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  1. 1McCarthyism primarily and fundamentally reflected
    1. Afears of Soviet attack.
    2. Bhostility to the Truman administration for firing General MacArthur.
    3. Cthe fears and hatreds of many Americans, who were suspicious of things foreign, liberal, internationalist, European, or intellectual.
    4. Dthe threat that Communist-led insurgencies would overthrow the pro-Western governments in developing countries in Asia.
  2. 2All of the following offered, directly or implicitly, conscious dissent from the consensus-oriented, organizational culture of the 1950s EXCEPT
    1. Athe beats.
    2. Brock and roll.
    3. Cthe TV preachers.
    4. Dteen culture.
  3. 3What event was Khrushchev speaking of when he said the world had come close to "destroying the human race"?
    1. Athe construction of the Berlin Wall
    2. Bthe Cuban missile crisis
    3. Cthe U-2 shoot-down over the USSR
    4. Dthe Bay of Pigs invasion
  4. 4America's basic cold war strategy emerged when the Truman administration adopted the recommendations of U.S. diplomat and Soviet specialist George Kennan. This strategy is known as the
    1. Acounterinsurgency strategy.
    2. Bcontainment doctrine.
    3. Cappeasement policy.
    4. Danticommunist crusade.
  5. 5Modern Republicanism in practice meant
    1. Asupport of a universal health care plan.
    2. Bselective cutbacks in New Deal programs like farm price supports.
    3. Cfiscal conservatism.
    4. Dsignificant hikes in military spending.
  6. 6Which statement about what might be termed the "second Red scare" after World War II is true?
    1. AThe administration, the House of Representatives, and the Senate all conducted probes of possible subversive activity.
    2. BWith Truman's blessing, the McCarran Act of 1950 was passed, requiring all Communists to register with the attorney General.
    3. CAmerican fears of Communist subversion eased once the Truman administration set up an internal loyalty program.
    4. DRooted in fears of a Soviet invasion, it essentially began as a reaction to revelations that the Russians had the bomb.
  7. 7Which stereotype of women was most common in the 1950s?
    1. Adomestic and motherly
    2. Ban equal partner in American democracy
    3. Cindependent and career-oriented
    4. Dgenteel and cultured
  8. 8Just before leaving office in 1961, President Eisenhower warned Americans of the
    1. Agrowing Russian hostility toward China.
    2. Brisks of a "missile gap."
    3. Cthreat from internal Communist agents.
    4. Ddangers of the military-industrial complex.
  9. 9Several factors explain the rise of the cold war. Which of the following does NOT describe these factors?
    1. Aideological: both Soviet communism and the "American dream" represented ends and means that the other side hated
    2. Bhistoric: the Soviets remembered earlier invasions; the Americans remembered the prewar Nazi-Soviet pact
    3. Ceconomic: both the U.S. and USSR were economically devastated after World War II
    4. Dgeopolitical: the Truman administration harbored suspicions about Soviet designs on its neighbors
  10. 10All of the following contributed to the explosive growth of suburbs EXCEPT
    1. Athe automobile, which made the suburbs accessible.
    2. Bthe return of prosperity, which led to the baby boom.
    3. Ctelevision, which drew Americans toward the centers of cities.
    4. Dthe baby boom, which created a need for housing.

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