last two decades of prosperity | The Other America | 80%
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| Which of these was a successful TV show depicting the family "togetherness?" | All of the above | 60%
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| Which supreme court case said that public schools could not start the school day with a group prayer? | Engel v. Vitale | 60%
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| Which movie depicted juvenile delinquency to the music of Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock?" | Blackboard Jungle | 40%
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| Eisenhower's first secretary of defense ______________ had headed General Motors. | "Engine Charlie" Wilson | 40%
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| Congress passed the ________ to expand college and postgraduate education. | National Defense Education Act | 40%
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| The Cold War consensus never prevented the United States from seeing the nations of the developing world on their own terms. By viewing every independence movement and social revolution as part of the competition with Communism, American leaders created unnecessary problems. | False | 20%
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| The Eisenhower administration's doctrine of ________ ________ took advantage of America's superior technology while economizing on military spending | Massive Retaliation | 20%
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| Who was one of the nine African-American students in Central High who managed to last through a year of harassment and hostility? | Melba Pattillo | 0%
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