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Chapter 29 Society After WWII
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This Act spurred auto production and helped promote suburbanization
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Landrum-Griffin Act
Highway Act of 1956
Taft-Hartley Act
2
What was the name of the massive number of babies born in the 1950's?
The Baby Blast
The Big Boom
The Big Bang
The Baby Boom
3
What two power unions merged in the 50's?
AFL-CIO
FOP-FOF
LULAC-NAACP
ABC-Teamsters
4
Conformity, advertisement, household appliances, “Keep up with the Joneses”; Consumer debt
Juvenile Delinquency
Automation
Consumerism
Inflation
5
The Democratic Party splintered into ______ groups for the 1948 election.
two
three
four
unified one
6
This SC decision of 1896, allowed for racial segregation laws based on separate but equal
King vs. Montgomery School Dist.
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Miranda vs. Arizona
Brown vs. Board of Ed
7
Who was the developer that created large planned communities on Long Island and near Philly?
Senator Joseph McCarthy
Ralph Kramden
William Levitt
Ward Cleaver
8
After WWII how many soldiers had to be demobilized?
15 million
9 million
2 million
20 million
9
President Truman’s policy that promised full employment, & a higher minimum wage
Truman Doctrine
Square Deal
No Deal
Fair Deal
10
The rock 'n' roll music Elvis made famous was a blend of,
what?
A blend of high classical and medieval music
A blend of African American rhythm and blues music
A blend of blue grass and _rap (Ooops forgot its C)
A blend of minimalism and novelty music
11
The largest public works project in US history through that time, it spurred auto sales.
Automation Act of 1956
Taft Hartley Act
Highway Act of 1956
Civil Rights Act 1957
12
Seeing the black soldiers come home to racism, President Truman decided in 1948 to?
Pass GI Bill
Do nothing
Desegregate military & government
Invade Georgia
13
Conservative about money and liberal about humans was President Eisenhower's ____.
Eisenhower’s Recovery Plan
Republican Idealism
Modern Republicanism
Modern Consumerism
14
Who was the Dixiecrat nomination in '48, due to dislike of Truman’s stance on civil rights
LBJ
Thomas Dewey
Henry Wallace
J. Strom Thurmond
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Termination Policy
Separate but equal rules
WWII war crimes trials
End tribal govt. & relocate Native Am. to the big cities
US Govt. policy towards communism
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Segregation
The fear of people
A slow down in the economy
The enforced separation of different racial groups
Action of incorporating a racial group into a community
17
The Taft Hartley Act gave judges the power to _____.
deport criminals
end some labor strikes
increase the minimum wage
check visas
18
Elvis' best-selling song and "an emblem of the rock 'n' roll revolution".
In the Ghetto
Blue Suede Shoes
A little less Conversation
Hound Dog
19
Automation is the process of _______.
building up nuclear warheads
replacing humans with machines
launching first satellite into space
buying electronics for the home
20
Small group of American writers and artists who, during the 1950s, criticized the conformity
Beatniks
GI's
Dixiecrats
Little Rock Nine
21
The first black US Supreme Court Justice, he successfully argued for Linda Brown, in 1954.
Orval Faubus
Earl Warren
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr.
22
This black woman challenged Montgomery's bus ordinance in 1955.
Rosa Parks
Mabel King Jr.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Hilary Rodham
23
In 1957, President Eisenhower used 101st Airborne to do what in Arkansas?
Walk Little Rock 9 to school
Rescue Francis Gary Powers
Fly in food to Berlin
Invade Cuba
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Urban Renewal
Federal projects to “revitalize” inner city and downtowns.
Cheap housing
The massive number of babies born
Movement of people to suburbia
25
James Dean & Paul Walker both died in this brand of German car.
VW
Porsche
Mercedes
Audi
26
Which paper erroneously printed "Dewey defeats Truman" before the end of the election.
Chicago Daily Tribune
Chicago Sun Times
New York Times
Washington Post
27
After WWII, the economy remained fairly strong, despite fears of a _____.
return to war
economic recovery
depression
economic boom
28
He was the 26yr old preacher who rose to fame for the MIA
MLK Jr.
Rosa Parks
A. Philip Randolph
Thurgood Marshall
29
What new technology greatly expanded the audience for professional sports
Radio
TV
Satellite
3D glasses
30
How were women treated in the 1950's?
They were encouraged to express themselves
They were encouraged to care for their kids
They were encouraged to follow their dreams
They were encouraged to get jobs
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What did the GI Bill do socio-economically?
All of the above
Provided low cost mortgage to buy houses
Provided money for college
Gave veterans government loans to start business
