Chapter 22 Review
Section 1: Truman and Eisenhower
1. In 1947, the conservative Congress set out to curb the power of organized labor by
passing a measure known as the ________________________________.
2. With a great deal of support from laborers, __________________________, and
farmers, Truman won a narrow but stunning victory over Dewey.
3. What was the name of Truman’s domestic policy?
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4. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s running mate in the presidential election of 1952 was
_____________________, a young California senator.
5. What was the name of the largest public works program in American history?
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Section 2: The Affluent Society
6. Accompanying the nation’s spending spree was the growth of more sophisticated
_________________________, becoming a fast-growing industry during the 1950s.
7. What was the baby boom:
________________________________________________________________________
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8. What was the name of one of the nation’s earliest computers?
________________________________________________________________________
9. What epidemic brought a wave of terror to postwar America, even struck the young
Franklin Roosevelt forcing him to use a wheelchair?
________________________________________________________________________
10. Who developed an injectable vaccine that prevented polio by testing it on himself, his
wife, and his three sons?
________________________________________________________________________
Section 3: Popular Culture of the 1950s
11. While the ______________ business may not have been collapsing, it certainly did
suffer after the war.
12. Movies with ___________________________ routinely portrayed them in stereotypical
roles, such as maids, servants, or sidekicks. With a few notable exceptions, this group
was shut out of television.
13. Who was born in rural Mississippi, grew up poor in Memphis, Tennessee, and eventually
claimed the title of “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll?” _____________________________________
14. Define generation gap:
________________________________________________________________________
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15. Name five African American entertainers of the 1950s:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Section 4: The Other Side of American Life
16. The centers of many cities deteriorated, because as the ______________________
moved out, their _______________________ went with them.
17. What was the name of programs that tried to eliminate poverty by tearing down slums
and erecting new high-rise buildings for poor residents were called
___________________________.
18. During the 1950s and early 1960s, the Bracero Program brought nearly 5 million people
from ___________________________ to the United States to work on farms and
ranches in the Southwest.
19. By the middle of the 1900s, _________________________________—who made up
less than one percent of the population—were the ________________________ group
in the nation.
20. Define Termination policy:
________________________________________________________________________
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