How did advertising affect consumerism?

Consumers wanted to buy products they saw on commercials

Which new technology made airplanes faster and safer?

Jet engines and pressurized cabins

Because of the development of suburbs

Families moved to rural areas and commuted to work

How was the economy after WWII different from the economy before WWII?

Before the economy was weak and after it was very stron

The availability of radio, TV, and movies

How did music, movies, and TV help spread pop culture?

Influencing consumers buying habits with commercials

Which describes pop culture items that were popular in the 1950s?

Barbies, cap guns, slinkies, and hula hoops

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1
What was the center of American family entertainment?
Movies
Television
Radios
2
Which new technologies improved automobiles in the 1950s?
Jet engines
Automatic steering
Radial transmission
Power Steering
3
How did advertising affect consumerism?
Service industries used false advertising to trick consumers
People bought products with a credit and couldn't pay bills
Advertising did not affect consumerism
Consumers wanted to buy products they saw on commercials
4
Which new technology made airplanes faster and safer?
Automatic engines and pressurized tires
Jet engines and pressurized cabins
Automatic steering and pressurized cabins
Jet engines and power steering
5
What new invention made the south a more desirable place to live?
Automobiles
Air conditioner
Airplanes
Telephone service
6
Because of the development of suburbs
Families moved to rural areas and commuted to work
Housing prices went up
After the war, soldiers moved from rural areas to cities
Air pollution was a problem with more cars
7
How was the economy after WWII different from the economy before WWII?
Before the economy was strong and after it was weak
Before the economy was weak and after it was very stron
Before the economy was weak and after it improved slightly
8
What is mass media?
Popular culture
Spreading ideas by word of mouth
The availability of radio, TV, and movies
Weight of an object
9
How did service industries such as restaurants and dry cleaners affect people during the 1950s
Made people want to save money
People had extra money
Made life easier
Provided people with jobs
10
Which new technologies improved automobiles in the 1950s?
Automatic transmission
Power tires
Automatic engines
Pressurized tires
11
How did music, movies, and TV help spread pop culture?
Showing customs of other countries
Influencing consumers buying habits with commercials
Showing how strange new technology is
Convincing Americans to use air conditioning
12
What new technology made telephones easier?
Long distance calling
Speed dialing
Nationwide calling
13
What helped spread pop culture to rural, urban, and suburban communities?
Radios
Television
Movies
14
Which describes pop culture items that were popular in the 1950s?
Air conditioners and record players for automobiles
Barbies, cap guns, slinkies, and hula hoops
Computers, radios, and record players
PS3 and gameboy
15
Which new technologies improved automobiles in the 1950s?
Jet engines
Pressurized cabins
Automatic steering
Radial tires
16
Which of the following was NOT a part of life in the 1950s?
Factory closings
Rock and roll music
Time saving appliances
Television

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