Question 1

What are white collar jobs?

Accepted Answer

jobs that require a post high school education and are usually office oriented.

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jobs that require a doctorate degree

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jobs in the dry cleaning industry

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jobs that are done only during the week

Question 2

What are blue collar jobs?

Accepted Answer

jobs that usually require a little training but done out on the field

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jobs where NO training is required

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jobs that involve policing

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jobs that require a high school education

Question 3

Which is NOT an example of a white collar job

Accepted Answer

a construction worker

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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a corporation

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accountant

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administrative secretary

Question 4

Which is NOT an example of a blue collar job?

Accepted Answer

an accountant

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a landscaper

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a construction worker

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a janitor at a school

Question 5

Why did the shift from blue collar to white collar jobs happen?

Accepted Answer

The technological shift to the service sector of jobs in general and the economic boom after WWII.

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more and more blue collar workers were becoming unemployable

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workers did not want to attend college

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there were no pink collar jobs available after WWII

Question 6

What did Mexican workers provide agriculture in California?

Accepted Answer

a source of cheap labor

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none of these

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a source of white collar workers

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a way to ship goods back to Mexico without tariffs

Question 7

What was the Bracero program?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. government invited Mexican immigrants to pick crops in California.

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A way for immigrants of all cultures to visit the U.S. on a visa program

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It was the name for any immigrant who came to the United States undocumented

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It was a union started by Cesar Chavez

Question 8

Who was Ceasar Chavez?

Accepted Answer

he started the United Farm Workers in support of Mexican Immigrant labor.

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A border patrol agent who used lethal force against an undocumented immigrant

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all of these

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The head of the Food and Drug Administration

Question 9

What was Truman's labor policy?

Accepted Answer

To create full employment in America

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to deny employment to undocumented immigrants

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to employ men first and then women if necessary

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all of these

Question 10

What was the name of Truman's plan?

Accepted Answer

Fair Deal

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No Deal

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Good Deal

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New Deal

Question 11

What was the goal of Truman's plan

Accepted Answer

Full employment

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None of these

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10% Unemployment

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Half Employment

Question 12

What did the United States government spend most of its budget on after WWII?

Accepted Answer

all of these

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defense

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welfare

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education

Question 13

What was the name of the first satellite?

Accepted Answer

Sputnik

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Shoopadoop

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Mercury I

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Spelunker

Question 14

What was the California Master Plan

Accepted Answer

Made education available for everyone.

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a resolution to stop spending so much money on defense

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A plan for welfare in California

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A plan to break away from the union

Question 15

What did FDR do to grow the government and presidential power.

Accepted Answer

He started the new deal which grew more programs.

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He initiated the Presidential Power Act of 1948

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He gave congress the OK to invade North Korea

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He advocated the Fair Deal

Question 16

What did Truman do to make then presidents power grow?

Accepted Answer

All off these

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Decided to drop the atomic bombs

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started the Fair Deal

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sent troops in to North Korea without congressional approval.

Question 17

What percentage of Americans are severely affected by pollution today?

Accepted Answer

60

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90

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0

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10

Question 18

What is biggest threat to Canadian Lakes?

Accepted Answer

Acid Rain

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flooding

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Tornadoes

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pirates

Question 19

What was the G.I. Bill of Rights?

Accepted Answer

Both of these

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Returning soldiers could go to school

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Soldiers could buy homes cheaply

Question 20

Which was not and advancement after WWII

Accepted Answer

Radio

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Internet

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Integrated Circuits

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TV

Question 21

What was the biggest influence on teenagers and young people in the 50s?

Accepted Answer

Rock 'N Roll

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The push to attend college

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commercialism

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fashion

Question 22

What percentage of music was Rock N Roll in the 60s?

Accepted Answer

68%

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0%

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25%

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95%

Question 23

How did pop culture influence fashion?

Accepted Answer

people wore leather jackets

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people ignored the styles of their heroes

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both

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neither

Question 24

The Fair Deal was an ambitious economic program promised by President Truman.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

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FALSE

Question 25

The braceros were Mexican workers who came to the United States during World War II to harvest crops.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

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FALSE

Question 26

During the 1950s which of these declined or went down in number?

Accepted Answer

manufacturing

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communications

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advertising

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service

Question 27

Most Americans in the 1960s relied on this for their entertainment and information.

Accepted Answer

television

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radio

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telephones

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movies

Question 28

Who enjoyed the most prosperity of the post war period?

Accepted Answer

white Americans

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Mexican Americans

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African Americans

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Latinos

Question 29

Criticism of television in the 1950s was that it was based on

Accepted Answer

its portrayal of an idealized (perfect) society

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weak transmitters

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the size of the television screen

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its black and white images

Question 30

In the 1950s Rock N Roll was viewed as a form of

Accepted Answer

rebellion

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mainstream American values

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harmless entertainment

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African-American Culture

Question 31

What is the cartoon saying about Truman and congress?

Accepted Answer

they are at odds with each other

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they are working together to find solutions

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Truman had fist fights with several of the senators

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they both oppose Dewey's proposals

Question 32

Most of the iron ore deposits shown are located near which lake?

Accepted Answer

Lake Superior

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Lake Michigan

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Lake Erie

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Lake Ontario

Question 33

How did construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway affect the United States?

Accepted Answer

it probably increased production of steel and iron ore

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decreased production of iron ore and steel

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it hurt the U.S. economy

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it did not affect the United States

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