Why was 50s music considered vulgar?

Dancing involved vulgar movements like hip thrusting

Which best describes the poverty line?

A marker to understand how many Americans can live comfortably

Which of the following was NOT part of the Fair Deal?

More money to Allies hurt by the war

Which of the following did NOT happen immediately following WWII?

A postwar economic revitalization

What does the 22nd Amendment do?

Limited the President to two terms

What was the goal of the Housing Act of 1949

To tear down old homes so everybody had a decent home

Which best describes President Truman's goal with the Fair Deal?

Promoting an increase in nonfactory jobs

A poor American who chooses not to work out of protest

A person chooses to be poor to live off of welfare

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1
Which of the following music genres is new to the 1950s?
Hip hop
Jazz
Rock and Roll
Grunge
2
Why was 50s music considered vulgar?
The lyrices were often sexual in nature
If you played the records backwards there was a message from Satan
Dancing involved vulgar movements like hip thrusting
Music in the era was dominated by African Americans
3
Which best describes the poverty line?
A hard line drawn by President Eisenhower, taking a stance against poverty
A geographic line describing where the poorest Americans live
A line drawn in Poverty, New Hampshire as an art installation
A marker to understand how many Americans can live comfortably
4
Which of the following is a white collar worker?
Carpenter
Secretary
Garbage man
Mechanic
5
Who moved in the Great Migration?
African Americans to the North
Japanese Americans to Japan
Puerto Ricans to the mainland US
White people to the suburbs
6
Which of the following was NOT part of the Fair Deal?
More money to Allies hurt by the war
More money to all schools
Higher agriculture funding
Raising minimum wage
7
Which of the following did NOT happen immediately following WWII?
An increase in unemployment
A postwar economic revitalization
Massive inflation
The president announced he didn't know what he was doing
8
What does the 22nd Amendment do?
Limited the President to two terms
Legalized alcohol
Outlawed poll tax
Lower the voting age to 18
9
What was the goal of the Housing Act of 1949
To reduce interest rates so everybody could afford a home
To mass produce houses so everybody had a home
To tear down old homes so everybody had a decent home
To raise interest rates so homes became for valuable
10
Which best describes the result of the Housing Act of 1949?
Homelessness increased
Homelessness decreased
11
Which of the following is a result of the White Flight?
A major reduction in urban crowding
Increased urban jobs
America becoming less than 50% white
A increase to suburban America
12
Which best describes President Truman's goal with the Fair Deal?
Giving financial opportunity to veterans returning from war
Promoting an increase in nonfactory jobs
The creation of democracies in new US territories
Stopping the spread of segregation
13
What is a Beatnik?
A poor American who chooses not to work out of protest
A rich American who looked down on the poor for being lazy
A poor American, not capable of finding a job due to circumstance
A rich American who tries to help the poor out of moral duty
14
What is pauperism?
A person chooses to be poor to live off of welfare
A person is forced to live off of welfare because of a work related injury
A person gives money to the poor from their spare income
Businessess donate money to the poor regularly

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