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Quiz for Reading the American Past, Chapter 27

Quiz for Reading the American Past, Chapter 27

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Document 27-1: Edith M. Stern Attacks the Domestic Bondage of Women

Document 27-2: Vance Packard Analyzes the Age of Affluence

Document 27-3: George E. McMillan Reports on Racial Conditions in the South in 1960

Document 27-4: Civil Defense in the Nuclear Shadow

Document 27-5: President Dwight D. Eisenhower Warns about the Military-Industrial Complex

Question

1. Why did Edith M. Stern call the American housewife the “Forgotten Worker”? (See Document 27-1: Edith M. Stern Attacks the Domestic Bondage of Women).

Because the work done by American housewives was not discussed at all in the American press

Because American housewives had not seen any changes in their working conditions for generations

Because American housewives had not received any of the New Deal benefits industrial workers had won

Because the work done by American housewives made little difference to the daily lives of most Americans

Correct. The answer is c. Edith Stern called American housewives the “Forgotten Worker” because they had not received any of the New Deal benefits industrial workers had won.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Edith Stern called the American housewife the “Forgotten Worker” because they had not received any of the New Deal benefits industrial workers had won.

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2. According to Vance Packard, how did the new affluence of the American consumer society affect Americans' relationship with class and status? (See Document 27-2: Vance Packard Analyzes the Age of Affluence).

Americans were looking more assertively for ways to display their social status.

Americans concentrated more than ever before on race as a marker of class difference.

Americans lost the ability to distinguish between different social classes, much to their detriment.

Americans were veering dangerously close to communist authoritarianism.

Correct. The answer is a. Americans responded to the new affluence of the nation's growing consumer society with an ever keener search for ways to display their social status and judge that of others.

Incorrect. The answer is a. Americans responded to the new affluence of the nation's growing consumer society with an ever keener search for ways to display their social status and judge that of others.

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3. Why did it appear to George E. McMillan in 1960 that a gradual phasing out of Jim Crow segregation was unlikely to take place in the South?

African Americans had demonstrated again and again that they lacked the patience for such due process. (See Document 27-3: George E. McMillan Reports on Racial Conditions in the South in 1960).

The federal government did not know how it could accommodate the demands of African Americans.

The Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education had proven that change was best when it came quickly.

Southern whites were adamantly opposed to any changes in their social order and “local customs.”

Correct. The answer is d. It appeared to George E. McMillan in 1960 that a gradual phasing out of Jim Crow segregation was unlikely to take place because Southern whites were adamantly opposed to any changes in their social order.

Incorrect. The answer is d. It appeared to George E. McMillan in 1960 that a gradual phasing out of Jim Crow segregation was unlikely to take place because Southern whites were adamantly opposed to any changes in their social order.

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4. How did the North Dakota Civil Defense Agency instill local residents with confidence in their survival? (See Document 27-4: Civil Defense in the Nuclear Shadow).

The civil defense plan gave a realistic assessment of the weapons that could be used against Americans.

The civil defense plan clarified the isolation of North Dakota and great distance from any possible targets.

The civil defense plan identified farmers' root cellars and basements in ordinary homes as possible shelters.

The civil defense plan laid out in detail how government agencies and bureaucracies would respond to the crisis.

Correct. The answer is c. The plan of the North Dakota Civil Defense Agency identified farmers' root cellars and basements in ordinary homes as possible shelters, giving local residents a sense of control and confidence if war were to break out.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The plan of the North Dakota Civil Defense Agency identified farmers' root cellars and basements in ordinary homes as possible shelters, giving local residents a sense of control and confidence if war were to break out.

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5. What dangers did the military industrial complex pose for the nation's universities, according to President Dwight D. Eisenhower? (See Document 27-5: President Dwight D. Eisenhower Warns about the Military-Industrial Complex).

Universities faced serious budget cuts.

Universities might soon lack students.

Universities would become dependent on defense spending.

Universities would struggle to recruit the necessary academic talent.

Correct. The answer is c. Eisenhower warned in his description of the expanding military industrial complex that American universities were becoming too dependent on funds from the Department of Defense.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Eisenhower warned in his description of the expanding military industrial complex that American universities were becoming too dependent on funds from the Department of Defense.

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6. What key difference separated Vance Packard's view of American society from the South that George E. McMillan described? (See Document 27-2: Vance Packard Analyzes the Age of Affluence and Document 27-3: George E. McMillan Reports on Racial Conditions in the South in 1960).

Packard noted widespread persistent poverty, while McMillan was not interested in socioeconomic issues.

Packard praised the new age of abundance, while McMillan criticized it.

Packard focused on Americans' obsession with class, while McMillan identified race as the central social division.

Packard considered race simply another class distinction, while McMillan understood racial conflict as a thing of the past.

Correct. The answer is c. Packard focused on Americans' obsession with class, whereas McMillan identified race as the central social division.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Packard focused on Americans' obsession with class, whereas McMillan identified race as the central social division.

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7. What sentiment pervades both the civil defense plan from North Dakota and President Dwight D. Eisenhower's farewell address on the military-industrial complex? (See Document 27-4: Civil Defense in the Nuclear Shadow and Document 27-5: President Dwight D. Eisenhower Warns about the Military-Industrial Complex).

The Cold War compromised the freedom and prosperity of postwar American society.

Military industrial development promoted regional economic development.

Defense industries and the military had become valuable assets for American democracy.

The federal government had become the nation's most effective way of handling emergencies.

Correct. The answer is a. Both the civil defense plan from North Dakota and Eisenhower's farewell address convey the sentiment that the Cold War compromised the freedom and prosperity of postwar American society.

Incorrect. The answer is a. Both the civil defense plan from North Dakota and Eisenhower's farewell address convey the sentiment that the Cold War compromised the freedom and prosperity of postwar American society.